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Lithuanian Cuisine

↳ from Vilnius, Lithuania

Potato-heavy comfort food: cepelinai (stuffed dumplings), šaltibarščiai (pink cold soup) and kugelis. Mead and midus are also traditional.

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Specialties

History

The cuisine took German and Jewish influences, and cepelinai became popular after potatoes arrived in the 1700s.

Ingredients

  • Potato
  • Pork
  • Curd cheese
  • Beetroot
  • Kefir
  • Dill
  • Rye bread

How it's made

  1. Grate and press potatoes
  2. Fill with meat or curd
  3. Boil like a dumpling
  4. Serve with sour cream and bacon
  5. Eat cold beet soup in summer
to drink

What Lithuania drinks

Midus (mead), Švyturys beer, gira (kvass)

Ratings & notes

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