BALTA TURG 1
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Meie eelmine postitus tegi juttu Viru keskuses chillimisest. Toimunud on aga 180-kraadine kannapööre, mis on toonud meid hoopis teise keskusesse, Tallinna hipsterlandi - Balti jaama turule! Koht, mis ühendab vana ja uue. Balti jaama toidutänava toiduvalik on niivõrd lai, et seda ei mahuta korraga ei ühte kõhtu ega ka ühte postitusse, mistõttu oleme otsustanud kõhtude säästmiseks ja lugejate attention span'i silmas pidades jagada postitused mitmeks osaks. Tegemist on BALTI JAAMA TURU seeriaga ja mis siin muud ikka - ALUSTAME ALGUSEST!
Alustuseks võtsime ette kolm toidukohta, mida sidusime mõttega: "MUL ON KIIRE, AGA TAHAKS MIDAGI VÄGA MAITSVAT PRAEGU". Kõik nad asuvad kõrvuti Balti jaama toidutänaval.
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Our last post was all about hanging out in the Viru centre. But this time, we are wandering around Tallinn’s new hipsterland - Balti Jaam market! It is honestly one of the best things that has happened to Tallinn recently. It’s a modern place that is connected to old roots. Although the market offers so much more than just food, we decided to stick to the food, like always. Since the selection of food in Balti Jaam is quite large, we will publish separate posts about our visits.
First we focused on the “I’m in a hurry, but i want something super delicious like right away” food places. We chose VegMachine, Baojaam & Wrap’n’Roll to visit. All of them are located on the first floor and next to each other, right in the middle of the food court.
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TÄNASED KOLM TOIDUKOHTA:
VEGMACHINE
....Alguses food truckina tegutsenud VegMachine on lõpuks ometi Balta turul kanda kinnitanud. Kuigi tänapäeval on veganlus juba populaarne eluviis, siis tundub, et paljud siiski näevad vegan toitu kui ainult kurk + kapsas.
VegMachine tõestab vastupidist. VegMachine on just see koht, kuhu saadaks selle tüübi, kes sõna vegan peale alati silmi pööritab. Teate küll - see "hoia oma veganlus endale" vend, kes pole ikka aru saanud, et vegan toit ei ole ainult kurk ja kapsas. Ka burgereid ja mõnusat pohmakatoitu saab vegan viisil teha.
Niiet võta oma "kurk ja kapsas" sõber käevangu, et valgustada teda ühe mõnusa VegMachine'i burgeriga.
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When VegMachine came into being, they started off as a food truck, but now they are permanently available at Balti Jaam! Although vegan stuff is super fashionable nowadays, we feel like a great amount of people are still missing out & too afraid to try it.
We all know that one person who always seems to think: “Keep veganism to yourself”. VegMachine is a perfect place to bring these guys to eat, because they show that vegan food doesn’t have to mean boring vegetables that taste way too healthy. No. Nope. It’s the other way around even. You can find super tasty and juicy hangover type foods from there (like burgers).
So call your anti-vegan friend & and take him/her on a journey to VegMachine.
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BAOJAAM
....Kiiresti populaarsust kogunud Baojaam on vist kõige omapärasema kõhutäite pakkuja Balti jaama turul. Ausalt, kust siis veel Taiwani tänavatoitu Eestis leiab? Baojaamas pakutakse baosid. Väga meeldiv, aga mis asi see bao üleüldse on?
Inimesele, kes ühtki baod varem näinud pole kirjeldaks seda nii - pehme, pigem nätske kukkel, mille vahel on erinevad vürtsikad täidised. Kujult meenutab bao üht natuke kurvikat tacot. Tegemist ei ole kindlasti ühe tavalise saiakesega, Baojaam pakub miskit seal kiirtoidu ja gurmee vahel, kiirgurmee?
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Baojaam or Bao station got very popular very fast. And for a reason - they offer some of the most interesting things - baos! It’s the only place you can get Taiwanese street food in Estonia. Cool, but what exactly is a bao?
A bao is a super soft bread-like thingy, with a stewed meat/seafood/vegan filling! The filling is usually a bit spicy and the bao looks like a curvy version of a taco. Maybe they’re related, who knows.
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WRAP'N'ROLL
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Wrap’n’roll on Eesti esimene vrapikohvik! Tänaseks on nad laienenud Kaubamaja külje alt Balti jaama turule pakkudes kiiret, tervislikku ja täitvat einet erinevate värskete vrappide näol. Nende menüü paistab silma oma laia valiku poolest, sest sealt leiab tõesti igaüks midagi - vegan, karnivoor, gluteenivaba, gluteeniarmastaja, you name it. Vrapid on ka küllaltki suured ja väga toitvad. Nende valikust leiab isegi magusaid vrappe.
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Wrap’n’roll is Estonia’s first wrap cafe! The cool thing about that place is that it was started by a 16 year old girl called Liisi, who has kindly welcomed us behind the bar ever since!
The idea came into being completely radomly. One night Liisi just dreamed of a wrap cafe and then with the help of her father she just made one! She had had this dream to own a cafe since she was a small girl so, dream literally came true!
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VEGMACHINE
BAOJAAM
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Baojaam tekitas palju kõneainet juba seetõttu, et selle pani püsti restoran NOA Peakoka poolel peakokana töötanud Mihkel Rand. Tema kogemustepagasit annab ka tunda baodes - maitsekoosluste tase on juba kõrgem pilotaaž.
Kuklid valmistatakse igal hommikul värskelt kohapeal - need on tõesti maksimaalselt pehmed ja mahlased. Täidised on vürtsikad ja võiks isegi öelda, et mõtlemapanevad. Sõime vaikuses, sest tegemist tõesti ei ole mingi klassikalise pirukaga - iga amps on elamus ja paneb taga otsima seletust su peas tekkinud küsimusele, kust see maitse tuleb? Mis vürtsid siia kukli vahele pandud on?
Meie lemmikuteks osutusid crispy chicken bao ja veiseliha bao.
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Baojaam already got us excited before our visit. Especially because of the founder Mihkel Rand, who worked as the main chef at Noa restaurant Chefs Hall. We could definitely feel his experience in this field by simply witnessing the high class taste combinations of their bao’s.
Their buns are made freshly on the spot every morning- these really are insanely soft and juicy. The fillings of bao’s were spicy and actually made us think about them. So there we were, eating in silence, trying to figure out where does this amazing taste come from and what kind of spices have they used? Every bite was an experience and definitely those were not just regular pies.
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wrap'n'roll
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Wrap'n'Rolli lõi kõigest 16-aastaselt üks armas tüdruk nimega Liisi Tarvo, kes meid sellest ajast saadik on alati naerusuil leti tagant tervitanud. Idee tuli tal täiesti ootamatult - nimelt ühel ööl nägi Liisi unes vrapikohvikut ja 9 kuud hiljem tegi ta selle oma isa abil teoks. Oma kohvikust oli Liisi juba väiksest saadik unistanud. Unistused tõesti saavad teoks!
Kaks täielikku hitti vrapikohvikus on suvine kuumsuitsulõhe vrapp ja värske mahla combo - värskelt pressitud apelsini-pirni mahl. Millegipärast sellist kooslust palju ei pakuta, aga tõsiselt oli.
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Wrap’n’roll is Estonia’s first wrap cafe! The cool thing about that place is that it was started by a 16 year old girl called Liisi, who has kindly welcomed us behind the bar ever since!
The idea came into being completely radomly. One night Liisi just dreamed of a wrap cafe and then with the help of her father she just made one! She had had this dream to own a cafe since she was a small girl so, dream literally came true!
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