Puruveden muikku

Puruveden muikku is the vendace of the species Coregonus albula caught in the clear waters of the Puruvesi lake basin situated in the north-eastern part of Lake Saimaa using seine nets, fyke nets, and net fishing.

Pruvesi has been known as a fishing area since the 14th century and the art of locating and catching the fish has been handed down from one generation to another. Puruveden muikku has a distinctive silvery color due to the exceptional clarity of Puruvesi waters.

It quite varies in size, from approximately 9 cm to 21 cm, depending on the density of vendace stocks and the levels of animal plankton production. It is marketed either fresh or frozen. Puruveden muikkuis particularly popular among consumers as a tasty fish for frying which can be eaten as a whole because its bones are so soft that deboning is completely unnecessary.