OK, so you visited the new modern Estonian restaurants.... and Eesti McDonalds at Viru Gate.... You did not visit what I remember from the 1990's as typical Estonian restaurants. Those served pre-configured plate meals with: 1) A protein 2) rice or potatoes 3) a salad 4) a different sauce on each of the three items. And absolutely no substitutions. I would want to pair chicken or pork with the other rice / potato offered on the menu with another plate meal.... my wife (Estonian) would remind me "No substitutions in Estonia." We have not gotten there yet, but we learned of a restaurant that serves meals like I remember: Halliste söökla. It is in the town of Halliste, which is in Viljandimaa. Look it up.... ERR did an segment / review of it.
You have absolutely no idea what you talking about. If you visit some small town lowest class diner in the 90's that does not mean you know what actual restaurants in main cities are. You should look up what söökla means. It's pretty much where poor people go for a cheap lunch, or where school kids go for lunch, that is also called school söökla. Besides the location you point out is pretty much as rural area as it gets, it's like small village that don't even have restaurants, all it has is probably that small diner and you expect some world class restaurant experience ...sorry but you just clueless. In the 90's there were restaurants that most people can't even get in without knowing some people or paying a lot of money to get in, you got no idea.
I think that McDonalds slow-food restaurant is very accurate and I know why. I don't go to fast food place very often, perhaps once in 5 years and most Estonians are the same, so that means they are not as popular and they can't just pre-make everything in hopes that someone will buy it before it gets too old. SInce menu also have many more items, it is even more complicated. Basically in Estonia fast food chains become pretty much a-la-carte chains with non a-la-carte fast food if we could say that and that is why you have to wait longer.
See, et sulle meeldib rabas päiksetõusu vaadata, liivakarjääris atv-ga sõita, Laulupeol ja Jaanipäeval käia ja vb vanaema juures sõnnikut loopida, puid lõhkuda, rannas päevitada ja männimetsas grillida... ei tähenda, et Vanalinna restodes söömine ja hotellides ööbimine ei esindaks Eesti riiki ja kogemust siin.
@@makuba2 mnjah Tema suurim puudujääk siin polnd muud kui eneseväljenduses, ning tõesti olnuks võinud välja pakkuda kus siis ehedat asja leidma peaks. Sinu enda väite puhul on iseküsimus, paljut see riik siis õigupoolest ka rahvast esindab ... küsimus, mis hõljub õhus üha enamatel ning üha tugevamalt...
Sure we have Bolt here in Estonia, as a matter of fact Bolt is Estonian company :)
@Tan3l6 that’s such a cool fact! Thanks for sharing :)
You made a very awesome video about my country! 😊🇪🇪
@koit1787 so glad you liked it! I enjoyed my time in Estonia 🤩
Great video! Good luck traveling and building your channel.
@@chameleon455 Thank you! And I very much appreciate your wishes 🙏
OK, so you visited the new modern Estonian restaurants.... and Eesti McDonalds at Viru Gate.... You did not visit what I remember from the 1990's as typical Estonian restaurants. Those served pre-configured plate meals with: 1) A protein 2) rice or potatoes 3) a salad 4) a different sauce on each of the three items. And absolutely no substitutions. I would want to pair chicken or pork with the other rice / potato offered on the menu with another plate meal.... my wife (Estonian) would remind me "No substitutions in Estonia." We have not gotten there yet, but we learned of a restaurant that serves meals like I remember: Halliste söökla. It is in the town of Halliste, which is in Viljandimaa. Look it up.... ERR did an segment / review of it.
@pianoman4Jesus Thanks for the rec - I’ll check it out next time!
You have absolutely no idea what you talking about. If you visit some small town lowest class diner in the 90's that does not mean you know what actual restaurants in main cities are. You should look up what söökla means. It's pretty much where poor people go for a cheap lunch, or where school kids go for lunch, that is also called school söökla.
Besides the location you point out is pretty much as rural area as it gets, it's like small village that don't even have restaurants, all it has is probably that small diner and you expect some world class restaurant experience ...sorry but you just clueless.
In the 90's there were restaurants that most people can't even get in without knowing some people or paying a lot of money to get in, you got no idea.
I think that McDonalds slow-food restaurant is very accurate and I know why. I don't go to fast food place very often, perhaps once in 5 years and most Estonians are the same, so that means they are not as popular and they can't just pre-make everything in hopes that someone will buy it before it gets too old. SInce menu also have many more items, it is even more complicated. Basically in Estonia fast food chains become pretty much a-la-carte chains with non a-la-carte fast food if we could say that and that is why you have to wait longer.
@ebetross1416 that makes a lot of sense! Thanks for the detailed explanation 😁
vürtsikilu, smoked flounder, windy pike, pig's tongue, animal's tongue, boiled pig's feet, boiled pig's tails, fried pike, kama, mashed potatoes, pickles, fried cabbage, potatoes baked in ashes, mead
@silverproos999 thank you all of the food recommendations!!!
Great video i live in estonia
@ottest188 thank you! 🙏
Cool video! Where are you from urself? From the accent i assume US?
@cavaliers4ever thank you for your kind words! yes, you are right - I'm from the states :)
Cheers!
@SecretCongee Thanks for the comment!
Nice Video!
@nuclear5031 Thank you! 🙏
And all Estonians on the comments. Welcome!
@mr.RoccaIT haha that’s right!
A bit disappointed that you didn't eat anything very Estonian except rye bread.
@margustoo I wish I have local friends in Estonia that can provide their recs. If you have any good suggestions, please let me know!
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@@martinkoitmae6655 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
"My ultimate Baltic foodie tour"
*Proceeds to eat everything but Baltic food*
@GroupFacade9264 haha! maybe it should have been "Foodie tour in the Baltic region"
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@r2stik 😁
There is nothing...nothing you have experienced from estonia
Well, it is what he found at the area...
Provision of roadmap for "the Estonian" could be handy.
Kena päeva.
@toomask100 if you have any recs, please let me know!
Ole vait
Jää vait tont
Tourist BS
See, et sulle meeldib rabas päiksetõusu vaadata, liivakarjääris atv-ga sõita, Laulupeol ja Jaanipäeval käia ja vb vanaema juures sõnnikut loopida, puid lõhkuda, rannas päevitada ja männimetsas grillida... ei tähenda, et Vanalinna restodes söömine ja hotellides ööbimine ei esindaks Eesti riiki ja kogemust siin.
@@makuba2 mnjah
Tema suurim puudujääk siin polnd muud kui eneseväljenduses, ning tõesti olnuks võinud välja pakkuda kus siis ehedat asja leidma peaks.
Sinu enda väite puhul on iseküsimus, paljut see riik siis õigupoolest ka rahvast esindab ... küsimus, mis hõljub õhus üha enamatel ning üha tugevamalt...
Käi putsi tont. Ta ongi turist ja teeb turisti asju, mida sa huiad lambist
@toomask100 but apparently the video was good enough to make you leave a comment lol