Popular bars in Tartu have joined forces in the fight against single-use plastic by creating their own rentable reusable cups which can be used across four different bars.
Category: Food
Estonian World: Anete Elken brings Estonian bread making to China
Most long-term expats know there is nothing quite like the taste of home, but one Estonian is now trying to recreate the taste of her homeland in China.
Baltic Times: Estonia’s ‘Equal Pay Day’ blemished by lingering inequality
TALLINN - Lack of pay transparency, reenforcement of stereotypes, and maternity leave are all contributing to Estonia having the highest gender pay gap in the EU, equality campaigners say.
EurasiaNet.org: Harsh Winter Wiping Out Livestock, Stoking Economic Crisis for Nomads
When Dogoono’s only horse died early in the winter, she cried for days. But now the Mongolian herder keeps losing so many of her animals she does not have any tears left.
ERR News: Holy Gingerbread
Buddha, a sacred cow and a pair of huge golden angel wings are just some of the exhibits included in this year's Gingerbread Mania exhibition which opens in Tallinn today.
Baltic Times: Gingerbread Mania 2015
TALLINN - When Mari-Liis Laanemaa was growing up in Estonia, every Christmas her artist family would make intricately designed gingerbreads. And until she went to university, she thought this was what every family did. When she realized it wasn’t, she wanted to do something to keep the tradition alive.
Roads & Kingdoms: If You Don’t Like Beer, You Probably Won’t Like This Beer
The line of craft beer bottles on the back wall behind the bar was intimidating. Not just because the room was so dark you couldn’t see the contents, but because neither of us were beer drinkers.
Estonian World: Meet the Japanese friendship society that loves Estonian food and culture
It isn’t easy to find blood sausage, black bread and herring in Japan, but every year more than 100 people come together to cook a traditional Estonian meal in Tokyo.
Baltic Times: Farmers picket Estonian government
Lights flashing, engines roaring, a hundred tractors turned heads and stopped traffic in Tallinn's city centre when farmers from all over Estonia took to the streets to protest about a lack of government aid to their struggling industry.
ERR News: Ramadan in Estonia – how do Muslims fast when the sun barely sets?
Currently millions of Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the month of Ramadan, fasting from sunrise to sunset. But how do Estonian Muslims cope when they only have four hours or darkness each day?
Helen Wright 