{"id":5856,"date":"2013-07-03T16:35:09","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T13:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.balticguide.ee\/?p=5856"},"modified":"2017-02-03T12:02:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T10:02:20","slug":"top-5-estonian-souvenirs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/top-5-estonian-souvenirs\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP 5 Estonian Souvenirs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>01<\/strong> SOMETHING EDIBLE OR SOMETHING FOR DRINKING<\/p>\n<p>There is nothing better than a food souvenir. Look for Kalev chocolates, kama (a mixture of roasted barley, rye, oat and pea flour eaten with buttermilk as a filling breakfast), dried fruit crisps, Olde Hansa roasted sweet almonds (you can smell these roasting outside of the restaurant), elk meat sausage, or black bread. You\u2019ve probably already noticed that Estonians like their beer. A. Le Coq and Saku are the biggest brands, but smaller artisan producers are coming out with some good competition. Not a fan of beer? Look for Vana Tallinn liqueur, vodka (Saaremaa and Viru Valge are the top brands), or the Soviet era K\u00e4nnu Kukk. P\u00f5ltsamaa Castle produces great fruit wines, including T\u00f5mmu (blackcurrant) and Kuldne (apple), which are two sweet wines, perfect for after dinner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>02<\/strong> SOMETHING KNITTED<\/p>\n<p>Although mildly itchy, the iconic Estonian wool sweater will keep you warm on those long, cold Estonian winter nights, as will the colourful mittens and socks.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- TOP 5 Estonian Souvenirs --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2655612140491202\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9565690579\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>03<\/strong> SOMETHING MADE FROM JUNIPER You\u2019ll know this wood by its very fragrant odour. Look for butter knives, tiny jewellery boxes, key chains, and trivets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>04<\/strong> SOMETHING MADE BY A BLACKSMITH<\/p>\n<p>With a shop located on Nunne in Tallinn\u2019s Old Town, you don\u2019t have to travel all the way to island of Saaremaa for a wrought iron souvenir from Saaremaa Sepad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>05<\/strong> SOMETHING TO READ<\/p>\n<p>We asked some expats living in Tallinn what their favourite books (fiction or non) were. Here\u2019s what they suggested: My Estonia \u2013 Justin Petrone and John Bickerson Bolling<\/p>\n<p>Purge \u2013 Sofi Oksanen<\/p>\n<p>Carrying Linda\u2019s Stones \u2013 Suzanne Stiver Lie, Lynda Malik, Ilvi J\u00f5e-Cannon, Rutt Hinrikus<\/p>\n<p>War in the Woods \u2013 Mart Laar<\/p>\n<p>Sentence Siberia \u2013 Ann Lehtmets, Douglas Hoile<\/p>\n<p>The Singing Revolution &#8211; DVD<\/p>\n<p>Made in Estonia How to spot locally made souvenirs in Tallinn.<\/p>\n<p>TEXT KRISTINA LUPP, PHOTOS ANDREI CHERTKOV<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>01 SOMETHING EDIBLE OR SOMETHING FOR DRINKING There is nothing better than a food souvenir. 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