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We experience new exciting tastes while travelling in different countries. Moments with good food are unforgettable and will be remembered for the rest of the life. Food tastes different in different countries. Local nature and products give national cuisine its peculiarity.

What is real Estonia taste like? Find out the taste of fresh potatoes served with dill and melted butter on a tender summer evening, filled with the song of grasshoppers; or the taste of roast pork served with sauerkraut or black pudding with cowberry jam on a cold winter day.

This book presents you traditional Estonian dishes. Some of them have been consumed for centuries and are still loved today. Many of them are easily prepared from foodstuff known to you and found in every home. These dishes are easily prepared and provide surprisingly good taste experiences.

Estonia, a small country with a northern climate, is located by the Baltic Sea, where one finds wild nature, kilometer-long stretches of forests, meadows and empty sandy beaches. There is an equivalent of 2 hectares of forest per each inhabitant. Estonians have been living on this rocky limestone-rich stretch of land for more than 5,000 years. Traditional Estonian food may be categorized as rustic farm cuisine. Since people began to cultivate this land, different kinds of grain have been used for making food. The most important food was leavened rye bread. Black bread is the symbol of food; all other food has a complementary status. Bread was considered to be holy. An old Estonian proverb says: “Respect bread; it is older than us.” Black bread is still very much respected in Estonia today.