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Lithuania

Potato-rich farm cuisine famous for cepelinai and pink cold beet soup, with rye and mushrooms. That is the short version of what Lithuania cooks. Look for Cepelinai (zeppelin-shaped potato dumplings stuffed with meat, bacon-cream sauce; national dish), Šaltibarščiai (shocking-pink cold beet-kefir soup with hot potatoes) and Kugelis (dense baked potato pudding with bacon, sour cream). Potato dumplings named after the zeppelin airships that flew over Lithuania in the early twentieth century, which their shape resembles. This atlas has 35 Lithuania dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

35 dishes.

Aguonų pienasAguonų pienasGround poppy seeds steeped in water and sweetened, poured over kūčiukaiBalandėliaiBalandėliai'Little doves': cabbage rolls of meat and rice, stewed.ČeburekaiČeburekaiDeep-fried half-moon pastry of minced meat, eaten hot from marketsCepelinaiCepelinaiZeppelin-shaped potato dumplings stuffed with meat, bacon-cream sauce; national dish.Dark rye breadDark rye breadHeavy sour dark rye, the sacred everyday loaf.DžiugasDžiugasHard aged cow's cheese, crystalline and salty, shaved over salads.Fried breadFried breadGarlic-rubbed fried rye sticks with cheese sauce; beer snack.GiraGiraLithuanian kvass brewed from rye bread or caraway.GlintveinasGlintveinasMulled red wine with honey and spices at Christmas marketsGrybukaiGrybukaiSpiced biscuits shaped and glazed to look like little mushroomsKastinysKastinysWhipped sour cream churned with butter, poured over hot potatoes.KibinaiKibinaiKaraite crescent pies of mutton and onion, from Trakai.KoldūnaiKoldūnaiBoiled half-moon dumplings filled with meat or curd, served with sour cream.KrupnikasKrupnikasSpiced honey liqueur warmed in winter and poured at celebrationsKūčiukaiKūčiukaiSmall hard poppy seed biscuits soaked in poppy milk on Christmas EveKugelisKugelisDense baked potato pudding with bacon, sour cream.LašiniaiLašiniaiSalt-cured pork fatback eaten cold on black bread with onion.Lithuanian farmhouse aleLithuanian farmhouse aleUnfiltered raw farmhouse beer, fruity and cloudy, poured from the barrel.Marinuoti grybaiMarinuoti grybaiForest mushrooms jarred in vinegar with onion, opened for guestsMidusMidusAncient Baltic honey mead, a ceremonial strong drink.Potato pancakesPotato pancakesCrisp grated-potato pancakes with sour cream.Rauginti agurkaiRauginti agurkaiCucumbers soured in brine with dill and horseradish, eaten with potatoesRauginti kopūstaiRauginti kopūstaiBarrel sauerkraut eaten cold with oil or stewed with pork ribs.RūgpienisRūgpienisNaturally soured milk poured over hot boiled potatoes in summerŠakotisŠakotisSpiky spit-baked 'tree cake' for weddings and celebrations.ŠaltibarščiaiŠaltibarščiaiShocking-pink cold beet-kefir soup with hot potatoes.SkilandisSkilandisSmoked, dried sausage stuffed into a pig's stomach, sliced thin.SkruzdėlynasSkruzdėlynasAnthill cake of fried dough strips heaped with honey and poppy seeds.SpurgosSpurgosCurd or yeast doughnuts fried and rolled in sugarStarkaStarkaAmber rye spirit aged in oak with apple and linden leaves.TinginysTinginys'Lazy' no-bake chocolate-biscuit log with condensed milk.Trejos devyneriosTrejos devyneriosBitter herbal liqueur made from twenty-seven herbs, roots and spicesVarškės sūrelisVarškės sūrelisSweet curd bar coated in chocolate, sold chilledVėdaraiVėdaraiPotato sausage: intestines stuffed with grated potato, baked.ŽagarėliaiŽagarėliaiThin twisted ribbons of fried dough dusted with icing sugar.

  • Aguonų pienas

    Ground poppy seeds steeped in water and sweetened, poured over kūčiukai. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 10 minutes cooking.…

  • Balandėliai

    ‘Little doves’: cabbage rolls of meat and rice, stewed. Ready in 45 minutes prep and 1 hour 30 minutes cooking.…

  • Čeburekai

    Deep-fried half-moon pastry of minced meat, eaten hot from markets. Ready in 45 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking. About…

  • Dark rye bread

    Heavy sour dark rye, the sacred everyday loaf. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 30 min cooking. 1…

  • Džiugas

    Hard aged cow’s cheese, crystalline and salty, shaved over salads. A cheese & dairy recipe from Lithuania.

  • Fried bread

    Garlic-rubbed fried rye sticks with cheese sauce; beer snack. Ready in 10 min prep and 15 min cooking. 4 servings.…

  • Glintveinas

    Mulled red wine with honey and spices at Christmas markets. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking. Serves…

  • Gira

    Lithuanian kvass brewed from rye bread or caraway. Ready in 20 min prep and 30 min cooking. About 4 litres.…

  • Grybukai

    Spiced biscuits shaped and glazed to look like little mushrooms. Ready in 1 hour 30 minutes prep and 20 minutes…

  • Kastinys

    Whipped sour cream churned with butter, poured over hot potatoes. 30 min to prepare. Makes about 500 g. A cheese…