A FOOD TRADITION
Latvian Cuisine
A seasonal Baltic cooking tradition centered on rye bread, potatoes, grains, dairy, pork, forest produce, and preserved fish and vegetables.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Apple Cake (Ābolkūka)
Latvian ābolkūka is a baked apple cake made with a sweet wheat batter containing egg, sugar, and usually butter.
Baked Pork Ribs
Pork ribs are seasoned and slowly baked until tender for a straightforward Latvian-style main dish.
Barley Porridge (Miežu Putra)
A Latvian breakfast porridge made by simmering barley with milk or water and seasoning it with salt, with sugar or butter used in some versions.
Blood Sausage (Asinsdesa)
Latvian blood sausage is a stuffed sausage made with pork blood, pork, and cereal grains, commonly barley, seasoned and cooked before serving.
Bramboráky
A Czech savory pancake made from grated potatoes mixed with flour, egg, garlic, and caraway, then fried until crisp.
Buckwheat Porridge (Griķu Putra)
A Latvian hot porridge of simmered buckwheat groats, typically seasoned with salt and finished with butter, with milk used in some preparations.
Cold Beet Soup (Aukstā Zupa)
A chilled Latvian soup combining cooked beetroot, buttermilk, cucumber, green onion, dill, and often boiled egg.
cold borscht
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Cottage Cheese Pancakes (Biezpiena Plācenīši)
Latvian cottage cheese pancakes are pan-fried sweet or lightly sweetened cakes made from fresh curd cheese with egg and flour.
Cottage Cheese Tart (Biezpiena Plātsmaize)
Biezpiena plātsmaize is a Latvian open tart with a wheat pastry base and a sweet baked cottage-cheese filling.
Cranberry Kissel (Dzērveņu Ķīselis)
A Latvian fruit dessert made by cooking cranberries with water and sugar and thickening the mixture with starch.
Cranberry Semolina Mousse (Debesmanna)
A Latvian whipped dessert made by cooking cranberries with water, sugar, and wheat semolina before cooling it into a light mousse.
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