Blåbärssoppa
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Blåbärssoppa, is a Swedish
drink made from bilberries
, which can be served cold or hot. The drink is sweet and contains starch
which gives it a fairly thick consistency.
In the USA
, blåbärssoppa is imported and sold under the trade name Blåbär. Blåbärssoppa can be home-made from bilberries, sugar, water and potato starch
, or it can be bought ready-made or in powdered form, to mix with water.
The Swedish word for bilberry, blåbär, literally means "blueberry" but the beverage is not made from the North American blueberry
(section Cyanococcus of the genus Vaccinium) but from the bilberry
, Vaccinium myrtillus, which grows in the wild throughout Scandinavia and other parts of Europe.
, as it is rich in energy. Bilberries have traditionally been used to combat mild gastrointestinal ailments, and in Sweden, blåbärssoppa is often considered suitable food for people with stomach upsets, also because it is energy-rich.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
drink made from bilberries
Bilberry
Bilberry is any of several species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium , bearing edible berries. The species most often referred to is Vaccinium myrtillus L., but there are several other closely related species....
, which can be served cold or hot. The drink is sweet and contains starch
Starch
Starch or amylum is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined together by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by all green plants as an energy store...
which gives it a fairly thick consistency.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, blåbärssoppa is imported and sold under the trade name Blåbär. Blåbärssoppa can be home-made from bilberries, sugar, water and potato starch
Potato starch
Potato starch is starch extracted from potatoes. The cells of the root tubers of the potato plant contain starch grains . To extract the starch, the potatoes are crushed; the starch grains are released from the destroyed cells...
, or it can be bought ready-made or in powdered form, to mix with water.
The Swedish word for bilberry, blåbär, literally means "blueberry" but the beverage is not made from the North American blueberry
Blueberry
Blueberries are flowering plants of the genus Vaccinium with dark-blue berries and are perennial...
(section Cyanococcus of the genus Vaccinium) but from the bilberry
Bilberry
Bilberry is any of several species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium , bearing edible berries. The species most often referred to is Vaccinium myrtillus L., but there are several other closely related species....
, Vaccinium myrtillus, which grows in the wild throughout Scandinavia and other parts of Europe.
Uses
Blåbärssoppa is traditionally served to the participants at the ski marathon VasaloppetVasaloppet
Vasaloppet is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March in northwestern Dalarna, Sweden between the village of Sälen and town of Mora. It is the oldest, one of the longest, and in popular consideration the biggest cross-country ski race in the world...
, as it is rich in energy. Bilberries have traditionally been used to combat mild gastrointestinal ailments, and in Sweden, blåbärssoppa is often considered suitable food for people with stomach upsets, also because it is energy-rich.