 Cup of blueberry soup | |
| Alternative names | Bilberry soup |
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| Type | Fruit soup |
| Region or state | Nordics |
| Associatedcuisine | Swedish,Finnish, andIcelandic cuisine |
| Serving temperature | Cold or Hot |
| Main ingredients | Bilberries,sugar,water,potato starch |
| Similar dishes | Krentjebrij,kissel |
Blåbärssoppa (Swedishlit. 'blueberry soup',Finnish:mustikkakeitto[ˈmustikːɑˌkei̯tːo],Icelandic:bláberjasúpa) is aNordicfruit soup made frombilberries (European blueberries), which can be served cold or hot. It is sweet and containsstarch, which gives it a fairly thick consistency. It is served either as soup, often together with porridge, or as a drink.
In theUnited States, Swedishblåbärssoppa is imported and sold under the trade nameBlåbär. Blueberry soup can be home-made from bilberries, sugar, water andpotato starch,[1] 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 Americanblueberry (sectionCyanococcus of the genusVaccinium), but from the related but distinctEuropean blueberry,Vaccinium myrtillus, which grows in the wild throughoutScandinavia and other parts of Europe.
Blueberry soup is traditionally served to the participants at the ski marathonVasaloppet, as it is rich in energy. Bilberries have traditionally been used to combat mildgastrointestinal ailments,[2] and in Sweden and Finland, blueberry soup is often considered suitable food for people with an upset stomach, also because it is energy-rich.[citation needed]
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