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Beatrice Ojakangas
American cookbook author
Beatrice Ojakangas (née Luoma; born 1934[1]) is an American cookbook author, writer, television cook, and inventor of pizza rolls, from Floodwood, Minnesota.
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Of Finnish heritage, Ojakangas has focused on Nordic and Scandinavian cooking, and particularly preserving its culinary traditions in the United States. She has been referred to as the "Scandinavian Julia Child".[2] As of 2016[update], she has written 30 cookbooks.[3] In 2005 she was inducted into the James Beard Foundation's Cookbook Hall of Fame for The Great Scandinavian Baking Book.[4][5]
Biography
Beatrice Luoma grew up in a Finnish American family in Cedar Valley Township, Minnesota, near Floodwood.
The oldest of ten children, she learned Finnish at church and home.[1] She grew up on a farm and found an interest in cooking at a young age. She was encouraged to experiment in the kitchen – as long as