Finnish

Terms in Finnish 1081-1090 of 2262

merisiili

/MAY-ree-SEE-lee/

[Finnish]

Sea urchin. The edible part is the orange coral or roe. They should really only be eaten live.

meritaimen

/MAY-ree-tah-ee-mayn/

[Finnish]

Salmon trout. Sea trout.

mesimarja

/MAY-see-MAHR-yah/

[Finnish]

Arctic bramble. The same name may also be given to a liqueur made from Arctic brambles.

mesisieni

/MAY-see-SYAY-nee/

[Finnish] plural mesisienet / mesisienia

"Honey mushroom." Honey fungus. They should always be well cooked.

mesisieniet

[Finnish]

"Honey mushroom." Honey fungus. They should always be well cooked.

Wild goose. In Nordic countries this is generally the bean goose (Anser segetum), very similar to pink-footed and greylag geese. Apparently it is called the bean goose from the likeness of the nail of the bill to a horse bean. They flock in their hundreds in Lapland in the spring.