A FOOD TRADITION
Lithuanian Cuisine
Lithuanian cuisine combines potato-based staples, rye and dairy products, preserved meats, mushrooms, berries, and distinctive regional traditions.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Šaltanosiai
Šaltanosiai are Lithuanian cold dumplings made from egg dough and filled with sweetened blueberries.
Šaltibarščiai
Šaltibarščiai is a chilled Lithuanian beetroot soup made creamy with buttermilk and commonly finished with cucumber, herbs, sour cream, and egg.
Šaltiena
A Lithuanian savory pork aspic made by simmering collagen-rich pork with aromatics until the broth sets into a firm jelly, then serving it cold.
Šimtalapis
A Lithuanian layered yeast pastry made by stretching and layering dough with butter, sugar, and poppy seeds before baking.
Skilandis
Skilandis is a Lithuanian cured and smoked pork sausage seasoned with garlic and pepper and traditionally enclosed in a natural pork casing.
Skruzdėlynas
Skruzdėlynas is a Lithuanian dessert of thin fried dough pieces piled into an anthill shape and coated with honey and poppy seeds.
Sorrel Soup
A Lithuanian hot soup of sorrel and potatoes, typically finished with onion, egg, and a sour-cream garnish.
Spurgos
Spurgos are Lithuanian deep-fried doughnuts made from a sweet enriched dough and served plain, sugared, or filled with preserve.
Tinginys
Tinginys is a Lithuanian no-bake dessert of crushed tea biscuits bound with butter, sweetened condensed milk, and cocoa.
Varškėčiai
Varškėčiai are Lithuanian pan-fried curd-cheese pancakes made with fresh curd cheese, egg, wheat flour, and sugar.
Vėdarai
Vėdarai are potato-filled pork-intestine sausages baked or otherwise cooked until the casing is browned and the filling is tender.
Virtiniai
Virtiniai are Lithuanian boiled filled dumplings made with wheat-flour dough and commonly filled with potato, fresh curd cheese, meat, or fruit.
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