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Traditional Seto Onion Pie. Seto Sibulapiirak

Peipsi area is home to Old sibulapirukas (2)Believers, a traditional religious minority recognised as hard-working and skilful fishermen, builders and keen onion cultivators
This region has become famous for her onions and cucumbers. Peipsi onions have a flat shape and a very strong flavour.sibulad

So, visiting Estonia, find out about Sibulatee (Onion Road). Admire beautiful Peipsi lake and discover very interesting Seto culture. And buy a few onions. To bake for example this old Seto Onion Pie.
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Setos (Seto: setokõsõq, setoq, Estonian: setud) are an indigenous ethnic and linguistic minority in south-eastern Estonia and north-western Russia.
Setos are mostly Seto-speaking Orthodox Christians of Estonian nationality. The Seto language (like Finnish and Estonian) belongs to the Finnic group of the Uralic languages. The Setos seek greater recognition, rather than having their language considered a dialect of Estonian. Along with Orthodox Christianity, vernacular traditional folk religion is widely practised and supported by Setos.
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Chicken with Mushrooms and Red Currants. Kana seente ja punaste sõstardega

kana seene ja sostraga 1(14)The perfect recipe to use the first chanterelle.

Sweet chicken, nice mushrooms and tart red currants in the creamy sauce. Very easy to prepare and delicious dinner.

There is so much flavour right here that you can impress anyone. It’s really hearty and tastes like the season.
I love this recipe for the current season

 

 

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Potato and Turnip Casserole with Currants Sauce. Kartuli- kaalikavorm sõstrakastmega

kartulikaalikavorm (14)Today 30 years ago took place The Baltic Way.

The Baltic Way was a peaceful political demonstration which took place on 23 August 1989 when approximately two million people (which is 25% of Baltic State population) joined their hands forming a 600 km long human chain through the Baltic countries, thus demonstrating their unity in their efforts towards freedom.

We were ready for everything: Estonians promised to eat even potato peelings in name of an independent state.

Potato skins are still very delicious dish. But this year I will introduce more advanced recipe 🙂
Let’s add some turnip and currants.
A light vegetable dinner. Sweet turnip and potato are complemented with the tartness of red currants. You get an even better and different result using black currants. to reduce baking and cooking time, use pre-cooked vegetables.

Perfect dish to use leftovers.

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Crispy Gooseberry Cake with Oatmeal Topping. Karusmarjakook

Do you know anyone who does not like gooseberries? Yellow, green, red, small, big, hairy or smooth. Sweet or tart.
complicated to pick but good to eat.karusmarja kaera1 (8)

Very simple dough, sweet and soft and crispy and crunchy oatmeal topping complements juicy berries between.

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Zucchini and Cheese Pie. Suvikõrvitsa ja juustupirukas

juustusuvik6rvitsa (2)A light, vegetable dish recipe perfect for a late summer dinner.
I have to say that I just love cheese. And specially baked cheese. So I love for example Georgian cuisine  where a lot of cheese pies and dishes.
To get lighter version is reasonable to add some vegetables. Like in this recipe. Zucchini does not have very special taste. It gives moisture, juiciness, structure, volume and make this pie lighter.

 

 

 

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Cold Summer Beetroot Soup. Külm peedi püreesupp

peedipyree1 (8)Recently I saw TV cooking show, where participants were very amazed about beetroot soup.

Beet root is delicious, healthy and very suitable for soups. You can cook hot soup Borš- look at for recipe. But during summer time at least I need something cold, refreshing and easy.

 

 

 

 
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Red Currant and Cacao Cake. Punasesõstra ja kakaokook

A delicious and very sweet old school real food cake.

Wonderful combination and good old flavours. Light quark cream complements rich and sweet cacao layers. Sour and sweet berries give juiciest and moisture. And to get real Estonian touch and twist, use for seasoning Vana Tallinn liqueur. Vana Tallinn is a dark brown and robust Rum based liqueur developed in the 1960s. he liqueur is sweet with a hint of Jamaican rum, flavoured by various natural spices, including Citrus oil, cinnamon and vanilla .

Vana Tallinn is the Must Be souvenir from Estonia. But… if you do not have this. Of course. Add some other rum or bake it without alcohol 🙂
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Estonian Saarde Grated Potato Scone. Saarde Kartuli Riivkarask

riivkarask 1(8)Saarde is the region in South Estonia.

And this is a light and simple summer dish was to use meat leftovers. The most complicated part in this recipe is to grate potatoes, but other… this is easy to bake  😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Simple Cold Quark Sauce. Külm kohupiimakaste

Amazing and very simple summer dinner. Full of proteins, easy to do and very delicious. Serve with boiled new potatoes and use a lot of greens.kohup kaste1 (1)

Cold Quark Sauce

  • Servings: 4-6
  • Difficulty: easy
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A fresh, light, cold sauce with new potatoes for a summer dinner.

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Ingredients

  • 200 g- 300 g quark. Look how to make quark
  • 1/2 -1 glass of milk or sour cream
    • –  salt, pepper, chopped greens and/or caraway seeds

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, toss together quark and milk. Add milk or sour cream as much you like for suitable consistent
  2. Season
  3. Serve with boiled potatoes and with salted/marinated herring

 


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Meadowsweet Syrup with Red Currants. Angervaksa – punasesõstrasiirup

angervaksasiirup (10)Meadow-sweet is just amazing. It is healthy, taste and flavour are wonderful. Smell it! The smell drives your crazy, This is a smell of summer and freedom and childhood summer holidays with grandmother.
And what is most important: it is for free. A small walk in the meadows is just for the bonus.

Meadowsweet by yourself is sweet and tastes like almond. Currants give more deepness, flavour and tartness. You can use other sour berries like rhubarb or strawberries.  And get a maybe more interesting result.

And look at this colour!! 🙂

Where to use?  Taste the drinks. During wintertime, it helps to cure fever and cold. Use for flavouring salads, marinades and sauces.

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