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Christmas Eve Food in Lithuania

10/13/2017

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Christmas Season is unarguably the biggest among all public holidays in Lithuania - much like in most Western countries. What may surprise you, however, that not Christmas itself, but rather Christmas Eve ("Kūčios") is more anticipated and has more traditions, both cultural and culinary, attached to it.

Authentic Christmas Eve celebrations encompass a variety of ceremonies and rituals, some of which date as far as Lithuania's pagan times before the end of the 14th century. Today, Christmas Eve is mostly regarded as an annual occasion to gather family and friends around the dinner table.

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How to Piss Off a Lithuanian

12/4/2013

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If you are reading about Lithuanian food, chances are that you do so because you know somebody who is Lithuanian, or maybe are planning a trip to Lithuania sometime soon.
In either case, I thought you may find the following article interesting. "How to Piss Off a Lithuanian" is a piece written on Matador Network by a travel journalist with whom I share my first name - Milda Ratkelyte. It gives you tips on how to really piss a Lithuanian off or avoid these faux pas - whatever your goal actually is :)
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Free on Kindle: Quick Fix Comfort Food Cookbook

11/27/2013

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PictureFree on Kindle Store: Nov 29-30, 2013
One of my cookbooks, “Quick Fix Comfort Food” will be given away for free at Amazon Kindle store on November 29-30*, 2013. You are cordially invited to pop by the Kindle store to download it!

*Both dates are based on the US Pacific Time.

Recipes in this book are designed for quick & simple preparations. While working on my Lithuanian recipe book, I realized that I have lots of simple and great tasting recipes, which would make a book on their own. That is how "Quick Fix Comfort Food" came to be. 
 
The recipes are not strictly Lithuanian, but a few of them were inspired by Lithuanian cuisine. Many would recognize apple or cottage cheese pancakes, crusty bites or mini fluffy cheesecakes as definite versions of Lithuanian food. And how about that rice & crab salad - most of its ingredients are so non-Lithuanian, but the salad has been wildly popular in Lithuanian for a couple of decades now.
Hope you'll enjoy it!
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Cookbook: The Best of Lithuanian Cooking

11/9/2013

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My collection of the most loved Lithuanian recipes
I have previously mentioned that I was working on a Lithuanian food cookbook. I'm so happy to announce that it has been completed and is now available on Amazon Kindle store!

The book includes a brief intro to Lithuanian cuisine, its ingredients and kitchen tools. A bunch of popular traditional recipes follow, arranged into breakfast food, soups & snacks, main courses and desserts sections.

The preview of the first pages (including the table of contents) is available Amazon. com or Amazon.co.uk.

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Foreign Influence to the Lithuanian Cuisine

3/12/2013

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PictureKibinai - adopted from Karaite cusine
As any country, Lithuania has been influenced by the neighboring (and sometimes geographically distant) countries, which shaped its culinary traditions.

Lithuanian food has much in common with Eastern and Central European (Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Ashkenazi Jewish) cooking. There are similar versions of stuffed dumplings (Lithuanian Koldūnai - similar to Polish Pierogi), pancakes (Blynai), cabbage rolls (Balandėliai), ground meat cutlets (Kotletai) and others.
Strong (and delicious!)  influence also came from Germany, introducing pork, potato and 

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Welcome to the Blog of Lithuanian Food!

2/6/2013

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Potato Zeppelins
I am happy to write this inaugural post of my blog, which will be about food. In particular - about Lithuanian food.

I would not be surprised if you have never heard about Lithuanian cuisine - as a country of 3 million people, Lithuania did not make its way into culinary manuals. But combining the flavors of Eastern European, German, Scandinavian, Russian and Jewish cooking, and adding its own twist into it, it is the kitchen worth mentioning.

So what's Lithuanian food like? Once I heard a foreigner politely referring to the national dish of Lithuania - potato zeppelins - as "a meal generous in calories". That is indeed true - many dishes are made from potatoes, meat, bacon and are liberally doused with sour cream (hungry yet?). If you not too much into that, we have plenty of less-artery-clogging options to choose from. But as for me, that is one of the reasons I love Lithuanian cuisine - it is rich, wholesome and very comforting.

Thus read on, cook, share, comment - I hope to see you here often!
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    If you are interested in Lithuanian kitchen, culinary traditions, Baltic food or are simply passionate about cooking, you've come to the right place.
    Enjoy & hope to see you often!
    Milda Brighton

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