Traditional foods of Lithuania

1. Traditional foods Traditional foods
of Lithuaniaof Lithuania
Gastronomia de LituaniaGastronomia de Lituania

2. Lithuania and food !? Lithuania and food !?
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Lithuanian culinary Lithuanian culinary
traditions are the traditions are the
brightest in Eastern brightest in Eastern
Europe.Europe.
Lithuanians like to eat Lithuanians like to eat
good, tasty and a lot of good, tasty and a lot of
food. food.
It is said about It is said about
Lithuanian cooks that a Lithuanian cooks that a
good cook can create good cook can create
delicious food just by delicious food just by
using simple ingredients.using simple ingredients.

3. What are the most What are the most
popular ingredients?popular ingredients?
PotatoesPotatoes
RyeRye
BeetrootBeetroot
Various meatVarious meat
MushroomsMushrooms
Dairy productsDairy products

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““Cepelinai”Cepelinai”
Zeppelins are big, round Zeppelins are big, round
shaped dumplings made shaped dumplings made
from potatoes and from potatoes and
stuffedstuffed meat inside. meat inside.
They are usually served They are usually served
with mushroom sour with mushroom sour
cream. cream.
Peoples, who don’t like Peoples, who don’t like
meat, can eat the meat, can eat the
Zeppelins with curd filling Zeppelins with curd filling
inside.inside.

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““Juoda duona”Juoda duona”
This kind of bread is This kind of bread is
the oldest Lithuanian the oldest Lithuanian
traditional food. traditional food.
Lithuanian dark rye Lithuanian dark rye
bread is fresh, bread is fresh,
delicious and can be delicious and can be
eaten during eaten during
breakfast, lunch, breakfast, lunch,
dinner.dinner.

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““Šaltibarščiai”(Cold Šaltibarščiai”(Cold
BorschtBorscht// Beetroot Soup) Beetroot Soup)
Beetroot soup is a Beetroot soup is a
popular summer soup popular summer soup
because it‘s cold. because it‘s cold.
It‘s made from boiled It‘s made from boiled
eggs, cooked shredded eggs, cooked shredded
beets, cucumber, dill, beets, cucumber, dill,
green onions, kefir.green onions, kefir.
This soup is served with This soup is served with
boiled or fried potatoes boiled or fried potatoes
on the side.on the side.

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““Bulviniai blynai” Bulviniai blynai”
(Potato pancakes).(Potato pancakes).
These pancakes are These pancakes are
made from potatoes. made from potatoes.
Sometimes the meat Sometimes the meat
filling is put inside.filling is put inside.

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““Balandėliai” Balandėliai”
(Little Doves)(Little Doves)
This dish is made This dish is made
from cabbage leave from cabbage leave
stuffed with a minced stuffed with a minced
meat, rice and onion meat, rice and onion
filling. filling.

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““Grybienė” Grybienė”
(Mushroom soup)(Mushroom soup)
Mushroom is soup is Mushroom is soup is
usually made from usually made from
sour cream, various sour cream, various
spicesspices and and
mushrooms. mushrooms.
It’s often eaten with It’s often eaten with
the dark rye bread.the dark rye bread.

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““Varškės sūris”Varškės sūris”
 (Cottage Cheese)(Cottage Cheese)
Cottage cheese dishes Cottage cheese dishes
are very popular in are very popular in
Lithuania and it’s usually Lithuania and it’s usually
triangular shape. triangular shape.
There are different types There are different types
of cottage cheese.of cottage cheese.
 It can be eaten with It can be eaten with
dark rye bread or as a dark rye bread or as a
desert with jam.desert with jam.
 Sometimes Lithuanians Sometimes Lithuanians
put jello bits in it.put jello bits in it.

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Gira (Kvas) Gira (Kvas)
Gira is a fermented Gira is a fermented
drink made from drink made from
black rye bread. black rye bread.

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““šakotis” or šakotis” or
“bankuchenas”“bankuchenas”
The The name means name means
"branched tree" or "tree "branched tree" or "tree
with many branches“with many branches“..
It is baked by painting It is baked by painting
layers of dough onto a layers of dough onto a
rotating spit in a special rotating spit in a special
oven an open fire.oven an open fire.
Šakotis is one of the Šakotis is one of the
most important desserts most important desserts
especially at weddingsespecially at weddings..

13. ŠakotisŠakotis

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Skruzdėlynas Skruzdėlynas
("anthill") ("anthill")
CConsists of individual onsists of individual
pastries stacked on pastries stacked on
top of one another, top of one another,
sprinkled with poppy sprinkled with poppy
seeds and glazed seeds and glazed
with honey.with honey.

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