Bear meat anyone?

Well they happened to be out of it the other day when I went, but I was curious... apparently Estonian and Russian cuisine does include bear meat, as well as elk, wild boar and other game meats. I have had elk and wild boar (both yummy, but then I am a major carnivore)... yet to try bear. I had the first one on the pelmeni menu -- these are Russian dumplings that we actually eat often at home (get them frozen from any Russian food store, many varieties now -- my favorite is the pork/beef combo). For the bear, check out the 4th listing.



It was a cute serving. Came in a ceramic jug with 3 different sauces (sour cream/dill, garlic sour cream, and a mustard sauce that I didn't care for with the pelmeni - would have been better with corned beef!).



This is what they are if you don't know -- a sort of dumpling/ravioli in a chicken broth. The broth didn't have much flavor but I usually don't get them with it when I have them in a restaurant in San Francisco. Always with the sour cream and dill however! Yummy!!



This was the restaurant.



They also have a webpage with all their mouth watering dishes (click the English button at the top).

I actually have some photos of sights too -- I am not really just eating my way through the Baltics although you would not know that by my postings! More soon!