Residents of the Baltic state of Estonia are bracing to wolf down tonnes of blood sausage, a staple of their holiday table as Christmas looms.
Trade data in the European Union nation of 1.3 million show that at least 600 tonnes of the pork-based delicacy are consumed in the Christmas period, or around half a kilo per person.
"We expect to sell around 300 tonnes, or around 40 percent of our annual blood sausage production," Triin Looke, marketing director of the Rakvere meat company, told AFP....
Residents of the Baltic state of Estonia are bracing to wolf down tonnes of blood sausage, a staple of their holiday table as Christmas looms.
Trade data in the European Union nation of 1.3 million show that at least 600 tonnes of the pork-based delicacy are consumed in the Christmas period, or around half a kilo per person.
"We expect to sell around 300 tonnes, or around 40 percent of our annual blood sausage production," Triin Looke, marketing director of the Rakvere meat company, told AFP....