Maustettuna

Maustettuna is a Finnish term meaning seasoned or flavoured. It is the past passive participle form of the verb maustaa, which means to season or to flavour. The word is used to describe foods or dishes into which spices, herbs, salt, pepper, marinades or other flavourings have been added, resulting in a finished, flavourful product.

In usage, maustettuna conveys that seasoning has already been applied. It can appear in recipes, product descriptions, and menus to indicate the intended or achieved state of flavour. For example, a dish may be described as maustettuna to distinguish it from an unseasoned version. The form can function as a predicative complement with a copula verb, as in "Ruoka on maustettuna," meaning “the food is seasoned.” It can also appear in phrases that emphasize preparation in advance, such as "valmiiksi maustettuna."

Related terms include maustamaton (unseasoned) and mausteinen (spiced or heavily seasoned; often used to describe a stronger flavour profile). While maustettuna focuses on the state of having been seasoned, mausteista describe the nature of the seasonings themselves.

Etymology: maustettuna combines mauste (spice, seasoning) with the past passive participle suffix -tta/ -ttu and -na, forming an adjective-like participle meaning “seasoned.” This construction is common in Finnish for describing the state of a noun after an action has been performed.

See also: maustaa, maustaminen, maustamaton.