mulgipuder

Sliced potatoes are placed in a pot with pre-soaked barley above them. Salt is added, the ingredients are boiled until soft, and the mixture is mashed. In Mulgimaa, the dish is cooked and eaten with family and friends, in schools and workplaces, and at community gatherings and celebrations.^[1]

Cooking skills pass from older family members to children, as well as through school activities, workshops and the Institute of Mulgi Culture. In 2024, the tradition of cooking and eating Mulgi puder was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The inscription concerns the shared cultural practice.^[1]