Traditional Lithuanian cuisine is quite simple and familiar to us. If not in terms of cooking methods, then in terms of products. You will not find any special exotics, which makes people with poor health and mothers who come to Lithuania with small children happy.
Potatoes and other vegetables are cooked here, there are borsch and soups, people love dumplings and dumplings. In honor of people and pork and veal, and fish, and all sorts of greens. So you will definitely not stay hungry in benevolent Lithuania.
But among Lithuanian dishes there are some unusual ones. At least by their names. We have selected several national dishes of Lithuania for you, and we recommend you to try them.
Skilandis - raw smoked pork meat in pork stomach, a very tasty and hearty dish that can be found in many restaurants.
Kibinai - patties filled with minced meat, a good appetizer or just an opportunity to have a snack.
Zeppelins or dijkukuliai, huge dumplings made of raw and boiled grated potatoes filled with minced meat (cottage cheese and other ingredients). Zeppelins are served with sour cream and fried lard.
Gemeiciai potato pancakes, a traditional meat-filled dish popular throughout the country, although it originated in Gemeitia.
The original Shakotis cake is also popular in Poland. It is baked from egg dough on an open fire. It is considered a wedding dish.
But the drinks of Lithuania are not as simple as it may seem. Of course, there is the usual and quite tasty kvass. But alcoholic drinks are also very popular. For example, bison tincture is known outside the country. There is also delicious honey and krupnikas. This is a strong alcoholic beverage traditional for Lithuania and other countries of the region, resembling a liqueur. Honey and spices such as nutmeg, ginger, cloves and others are added to it.
And, of course, we cannot fail to mention beer. The region of Biržai is full of breweries that produce many varieties of this wonderful drink.
