Raastamalla
Raastamalla is the adverbial form of the Finnish verb raastaa, meaning to grate or shred. As an adverbial participle, raastamalla expresses the manner in which an action is performed and is commonly translated into English as by grating or by shredding. The form is created by adding the suffix -malla to the verb stem raastaa, yielding raastamalla. It is typically used in instructional or descriptive sentences to specify a method, especially in cooking and food preparation.
In usage, raastamalla introduces a method clause that explains how an ingredient should be prepared. It often
Examples include simple recipe constructions such as adding cheese raastamalla (by grating). The form can also
Related terms include raastaminen, the noun referring to the act of grating, and raastettu, the past passive