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Food of Estonia

20 classic dishes from Estonia, each with a recipe to find and a video showing how it’s made.

20 dishes

  1. 1

    Verivorst

    Blood sausage with barley, fried and served with lingonberry.

  2. 2

    Mulgikapsad

    Sauerkraut stewed with pork and pearl barley.

  3. 3

    Sült

    Jellied pork in its own set stock.

  4. 4

    Kama

    Roasted grain flour whisked into kefir with berries.

  5. 5

    Rosolje

    Beetroot, potato and herring salad bound in soured cream.

  6. 6

    Hapukapsasupp

    Sour cabbage soup with smoked pork.

  7. 7

    Kartulisalat

    Potato salad with egg, pickle and sausage.

  8. 8

    Leivasupp

    Sweet soup made from rye bread, apples and cream.

  9. 9

    Rukkileib

    Dark sour rye bread eaten at every meal.

  10. 10

    Silgud

    Baltic sprats cured with salt and spices.

  11. 11

    Hakklihakotletid

    Fried minced meat patties with potatoes and gravy.

  12. 12

    Seenesupp

    Forest mushroom soup with soured cream and dill.

  13. 13

    Kohupiimakreem

    Sweet curd cheese cream with berries.

  14. 14

    Pirukad

    Small baked pies filled with cabbage, meat or carrot.

  15. 15

    Kiluvõileib

    Sprat and egg open sandwich on black bread.

  16. 16

    Sealiha ja kartulid

    Roast pork with potatoes and sauerkraut, the Sunday standard.

  17. 17

    Kohuke

    Glazed curd cheese bar, a national snack.

  18. 18

    Kringel

    Sweet plaited bread with cinnamon and raisins.

  19. 19

    Frikadellisupp

    Light broth with small meatballs and vegetables.

  20. 20

    Vastlakukkel

    Cardamom bun stuffed with whipped cream for Shrove Tuesday.

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