Estonia also grows lots of apples, which can be found in most desserts and Jams. As you may be able to tell, I am a big apple fan!
The aisles of Estonian grocery stores are chock-full of sausages and eggs, since they can be produced locally. The most famous sausage of all is the blood sausage, a customary food eaten during Christmas dinner here. It's kind of odd-looking, but it tastes delicious.
I have noticed that there are some types of Estonian food that I start to crave now, but I am also a little homesick for conventional American foods that I used to take for granted. For instance, I miss bagels. I have searched for them in over ten bakeries and cafes here, and I am yet to find them. However, I have also been impressed by how Estonia has already integrated certain foods that had only just become popular in California before I left, like kombucha and matcha tea.
I do love to eat Estonian-style sausages and fresh rye bread, which I make from scratch in my apartment's kitchen. Salmon is on almost every menu here in Estonia, so one of my favorite meal combinations is a salmon and cream cheese crepe. I am also addicted to Estonian wafers, a special type of Estonian sweet with chocolate and vanilla mixed into a sweet stick. I am also in love with an Estonian dairy product called hapupiim ("sour milk" in English). The translation does not sound great, but hapupiim is, I promise you, absolutely delicious!
