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Welcome to the Celtnet Recipes section for recipes from the Northern European country of Estonia. Here you will find all the recipes from Estonia on this site all gathered into one place. I have attempted to gather together here as many Estonian recipes as possible. The current collection represents one of the largest gathering of Estonian recipes into one place on the web today. (Just scroll down for the recipes, they follow the brief introduction to Estonia given below.)

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Estonia and its Cuisine

Estonia, officially Eesti Vabariik (The Republic of Estonia) is a Baltic country in Norhtern Europe. Tallinn is its capital and largest city and the official language is Estonian. Estonia is officially a Parliamentary democracy. The most northerly of the Baltic states, and the Estonians are, ethnically a Finnish peolpes with Estonian sharing many linguistic similarities with Finnish. Over the centuries, Estonians have been subject to Danish, Teutonic, Swedish and Russian rule. Foreign rule in Estonia began in 1227, when as a consequence of the Northern Crusades the area was conquered by Danes and Germans. From 1228–1562, parts or most of Estonia were incorporated into the loosely organized Livonian Confederation of Teutonic Knights, during which time economic activity centered around the Hanseatic League. In the 1500s, Estonia passed to Swedish rule until 1721, when it was ceded to the Russian Empire. In 1918 the Estonian Declaration of Independence was issued, to be followed by the Estonian War of Independence, which resulted in the Tartu Peace Treaty recognizing Estonian independence in perpetuity. During World War II, Estonia was occupied and annexed first by the Soviet Union and subsequently by the Third Reich, only to be re-occupied by the Soviet Union in 1944.

Estonia regained its independence on 20 August 1991 and it became a member of the United Nations on September 17th 1991 and has been a member of the European Union since May 1st 2004. Ecomomically, Estonia is ranked 103rd in the world but the economy is rapidly growning.

The traditional cuisine of Estonia is based on peasant cookery which has been influenced by a range of other countries though the most typical Estonian foods still include black bread, pork, potatoes and dairy products. Preeves remain winter staples, echoes of the many privations that Estonia's citizens have undergone over the centuries.


The alphabetical list of recipes from Estonia follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 13 recipes in total:


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Astelpajusorbee
(Sea-buckthorn Sorbet)
     Origin: Estonia
Leivakreen
(Estonian Rye Bread Mousse)
     Origin: Estonia
Shokolaadikook odrajahu
(Chocolate Cake with Barley Flour)
     Origin: Estonia
Dark Beer Soup with Pork
     Origin: Estonia
Leivasupp
(Estonian Sweet Rye Bread Soup)
     Origin: Estonia
Vahukoore-leivakreem
(Estonian Fried Rye Bread Dessert)
     Origin: Estonia
Köömnekeeks
(Estonian Caraway Tea Cake)
     Origin: Estonia
Nõgesesupp
(Nettle Soup with Egg Garnish)
     Origin: Estonia
Vastlakuklid
(Estonian Lenten Buns)
     Origin: Estonia
Kaerakile
(Fermented Oat Flummery)
     Origin: Estonia
Rossolye
(Salad with Herring and Beetroot)
     Origin: Estonia
Leavened Rye Bread
     Origin: Estonia
Sült
(Estonian Brawn)
     Origin: Estonia

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Recipe Information: 5

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Recipe Information: 35

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Recipe Information: 5

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Recipe Information: 114

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Recipe Information: 35

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Recipe Information: 113

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Recipe Information: 35

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Recipe Information: 35

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Recipe Information: 35

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