Ryynimakkara

Ryynimakkara ( lit. "groat sausage") is a type of sausage in Finnish cuisine containing. Ryynimakkara has groats, about one fifth of its weight, lowering its meat and fat content. Also, the fat content is considerably lower than other sausages, usually between 10 to 15%. Traditionally, ryynimakkaras have been prepared with no meat at all.

The closest relatives to the ryynimakkara are the potato sausage (perunamakkara) from the region of, which has  instead of the barley groats, blood sausages (verimakkara) and the black sausage (mustamakkara) from. The use of groats in the ryynimakkara is similar to the black pudding although its appearance is different, being a thick and small sausage.