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Hapukapsas

Salt-fermented cabbage stewed with pork for the Christmas table

Estonia Fermented & pickled Christmas

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Drawn, not photographed · Updated September 2026

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History

Estonian households fermented barrels of cabbage each autumn; it anchors the Christmas dinner with roast pork.

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What is Hapukapsas?

Hapukapsas is a fermented & pickled from Estonia: salt-fermented cabbage stewed with pork for the Christmas table. Estonian households fermented barrels of cabbage each autumn; it anchors the Christmas dinner with roast pork.

Made with

🥬cabbage 🥓pork

Cooked

Eaten at

Christmas

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