17 Popular Estonian Desserts and Sweets – Chef's Pencil

17 Popular Estonian Desserts and Sweets – Chef's Pencil

HomeCooking Tips, Recipes17 Popular Estonian Desserts and Sweets – Chef's Pencil

Estonian cuisine is best known for its unusual tasty main dishes such as black pudding and sauerkraut.

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But there are also many interesting choices in their desserts section. A colorful mix of dairy and grains that was heavily influenced by Russian cuisine in the early 1990s. Estonian desserts will surprise you with flavors and ingredients you may have never heard of before.

Kama is by far the most Estonian ingredient you will find. Kama is a powder of roasted and ground grains (usually peas barley rye and wheat) that Estonians mix with kefir – sour milk.

Often a few fresh berries are mixed in but the most popular version is as a mousse – rich and creamy whipped cream with sugar and kama usually topped with a few sea buckthorn berries or blueberries.