Typical Latvian food and drinks

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Typical Latvian food and drinks
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The contemporary Latvian menu

• On an average day Latvians usually have a
  moderate breakfast coffee or tea, sandwiches,
  milk, a boiled egg or omelette. Lunch in Latvia
  is eaten between midday and three oclock. People
  usually eat hot lunch which consists of fried
  meat or fish, potatoes, rice, buckwheat and a
  fresh salad. Some people eat soup as well. Many
  different kind of desserts are eaten which are
  made of dairy products and fruit.
• At lunch time Latvians drink fruit juices,
  cultured milk (kefirs), milk, tea or coffee.
• On arriving home from work, a second lunch or
  supper, is made. It consists of hot meals, soups,
  milk soups, etc.

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Typical Latvian food and drinks

• Jani Summer Solstice Cheese

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Jani Summer Solstice Cheese

• Today the most popular celebration in Latvia
  is Jani (the summer solstice) and the main Jani
  foods are cheese and beer which are found on
  every Jani festive table.It is usually made of
  dry cottage cheese, milk, sour cream, eggs,
  butter, salt and caraway seeds. The ways how to
  prepare the summer solstice cheese dates back
  into distant ages.

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Typical Latvian food and drinks Latvian Beer
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Latvian Beer

• Brewing traditions in Latvia date back into
  prehistory. Today there are many breweries
  large and small. The largest and oldest breweries
  are Cesu and Aldaris, but there are numerous
  more. As soon as the warm spring sun appears ,
  beer gardens and terraces appear everywhere
  serving beer with tasty snacks.

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Typical Latvian food and drinks

• Rye bread

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Rye bread

• Black bread plays a very important role in
  Latvians life.It is unlike other rye breads you
  can have tasted and it is still made according to
  old recipes and is often hand made.Latvian meals
  are always served with bread of some type. Black
  Rye bread is usually made of rye flour,
  buttermilk, salt, water and caraway seeds to
  taste.

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Typical Latvian food and drinks

• Grey peas with bacon

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Grey peas with bacon

• Grey peas with bacon are usually prepared for
  Christmas time, but it can be eaten as a main
  dish, as well. People prefer to have it together
  with buttermilk or sour milk.

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Typical Latvian food and drinks

• Piragi Bacon rolls

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Piragi Bacon rolls

• These buns can be used as appetizers, as part
  of a light lunch (with cup of bouillon) or as a
  part of a party table. They are best straight
  from the oven, but can be eaten frozen or
  re-heated as well. Usually they are made from
  flour, milk, pork, onions, yeast, sugar, salt and
  eggs. It is always prepared for Christmas .

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Typical Latvian food and drinks Riga Black
Balsam
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Riga Black Balsam

• Riga Black Balsam is a traditional Latvian
  herbal liquer made with many different natural
  ingredients mixed in pure vodka. Everyone can
  drink it as it is or you can make many cocktails
  using it. The traditional recipy is based on a
  composition of 24 different ingredients like
  plants, flowers, buds, juices, roots, oils and
  berries prepared in oak barrels. Over time,
  experts from many countries have given it more
  than 30 awards at international fairs.

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Typical Latvian food and drinks

• Sklandu raui Vegetable tarts
• Apple slice

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Sklandu raui Vegetable tartsApple slice

• Vegetable tarts sklandu raui are mainly
  eaten in Kurzeme region. They are made of rye or
  wheat flour, margarine, sugar, salt and eggs. For
  the filling potatoes or carrots and sour cream
  are usually used.
• As apple trees are commonly found in Latvian
  gardens, many meals are prepared with apples
  inside.Apple slice is one of the simpliest pies
  and can be prepared in a short time. The main
  ingredients flour, milk, yeast, butter, sugar,
  eggs, salt and apples for topping.

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Typical Latvian food and drinks

• Pork in aspic
• Sorrel soup

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Pork in aspicSorrel soup

• As Latvian main course consists of meat eaten
  almost every day, many meals are made of pork.
  Pork in aspic consists of pork, of course, and
  many flavouring vegetables onions, carrots,
  parsley,celery, pepper, bay leaves, salt.
• Sorrels are grown for its young leaves which
  are used raw or cooked. Sorrel soup is made of
  water, pork, carrots, onions, parsley, fat, pearl
  barley, eggs, salt, sour cream, dills and
  sorrels, of course. It is very healthy and
  dietary.

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Typical Latvian food and drinks

• Baked pork ribs with sautéed sauerkraut and
  boiled potatoes
• Fish cooked in milk with boiled potatoes

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Baked pork ribs Fish cooked in milk

• Small fishing villages along the Kurzeme
  coastline are perfect for exploring the Baltic
  fishermans way of life.
• Baked pork ribs with sauteed sauerkraut and
  fish cooked in milk are used as a main dish in
  Latvia.

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Typical Latvian food and drinks

• Debessmanna whipped cranberry dessert with milk
• Layered rye bread dessert

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DebessmannaLayered rye bread dessert

• Debessmanna is prepared using cranberries,
  black or red currants, strawberries, raspberries
  or other berries or juice. Usually water, sugar
  and semolina are added.It is served in deep
  dessert dishes and eaten with cold milk.
• Layered rye bread dessert is made of bread,
  jam, sugar, cream and vanilla essence.

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Typical Latvian food and drinks

• Herbal teas

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Herbal teas

• There is nothing more enjoyable than the fresh
  taste of herbal tea! It is the combination of
  boiling water, dried fruit, flower and herb.
  Traditionally in Latvia herbal teas are made of
  lime-blossoms, mint, St Jonhs wort, camomile,
  calendula and other herbs. Sugar or honey can be
  added to taste.

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