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blåbärssoppa

Swedish sweet bilberry soup lightly thickened with potato starch.

About blåbärssoppa

Blåbärssoppa is Sweden's sweet bilberry soup, served warm or cold and closely linked with the Vasaloppet ski race. This profile fixes Swedish Spoon's native-bilberry branch with sugar and potato starch, leaving its alternative berries, sweeteners, starches and flavourings unselected.

Bilberries give the soup an intense woodland berry flavour with a balance of sweetness and gentle acidity. Sugar rounds their tartness, while the otherwise neutral potato starch creates body without adding dairy or spice.

The soup is glossy, fluid and deeply purple-red, with a light starch-thickened body suitable for drinking or spooning. This version retains the fruit texture rather than selecting the source's optional blending step.

Allergens in this recipe

Allergen details are not yet confirmed.

Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.

Ingredients in blåbärssoppa

Swedish Spoon's Bilberry Blåbärssoppa with Sugar and Potato Starch.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • European bilberries: . The source discusses bilberries or blueberries; this profile fixes native European bilberries
  • Water:
  • Sugar: . The source offers honey or sugar; this profile fixes sugar
  • Potato starch: . The source offers potato starch or cornstarch; this profile fixes potato starch

Origins & food traditions

Swedish food-history writer Isabelle Fredborg supplies a complete blåbärssoppa recipe, distinguishes native European bilberries from North American blueberries and documents the soup's long connection with Vasaloppet. Vasaloppet independently describes its own blueberry soup as a classic race provision and identifies Vaccinium myrtillus among the berries used.

Countries

  • Sweden
  • SwedenCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

Sources & references
  1. Swedish Spoon - Blåbärssoppa, Blueberry Soup for Skiers and Non-Skiers
  2. Vasaloppet - Blueberry Soup