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Latvian Cuisine

↳ from Riga, Latvia

Baltic food of rye and pork: grey peas with bacon, smoked fish, cold beetroot soup, rye bread dessert and Riga Black Balsam.

must try ↓

Specialties

  • Pelēkie Zirņi ar Speķi
  • Rupjmaize
  • Rīgas Balzams

History

German, Swedish, Russian and Polish rulers shaped Latvia's food, but rye and local produce remain central.

Ingredients

  • Rye bread
  • Grey peas
  • Bacon
  • Smoked fish
  • Sour cream
  • Lingonberries

How it's made

  1. Soak and boil grey peas
  2. Fry bacon and onion
  3. Combine and serve
  4. Pair with rye bread and kefir
to drink

What Latvia drinks

Riga Black Balsam, Aldaris beer, kvass

Ratings & notes

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