DISH RESEARCH · Dish
Hernekeitto
Also known as: Ärtsoppa
Finnish dried green-pea soup slowly simmered with onion, marjoram and smoked pork shank.
About Hernekeitto
Hernekeitto is Finland's long-simmered pea soup, traditionally served on Thursdays. This profile follows the green-pea version with bone-in smoked pork shank documented by My Blue and White Kitchen and linked by ThisisFINLAND.
Dried peas become earthy and gently sweet as they soften, while smoked pork gives the broth a deep savoury character. Onion and marjoram round out the soup with mild sweetness and herbal warmth.
The finished soup is thick and spoonable, with softened green peas forming an olive-green base around small shreds of pork and onion. Its rustic surface is matte rather than creamy or smooth.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Hernekeitto
Finnish Green-Pea and Smoked-Pork Hernekeitto.
- Dried whole green peasThick earthy soup base
- Olive oilSoftens the onion
- OnionSweet aromatic base
- WaterLong-simmering liquid
- SaltSeasoning
- Dried marjoramHerbal seasoning
- Smoked pork shankSmoky meat and broth body
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Dried whole green peas:
- Olive oil:
- Onion:
- Water:
- Salt:
- Dried marjoram:
- Smoked pork shank:
Origins & food traditions
ThisisFINLAND documents pea soup as a Finnish Thursday tradition and identifies peas, pork shank and onion as its traditional core. The linked Finnish-authored recipe fixes the green-pea, smoked-pork-shank and marjoram version used here and distinguishes green Finnish peas from the yellow-pea forms common elsewhere in Scandinavia.
Countries
- Finland
- FinlandCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Finnish Cuisine
- Nordic Cuisine
- Finnish CuisineCatalogue link pending review