Maksalaatikko

{{short description|Finnish liver casserole}}

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Liver casserole ({{langx|fi|maksalaatikko}}, {{langx|sv|leverlåda}}) is a Finnish food that is made of rice, ground liver, butter, syrup, egg, onion, and raisin. It is traditionally served with lingonberry jam.

It is also sold ready-to-eat and eaten as an everyday food, and appears commonly in school lunches. In 2011, a Gallup poll of 299 schoolchildren found that liver casserole was the least liked dish in the school menus.{{cite web| title= Koululaisten lempiruoka on pizza, ykkösinhokki maksalaatikko|url=http://www.hs.fi/ruoka/artikkeli/Koululaisten+lempiruoka+on+pizza+ykk%C3%B6sinhokki+maksalaatikko+/1135263686441|publisher=Helsingin sanomat}} Nevertheless, it remains as a popular convenience food.

Traditionally maksalaatikko was eaten at Christmas{{cite web|title=Celebrating Finland's special Christmas traditions|url=http://www.easier.com/46904-celebrating-finland-s-special-christmas-traditions.html|publisher=Easier Travel|date=8 December 2006}} but these days it is rather seen as a year-round daily dish.