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A FOOD TRADITION

Estonian Cuisine

Traditional Estonian cooking centers on rye, potatoes, pork, fish, dairy, preserved foods, and seasonal berries and grains.

Dishes linked to this cuisine

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Kringel

Kringel is an Estonian braided sweet yeast bread made with enriched dough, butter, sugar, and a cinnamon filling.

Leivakali

Leivakali is an Estonian fermented bread drink prepared from rye bread, water, sugar, and commonly a yeast-driven fermentation.

Leivasupp

Leivasupp is an Estonian sweet rye-bread soup made by simmering bread with fruit and sugar, often finished with a creamy topping.

Mannavaht

Mannavaht is an Estonian whipped semolina dessert made by cooking semolina in berry juice with sugar and then whipping it into a light foam.

Mulgi korp

A traditional Estonian baked pastry filled with barley groats, cured pork, and onion in a yeast-raised flour dough.

Mulgikapsad

Mulgikapsad is a traditional Estonian stew of sauerkraut cooked slowly with pork and often barley groats.

Mulgipuder

Mulgipuder is a traditional Estonian mash of potatoes and barley groats, commonly enriched with pork or cured pork.

Õunakook

Õunakook is an Estonian baked apple cake combining apples with a sweet wheat-flour batter, egg, butter, and cinnamon.

Pannkoogid

Estonian pancakes made from a pourable batter of wheat flour, egg, cow's milk, and salt, then cooked in a pan.

Piparkoogid

Piparkoogid are Estonian spiced gingerbread cookies baked from wheat flour, butter, sweetener, egg, and warming baking spices.

Räim tomatis

Räim tomatis is an Estonian herring preparation cooked or fried with onion in a tomato-based sauce.

Räimevorm

Räimevorm is an Estonian baked casserole of Baltic herring layered with potatoes, onion, egg, and a creamy dairy mixture.

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