Finnish Meatballs – Lihapullat:
500 g ground beef (or you can use half beef and half ground pork)
1 dl (about half cup) dry breadcrumbs. It is called “korppujauho” here and it differs from normal breadcrumbs (and Japanese “panko”) once it absorbs a lot of liquid when soaked (and looks like semolina flour when dry). Substitute by normal breadcrumbs or soak 2-3 slices of old dry bread.
200 g “kermaviili” (I used this). Update: if your substitution is too liquid, milk or stock, I suggest to half the amount
1 egg
1-2 chopped onions
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp allspice (“maustepippuri”, it´s what a Finnish meatball must have, according to hubs)
1/4 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp paprika

Gravy – Ruskea kastikke: