Moi moi from a Swedish neighbour! š
Me and my son are both addicted to your delicious rye bread, and up until we’ve been able to buy our favourite here in Stockholm ā Sinuhe JƤlkiuuni Ruisneppari. Sadly, they seem to have been discontinued, so now we’re looking for a substitute.
Finnish bread is hard to come by here, so I thought I’d try ordering from suomikauppa.fiand would be very grateful if someone could help me with a little advice: Which brand/sort would be closest to our beloved Sinuhe? (What we’re after is the slightly leathery consistency, that’s sort of dry and moist at the same time, if that makes sense?)
EDIT: Wow, thank you for so many answers so quickly! I probably should have added that the brands available online are Fazer, Vaasan and Oululainen.
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Just get a selection and find your new favourite. Everyone’s opinion is personal. Make your own mind up.
If they have Ruthin Ruis 100, try those. They are softer than Sinuhe, but taste similar.
I, too, have been missing Sinuhe nepparit. Since then I’ve discovered Sitkas brand which are a pretty damn good substitute. Not exactly the same but do the job wonderfully
Oululaisen JƤlkiuunipalat – Ohut Herkku.
Thank me later.
Sinuhe as a bakery went under in December, so the bread itself wasn’t discontinued, just all the baking of it was ceased.Ā
The consistency is the product of being “jƤlkiuuni”, but other than that, you’ll have to find which you like best.
Oululainen jƤlkiuunileipƤ is probably not similar, according to the ingredients. But otherwise it is highly recommended if you’re into “real” rye bread.
100 % ruis, jƤlkiuunileipƤ, and tough as life itself, [this is the best rye bread currently on the market](https://www.putaanpulla.fi/tuotteet/100-ruis-jykero/)
Vaasan ohut herkku are really good, they are tougher version of the Hatting rƄgbitar you shoud find somewhere there too.
Try to get the store you bought Sinuhe from to stock up these:
https://pekanleipa.fi/tuotteet/tummat-leivat/pekan-leipa-luomu-ruissydan-jalkiuunipala-4kpl-320g/
https://pekanleipa.fi/tuotteet/tummat-leivat/pekan-leipa-itahamalainen-100-ruisjalkiuunileipa-halkaistu-350-g-luomu/
Back when I lived in Stockholm this bakery was very popular amongst Fins:
[https://www.finskahembageriet.se/](https://www.finskahembageriet.se/)
[https://www.hatting.se/alla-vara-produkter/ragbitar-osotade/](https://www.hatting.se/alla-vara-produkter/ragbitar-osotade/)
This is based on Finlands most popular ryebread – Ruispalat. An excellent choice! Our local Ica Maxi had them.
So sad to hear Sinuhe has gone under š We really loved their breads and other baked goods too.
Also Lidl has Finska veckor sometimes, I don’t remember if they had rye bread but could be worth to check it out. Lidl also sells pretty decent “karjalanpiirakka” in their bakery! Some of the best ones available easily in Stockholm. You can use them just like you’d use bread – slap on some butter, pĆ„lƤgg and enjoy! Or you can try to make “munavoi”; which is just butter combined with finely mashed boiled egg and salt.
If you’re a bread connoisseur you owe it to yourself to try the Malax Loaf. It’s not a straight rye bread like the rest on that link but much darker and sweeter.
It’s a great once in a while treat.
Stockholm you say? Rye bread tastes usually fine after freezing and melting it again. Most wheat breads get funny taste and some lose their structure too.
If you live in Stockholm you could just start trafficking your own rye bread. Ferry your asses over and return with a duffel bag full of rye bread or as much as your freezer can fit. While you can get your fill of rye bread from nearly any grocery store here, Turku has a Vaasan bakerys own outlet store here.
Frozen is not the same as really really fresh baked, but against a day or two old I can’t really tell the difference.