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Kiluvõileib

Name: Kiluvõileib
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Estonia
Ingredients: 4 Rye bread; 8 (oil-packed) Sprats; 2 Hard-boiled eggs; 20g Butter; 1/4 Red Onion; A pinch Dill

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⏱ 15 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Dark bread topped with butter, spiced sprats, and boiled egg — Estonia's national open sandwich.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Kiluvõileib is an open sandwich of dark rye bread topped with kilu (sprats) pickled in spices, boiled egg, and dill. It's indispensable at parties and holidays in Estonia, and in 2017 it was even chosen as a national dish. The spiced fish pairs well with the tang of dark bread.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an Estonian family birthday party, little dark-bread open sandwiches line a platter, colored with green dill and yellow egg.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Rye bread 4
Sprats 8 (oil-packed)
Hard-boiled eggs 2
Butter 20g
Red Onion 1/4
Dill A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the rye bread into manageable pieces.
Spread thinly with butter.
Slice the boiled eggs and lay on top.
Top each with 1–2 sprats.
Garnish with thinly sliced red onion and dill.

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