{"id":143553,"date":"2025-02-14T02:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T00:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/?p=143553"},"modified":"2025-02-13T18:27:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:27:59","slug":"indulge-in-the-delight-of-shrove-buns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/indulge-in-the-delight-of-shrove-buns\/","title":{"rendered":"Indulge in the delight of shrove buns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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In the past, Shrove Tuesday marked the beginning of Lent\u2014a period of lighter and meat-free meals\u2014followed by a grand Easter feast. Nowadays, in Estona, Shrove Tuesday is all about enjoying delicious vastlakukkel buns and perhaps a bit of sledging. Tallinn\u2019s caf\u00e9s have embraced the tradition in their own way by launching a brand-new festival.<\/p>\n

The KukliFest bun festival, kicks off on Valentine\u2019s Day,  <\/span>February 14, and runs until March 4. Throughout the festival, caf\u00e9s across the city will be serving an array of mouth-watering shrove buns. Participating establishments include Crustum, the Estonian Open Air Museum, Caf\u00e9 Faehlmann, Fotografiska Caf\u00e9, Gelato Ladies, Karjase Sai bakery caf\u00e9, Kohvik Lummus, Maiasmokk, La Boulangerie, Levier, Patarei Pagar and Pelgu Pagar bakeries, PROTO caf\u00e9, Puffid, Reval Caf\u00e9, and Teletorn caf\u00e9-restaurant.<\/p>\n

The festival\u2019s patron is tourism influencer Henna Mikkil\u00e4<\/b>, well-known among Finnish visitors to Estonia. Now living in Tallinn, Mikkil\u00e4 has compiled a comprehensive guide to the event, which can be found here<\/span><\/a><\/span>. The website also features a handy caf\u00e9 map to help visitors navigate from one location to another.<\/p>\n

What tips does Henna Mikkil\u00e4 have for travellers interested in the festival?<\/p>\n

“In addition to the traditional strawberry jam, the festival offers a chance to taste the buns with cherry, lingonberry, blackberry or even mango. Just today I had a blueberry jam bun with white chocolate mousse! There are also almond buns, both traditional and made with croissant, and one caf\u00e9 even has an ice cream version,” says Mikkil\u00e4.<\/p>\n

More information about the event can be found on the Visit Tallinn website and on the festival’s own Facebook page<\/span><\/a>, where information about the caf\u00e9s’ offerings and programmes is regularly updated. You can also participate in the festival on Instagram and Facebook by tagging a picture of a bun you have bought or made #tallinnakuklifest or #tallinnbunfest. You can also tag the event organiser @visittallinn.<\/p>\n

Tip! If you would like your buns delivered directly to your accommodation, you can order them using the Wolt app with the search term “vastlakukkel”.<\/p>\n

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