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How to Cook dishes from Lithuania
The cuisine of Lithuania
shares much with Polish cuisine, and
Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. Some dishes also show the influence
of German culinary traditions, and there even some influences
from the Karaite Jews of the Crimea!
Some popular Lithuanian soups include:
- Baršciai - The Lithuanian version of borscht (beet soup). Chopped mushrooms are often added,
and sometimes the soup may be blended with butter or sour cream.
- Bulviniu kukuliu sriuba - A soup made with minced potato shaped into balls and then boiled
in milk.
- Šaltibaršciai - A bright pink cold borscht soup, made using cooked or pickled beets and chopped
vegetables. Often served with chopped hard-boiled eggs, sour cream and hot boiled potato.
- Sauerkraut soup - A soup made from sauerkraut. Often seasoned with bay leaves, carrots, onions and pork.
- Vištos sultinys - Chicken soup
Some popular Lithuanian appetizers include:
- Idaryti kiaušiniai - Hard boiled eggs, cut in half, stuffed and garnished.
- Idaryti pomidorai - Tomatoes, cut in half, stuffed and garnished.
- Lašiniai - Pork underskin fat. Often eaten in sandwiches
with unbuttered bread and onion.
- Piršteliai prie alaus - Rolled up puff pastries.
Some popular Lithuanian main courses include:
- Balandeliai - Cabbage leaves stuffed with meat, then braised.
- Bigos - A stew made from meat (various types may be used), sausage and cabbage.
- Cepelinai (also known as "didžkukuliai") - Often considered the Lithuanian
national dish, cepelinai are potato dumplings stuffed with meat, cheese or mushrooms. They
may be garnished with onion, sour cream, or spirgai (fried pork underskin fat).
- Kedainiu blynai - Potato pancakes filled with chopped meat.
- Kibinai - Pastry with mutton and onions.
- Kotletai - Ground meat patties, served with potato and a sauce.
- Lietiniai - Thin pancakes filled with ground meat and cheese with cinnamon, or with minced sauteed mushrooms.
- Šaltnosiukai - Dumplings with lingonberries.
- Šašlykai - Cubes of pork, marinated and cooked on a skewer over a fire. The Lithuanian version of shashlik.
- Skilandis (also known as "kindziukas") - Pig stomach, stuffed with ground meat
and garlic, then smoked and matured.
- Žemaiciu blynai - Potato pancakes.
Some popular Lithuanian desserts include:
- Kuciukai (also known as "šližikai") - Small baked rolls traditionally eaten on
Christmas Eve
(Lithuanian: Kucios).
- Šakotis - A traditional Lithuanian cake, most often eaten at
wedding and birthday celebrations. It is
prepared by painting layers of batter on a rotating spit in a special oven, and has a distinctive
spikey appearance. It may be served plain, or decorated with chocolate and flower ornaments.
- Spurgos - The Lithuanian version of donuts.
- Žagareliai (sometimes known as "chrustai" or "krustai") - Twisted deep-fried pastries covered with powdered sugar.
On this page, you will find a selection of Lithuanian cookbooks.
Related pages on this web site:
By Maria Gieysztor de Gorgey
Hippocrene Books
Paperback (244 pages)
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"Art of Lithuanian Cooking is a culinary showcase of palate-pleasing regional delights." --The Midwest Book Review "Here is a collection of Lithuanian recipes that will be welcome on any table." --The International Cookbook Revue This favorite Hippocrene cookbook includes over 150 authentic Lithuanian recupes such as "Fresh Cucumber Soup," "Lithuanian Meat Pockets," "Hunter's Stew," "Potato Zeppelins," as well as delicacies like "Homemade Honey Liqueur," and "Easter Gypsy Cake." The author's introduction and easy step-by-step directions ensure that even novice cooks can create authentic, delicious Lithuanian recipes. |
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By Birute Imbrasiene
Baltos Lankos Publishing House
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This book presents recipes for traditional Lithuanian cooking at its best, with plenty of inspiration from local culinary traditions. Lithuanian cuisine is known for its simplicity; it is the product itself which above all gives the dish its flavor, followed by various additional ingredients and seasoning. The natural and healthy character of its dishes is what makes Lithuanian cuisine unique. This book is for all those who are interested in traditional Lithuanian cooking, unique recipes, or who simply wish to expand their culinary horizons. English text with 23 color photographs. |
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By Ramnas ukauskas
baltos lankos
Paperback
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Lithuania On First Aquaintance is a themed series of books aimed at presenting a concise but diversified introduction to various aspects of Lithuania. The series is designed for those who wish to get to know this unique and interesting country. |
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Lith. Cath. Press, Chicago
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