Instand jelly powder and caramel

jackieng · Post by **jackieng** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:43 pm

Hei !

I would like to ask if there are instant jelly powder and ready-made caramel source available in K or S market in Finland. If yes, please tell me the brand name and the product name in finnish. Kiitos !

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sinikala · Post by **sinikala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:32 pm

jackieng wrote:Hei !

I would like to ask if there are instant jelly powder and ready-made caramel source available in K or S market in Finland. If yes, please tell me the brand name and the product name in finnish. Kiitos !

Valio do caramel sauce "kinuskikastike" is the word to look for.

I've never seen instant jelly in any of the supermarkets, but the Asian shop down the escalators in the Hakaniemi Metro station used to stock it. It's a while since I've been there ... they also used to do tinned cream and ghee. Pretty handy actually, I should pay them a visit.

jackieng · Post by **jackieng** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:42 pm

Kiitos paljon ! No wonder I have never seen jelly sold in any dessert outlets in Finland..... dont the finnish do jelly for the kids ?

sinikala · Post by **sinikala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:51 pm

jackieng wrote:Kiitos paljon ! No wonder I have never seen jelly sold in any dessert outlets in Finland..... dont the finnish do jelly for the kids ?

Most of the Finnish people I've discussed this with find jelly vile.

They have a thin potato/corn starch based equivalent called "Kiisseli" which is like a fruit flavoured wallpaper paste. It's nasty.

How long have you been here?

jackieng · Post by **jackieng** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:59 pm

Been here 2yrs plus....... starting to explore the fun of cooking.

sinikala · Post by **sinikala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:02 pm

That place in Hakaniemi Metro station also used to sell Bird's custard powder.

I'm definitely going there next time I get to Helsinki.

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:18 pm

Behnfords has Rowntree jelly (you add boiling water, then leave it to set) - I got some orange for Halloween and threw in a few skull-shaped candies before it set. Disgusting. They had a couple of other flavours. The Rowntree stuff comes in a small box about the size of a packet of cigarettes. I think some of the Hakaniemi shops also stock it.

BTW, I think the caramel sauce that Sinikala refers to is in the cooler cabinets at the supermarket... probably near the cream etc

Iseult · Post by **Iseult** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:22 pm

sinikala wrote: They have a thin potato/corn starch based equivalent called "Kiisseli" which is like a fruit flavoured wallpaper paste. It's nasty.

Kiisseli nasty?

All non-Finns I've served kiisseli to have loved it. Or maybe they were just being polite.

In any case, they finished the lot...

EDIT: K-Citymarkets (at least the ones in Espoo) stock American Jello powder. It's not instant, but it's got instructions for setting it in a few hours. Now if I could only find Aeroplane Jelly...

sinikala · Post by **sinikala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:35 pm

penelope wrote:Behnfords has Rowntree jelly (you add boiling water, then leave it to set) - I got some orange for Halloween and threw in a few skull-shaped candies before it set. Disgusting. They had a couple of other flavours. The Rowntree stuff comes in a small box about the size of a packet of cigarettes. I think some of the Hakaniemi shops also stock it.

BTW, I think the caramel sauce that Sinikala refers to is in the cooler cabinets at the supermarket... probably near the cream etc

Was the Rowntree's one the old fashioned block type? I think that's gelatin based. The instant jelly powder in the Asian shops is pectin or carrageenan based (so vegetarian).

Location of caramel sauce varies... you would expect it to be kept in the same area as the rest of the Valio product lineup of however, it's often kept over by the baking products, along with packets of whip deserts (same idea as Angel Delight)

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:25 pm

sinikala wrote:
Was the Rowntree's one the old fashioned block type? I think that's gelatin based. The instant jelly powder in the Asian shops is pectin or carrageenan based (so vegetarian).

Yes block type. Yes, gelatin based. But no artificial flavours. Natural colours. And BTW it was Hartley's, not Rowntree.

http://www.hartleysjelly.co.uk As I said, disgusting and very orange

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:30 am

oops penny beat me by an hour..

Karhunkoski · Post by **Karhunkoski** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:47 am

Did you pay her by the hour too?

jackieng · Post by **jackieng** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:19 am

Is tumma siirappi = Caramel ?

Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:10 pm

http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siirappi
and when you click the English link --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrup
so tumma siirappi = dark syrup
Google and wikipedia are great combo when guessing food stuff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caramel -> http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokerikul%C3%B6%C3%B6ri hmm, this doesn't seem to work so well as I thought first...

Sara · Post by **Sara** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:31 am

jackieng wrote:Is tumma siirappi = Caramel ?

no thats dark syrup, like you would use to make gingerbread.

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