Lithuania
Lazy Cake
Tinginys
A no-bake dessert made from crushed biscuits, cocoa, butter, sugar, and condensed milk, rolled into a log.
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Lithuania
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Lithuanian Beef Rolls
Suktiniai
Thin pounded beef or pork rolled up with filling and braised; also known as zrazai.
Lithuania
Lithuanian Crepes
Blynai
Thin crepes or yeast-risen pancakes, sometimes mixed with grated apple or potato, filled with meat, cheese, or mushrooms.
Lithuania
Lithuanian Dough Squares
Skryliai
Homemade pasta-like dough squares boiled and served with bacon, sour cream, or mushroom sauce.
Lithuania
Lithuanian Farmhouse Beer
Alus
Naturally fermented farmhouse beer brewed with unique regional yeasts passed down through generations.
Lithuania
Lithuanian Honey Cake
Meduolis
Spiced honey cake with thin layers and a dark, sticky crumb.
Lithuania
Lithuanian Peasant Stew
Šiupinys
Thick peasant stew of mixed meat, groats and vegetables.
Lithuania
Lithuanian Potato Dumplings
Cepelinai
The national dish of Lithuania: large potato dumplings stuffed with spiced ground meat, served with bacon, pork rinds, and sour cream sauce.
Lithuania
Lithuanian Potato Dumplings
Kukuliai
Ball-shaped potato dumplings similar to gnocchi, flavored with marjoram, served with bacon-onion mix or sour cream.
Lithuania
Lithuanian Potato Pudding
Kugelis
A baked potato pudding made with grated potatoes, eggs, milk, and bacon, served with sour cream or spirgai.
Lithuania
Mead
Midus
Ancient Lithuanian mead made from honey and water simmered with thyme, lemon, cinnamon, juniper berries, and hops.
Lithuania
Mushroom Cookies
Grybukai
Mushroom-shaped baked cookies coated with chocolate and white icing, made from sponge cake or gingerbread dough.
Bulgaria
Olivier Salad
Салат Оливье
Olivier salad is a Russian potato salad of diced vegetables, meat, eggs, and mayonnaise.
Lithuania
Peas with Cracklings
Žirniai su spirgučiais
Dried yellow peas boiled soft and topped with crispy bacon cracklings and fried onions.
Estonia
Pickled Cucumbers
Hapukurk
Traditional pickled cucumbers with dill, blackcurrant leaves and garlic, essential condiment and preservation method.
Lithuania
Pickled Herring
Silkė
Herring marinated, pickled, or served in sour cream with onions, a staple appetizer throughout Lithuania.
Lithuania
Poppy-Seed Milk
Aguonų pienas
Poppy-seed "milk" served with kuciukai at Kūčios.
Estonia
Porcini
Herkkutatti
Wild porcini mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized in Finnish cuisine for its rich nutty flavor and firm texture.
Lithuania
Pork Ribs with Sauerkraut
Šonkauliai su kopūstais
Smoked pork ribs braised with sauerkraut, a rich traditional Lithuanian main.
Lithuania
Potato Pancakes
Bulviniai blynai
Crispy pancakes made from grated raw potatoes, served with sour cream and spirgai.
Lithuania
Potato-Stuffed Sausage
Vėdarai
Pork intestines stuffed with grated potato mash, baked until crisp and served with bacon and onion.
Lithuania
Saffron Milk Caps
Raudonikės
Orange-latex mushrooms traditionally pickled in brine and eaten with sour cream.
Samogitia, Lithuania
Samogitian Herring-and-Onion Soup
Cibulinė
Samogitian herring-and-onion soup from the Žemaitija coast.
Samogitia, Lithuania
Samogitian Pancakes
Žemaičių blynai
Flat oval potato pancakes filled with diced cooked pork, dipped in flour and fried until golden.
Samogitia, Lithuania
Samogitian Sour-Cream Spread
Kastinys
Sour cream kneaded and washed until it forms a soft spread, a traditional Samogitian dish registered as an EU Traditional Speciality Guaranteed.
Finland
Sea Buckthorn
Tyrni
Orange berry rich in vitamin C, grows on coasts, tart and aromatic, used in juices, jams, and desserts.
Armenia
Shashlik
Шашлық
Shashlik is marinated meat grilled on skewers with onion and rendered fat, a shared Eurasian form rather than a single national dish.
Lithuania
Skilandis Smoked Sausage
Skilandis
A pig stomach stuffed with minced meat and garlic, cold-smoked for four weeks, registered as an EU Traditional Speciality Guaranteed.
Lithuania
Smoked Bream
Rūkyta karšis
Hot-smoked bream from the Curonian Lagoon, a coastal specialty served with dark rye bread and beer.
Lithuania
Smoked Carp
Rūkytas Karpis
Cold-smoked carp served at the Lithuanian Christmas Eve table.
Lithuania
Smoked Eel
Rūkyta ungurys
Cold or hot smoked eel, a delicacy from the Curonian Spit and Baltic coast, served with rye bread.
Lithuania
Smoked Pork Back Fat
Lašiniai
Smoked non-rendered pork underskin fat, sliced thin and served on dark rye bread with onions and horseradish.
Lithuania
Sorrel Soup
Lapienė
Creamy soup made from braised sorrel or spinach in a broth enriched with sour cream.
Trakai, Lithuania
Trakai Karaite Meat Pastry
Kibinai
Pastry pockets filled with mutton and onions, a traditional Karaite dish from Trakai.
Podlasie, Lithuania
Tree Cake
Šakotis
A spit cake grilled layer by layer into a distinctive branching tree shape, a centerpiece of Lithuanian weddings.
Lithuania
Twisted Pastries
Žagarėliai
Thin, twisted deep-fried pastries dusted with powdered sugar, similar to Scandinavian klejner.