egg butter
{{Short description|Mixture of butter and chopped hard boiled eggs, eaten in Finland and Estonia}}
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| caption = Karelian pasties topped with egg butter
| alternate_name = Munavoi
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| country = Finland
| region = Northern Europe
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| main_ingredient = Butter and chopped hard boiled eggs
| minor_ingredient = Salt
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| serving_size = 100 g
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Egg butter ({{Langx|fi|munavoi}}, {{Langx|et|munavõi}}, {{Langx|no|eggesmør}}) is a mixture of butter and chopped hard boiled eggs. It is a well known spread in Finnish cuisine and Estonian cuisine.
In Finland, egg butter is typically spread over hot Karelian pasties.Ojakangas Beatrice A. (1999). [https://books.google.com/books?id=y9z2sgGHWewC&q=%22Egg+butter%22 The Great Scandinavian Baking Book], pp. 269–273. University of Minnesota Press. {{ISBN|0816634963}}Symington, Andy and Dunford, George (2009). [https://books.google.com/books?id=SNatbAr2SFgC&pg=PA58 Finland], p. 58. Lonely Planet. {{ISBN|1741047714}} In Estonia, egg butter and leib (dark rye bread) are traditionally included in the Easter Sunday meal.Kärne, Karin Annus (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=mPK75-OPQkQC&pg=PA=204 Estonian Tastes and Traditions], pp. 13 and 204. Hippocrene Books. {{ISBN|0781811228}}
See also
- List of butter dishes
- List of pastries
- List of spreads
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References
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External links
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