The cuisine in Lithuania is characterized by the fact that the quality of food in the country is very high: there is no shortage of natural and fresh products in the country. In the menu of any Lithuanian restaurant you can find dishes of both national and European and international cuisines (many restaurants offer their visitors to try game dishes prepared according to old recipes).
Food in Lithuania
The basis of the Lithuanian diet is meat, fish, cereals, soups, vegetables, dairy products. The favorite vegetable of Lithuanians is potatoes: they boil it and eat it with sour cream, milk and cottage cheese, and also make potato pancakes, zrazy and dumplings from it.
Lithuanian cuisine has been influenced by other Eastern European cuisines, namely Belarusian, Scandinavian and Polish.
In Lithuania, you should definitely try local cuisine - vedarai (potato sausage); cepelinai (minced meat dishes with grated potatoes); smoked eel; skilandis (smoked meat), kumpis (ham of pork); meat zrazy from beef; goose stuffed with different fillings (porridge with mushrooms, apples, sauerkraut).
Where to eat in Lithuania? At your service:
- cafes and restaurants;
- inns and grill bars;
- fast food restaurants, bistros, snack bars;
- beer restaurants (in addition to beer, you can taste a variety of dishes here).
Drinks in Lithuania
Popular drinks of Lithuanians are tea, coffee, soft drinks, kvass (it is prepared on the basis of herbs, leaves, honey, raisins), caraway water, midus (alcoholic drink based on honey), beer, balms, liqueurs, liqueurs.
The beer is so popular in the country that you can get it on every corner. In addition, even soups are made from beer in Lithuania. If you are a beer connoisseur, try local brands such as Vilniaus, Utenos, Svyturys. If you are on vacation in Vilnius, visit the famous Busi trecias brewery (a guided tasting tour can be organized for you here).
Gastronomic tour to Lithuania
Going on a gastronomic tour to Vilnius, you will visit the Dvoryanskoe Nest restaurant - here you will taste Lithuanian cuisine and local drinks, as well as attend master classes where a story-presentation about Lithuanian culinary traditions will be organized for you and you will be taught how to cook some dishes.
In the restaurant you will be served by waiters in national costumes, who will serve you light snacks before your arrival - several types of herring and sausages, smoked pork ears, Lithuanian bread with garlic and cheese. For hot you will be served zeppelins (the chef will allow you to mold these potato products on your own), and for dessert - a national Lithuanian cake with tea infused with medicinal herbs.
If you wish, you can go on a gastronomic tour involving a visit to a beer factory in Utena to learn about the history of this drink, its production technology, and, of course, taste this foamy drink.
Gastronomic tour to Lithuania is a great chance to appreciate the taste of local dishes and drinks.
