''Sepik'' is an Estonian
whole wheat bread. ''Sepik'' is prepared with
wheat flour or with a mixture that can contain wheat,
rye, and
barley
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flour. Additionally it can contain
bran
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.
Traditionally the bread was served for the celebrations like
New Year,
Vastlapäev, or
St. Martin's Day.
The direct predecessor of ''sepik'' is a barley bread known in South Estonia as
karask.
Many food companies in Estonia and other
Baltic states
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make their own variations of ''sepik'' which differ from the traditional Estonian ''sepik''.
It has been described as comparable to
Graham bread in the U.S.
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Estonian cuisine
Whole wheat breads