DISH RESEARCH · Dish
Kastinys
Samogitian cultured dairy spread of sour cream and butter seasoned with caraway.
About Kastinys
Kastinys is a traditional Samogitian dairy preparation made by working sour cream into butter. This profile follows a concise Lithuanian traditional-food recipe seasoned with caraway and salt.
Sour cream gives it a clean cultured tang, while butter makes the flavour rich and rounded. Caraway adds a warm, earthy aroma and salt sharpens the otherwise simple dairy base.
The finished kastinys is pale, smooth and dense enough to hold soft ridges when spooned. It spreads easily when cool, with small caraway seeds visible through the creamy white mixture.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Kastinys
Samogitian Kastinys with Sour Cream, Butter and Caraway.
- Sour creamCultured dairy base
- ButterRich cohesive body
- Caraway seedWarm aromatic seasoning
- SaltSeasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Sour cream:
- Butter:
- Caraway seed:
- Salt:
Origins & food traditions
The Lithuanian National Culture Centre's traditional-food collection identifies kastinys as an old, original Samogitian sour-cream butter and supplies the complete sour cream, butter, caraway and salt recipe selected here. Lithuania Travel's rural-tourism guide independently describes kastinys as a traditional Samogitian dish and confirms sour cream and butter as the festive form, with caraway among the traditional seasonings.
Countries
- Lithuania
- LithuaniaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Lithuanian Cuisine
- Samogitian Cuisine
- Lithuanian CuisineCatalogue link pending review