Lithuania
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A strong herbal vodka steeped with 27 different herbs, one of Lithuania's best-known traditional bitters.
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Apple Cheese
Obuolių sūris
A traditional dessert of dried, stewed apples pressed into a cheese-like form, flavored with cinnamon and ginger.
Lithuania
Baked Curd-Cheese Pudding
Varškės apkepas
Baked curd-cheese casserole/custard.
Estonia
Baltic Porter
Baltijos porteris
A strong, dark, cold-fermented beer style unique to the Baltic region, with rich malt, dried fruit, and chocolate notes.
Lithuania
Bilberries
Šilauogės
Wild forest bilberries used in Lithuanian pies, dumplings and preserves.
Estonia
Birch Sap
Kasemahl
Fresh birch sap collected in spring, sometimes fermented into sour beverage, a traditional Seto region drink.
Lithuania
Bird's Milk Cake
Птичье молоко
Bird's Milk Cake is a Soviet-era chocolate-covered soufflé cake with airy filling and thin sponge layers.
Lithuania
Cabbage Rolls
Balandėliai
Cabbage leaves stuffed with minced meat and rice, braised in tomato sauce.
Lithuania
Caraway Cheese
Kmynų Sūris
Pale yellow cheese studded with caraway seeds, a Lithuanian market favorite.
Lithuania
Ceremonial Bread
Ragaišis
Braided rye-and-wheat ceremonial loaf baked for weddings and celebrations.
Estonia
Chanterelles
Kukeseened
Golden chanterelle mushrooms, the most popular wild mushroom in Estonia, used in creamy sauces and dishes.
Lithuania
Christmas Eve Rolls
Kūčiukai
Small, slightly sweet poppy seed rolls baked for Kūčios (Christmas Eve), served soaked in poppy seed milk.
Lithuania
Cold Beet Soup
Šaltibarščiai
A shocking-pink cold summer soup of beets and kefir or buttermilk, with cucumbers, dill, and hard-boiled eggs, served with hot boiled potatoes.
Lithuania
Cranberries
Spanguolės
Wild cranberries from Lithuanian bogs, used in kissel, sauces and preserves.
Lithuania
Curd Cheese
Lietuviškas varškės sūris
Traditional cow's milk curd cheese with a distinctive triangular shape, eaten fresh, baked, dried, or smoked, often with honey.
Lithuania
Curd Cheese Pancakes
Varškėčiai
Golden pan-fried pancakes made from farmer's curd cheese, eggs, and flour, served with sour cream and jam.
Lithuania
Curd Cheesecake
Varškės Tortas
Baked cheesecake made with Lithuanian curd cheese, often topped with fruit.
Lithuania
Curd Doughnuts
Varškės spurgos
Deep-fried doughnuts made with curd cheese, sometimes filled with preserves, dusted with powdered sugar.
Lithuania
Curd Dumplings
Virtinukai
Boiled dumplings filled with sweet curd cheese, served with sour cream or jam.
Estonia
Curd Snack
Kohuke
Sweet curd bar covered in chocolate, Estonia's most beloved snack in countless flavors from plain to berry.
Lithuania
Dainava Bitters
Trauktinė Dainava
A PGI-status fruit bitters liqueur made with apple, rowanberry, cherry, cranberry, and blueberry juices by Stumbras distillery.
Lithuania
Dark Rye Bread
Juoda duona
Dense, sour, dark rye bread baked with a long fermentation starter, the foundation of every Lithuanian meal.
Dzūkija, Lithuania
Dzūkian Potato Snaps
Švilpikai
Oven-baked potato snaps made from leftover mashed potatoes, served with a spirgai cream sauce.
Lithuania
Džiugas Cheese
Džiugas
A hard cow's milk cheese ripened for at least 12 months, with Protected Geographical Indication status in the EU.
Latvia
Fresh Curd Cheese
Varškė
Fresh curd/quark; overlaps kodujuust and Latvian biezpiens
Lithuania
Fried Garlic Bread
Kepta duona
Thin strips of dark rye bread fried until crisp and rubbed with garlic, often topped with cheese or mayonnaise.
Lithuania
Honey Anthill Pastry
Skruzdėlynas
Individual pastries stacked into a cone, glazed with honey and sprinkled with poppy seeds and nuts.
Lithuania
Hot Borscht
Barščiai
Hot beet soup served with sour cream or buttermilk, sometimes enriched with Boletus mushrooms.
Lithuania
Hundred-Layer Pastry
Šimtalapis
A laminated dough pastry with hundreds of buttery layers, introduced to Lithuania by Tatars and modified locally.
Estonia
Jellied Meat
Sült
Pork meat jelly made from trotters and hocks simmered for hours until gelatinous, a classic holiday appetizer.
Lithuania
Kefir
Kefyras
A cultured milk drink with a clean lactic tang, lightly thick body, and refreshing acidity.
Belarus
Kholodets
Холодец
Kholodets is a meat aspic made from pork or beef bones slow-cooked until collagen releases, then chilled until set, clear firm jelly with tender meat pieces, served with horseradish or mustard.
Lithuania
Kissel
Кісель
A Polish fruit dessert of fruit juice or water thickened with potato starch, served warm or cold. A rustic, sweet-tart dessert, a home-cooked classic, served with bread or alone.
Lithuania
Kołduny
Калдуны
A Polish-Lithuanian dumpling from the eastern Kresy, filled with meat or mushrooms, smaller than pierogi. A regional specialty, hearty and savory, served in broth or with butter, a Kresy classic.
Lithuania
Krupnikas Honey Liqueur
Krupnikas
A traditional honey liqueur dating from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, spiced with herbs and honey.
Belarus
Kvas
Gira
Kvas is a naturally fermented rye-bread drink with a lightly sour, malty flavour and gentle carbonation.