Mämmi is the Finnish Easter food made as a sweet rye-and-malt pudding and traditionally served with cream or sugar.
Mämmi is a dark, soft pudding prepared from rye flour, malted rye, water, and often molasses or syrup. The mixture is cooked slowly and allowed to develop its characteristic color and malty flavor. It is commonly eaten cold with milk, cream, or sugar.
The food has a long association with Lent and Easter in Finland. Its dark appearance has sometimes been linked symbolically with the austerity of Lent, while its sweetness makes it suitable for the celebratory Easter period. Today it is widely sold in shops in distinctive cardboard containers during the season.
Mämmi is sometimes mistaken for a chocolate dessert because of its color, but it contains rye and malt rather than cocoa. It is also distinct from Finnish Easter customs involving children dressed as witches and decorated willow branches.