Aarde Pagar

People who lived in the Soviet era remember that Borodino bread produced in Saaremaa was considered a product worth its weight in hard currency. These days, the same can be said about Aarde Bakery.

Its crust is divinely crunchy, the inside is soft and airy — and if you make a sandwich with it for a guest, they’ll nod knowingly: “Ah yes, that one… from that vending machine, right?”

Yes, the vending machine. You don’t even need to do a shopping-cart rally around the store — you simply take your loaf calmly from a similar cabinet, like the ones at airports where you buy snacks and chocolate.

Except Aarde Bakery’s vending machine offers real food. Real bread. Bread made with that distinctly Estonian slowness and great love.

You can taste it. Because besides flour, sourdough starter, and salt, there’s a little piece of heart in it too.