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20 classic dishes from Lithuania, each with a recipe to find and a video showing how it’s made.

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20 dishes

  1. 1

    Cepelinai

    Zeppelin-shaped potato dumplings stuffed with meat, in bacon sauce.

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    Šaltibarščiai

    Cold beetroot and kefir soup, bright pink, with hot potatoes.

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  3. 3

    Kugelis

    Grated potato pudding baked with bacon and egg.

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  4. 4

    Kibinai

    Karaim pastries filled with mutton and onion.

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  5. 5

    Vėdarai

    Potato sausage baked in intestine casing.

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    Balandėliai

    Cabbage rolls stuffed with mince and rice.

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    Skilandis

    Smoked, pressed pork sausage aged for months.

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    Šaltiena

    Jellied pork set in its own stock.

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    Bulviniai blynai

    Potato pancakes served with soured cream.

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  10. 10

    Koldūnai

    Dumplings filled with meat or mushrooms.

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    Žemaičių blynai

    Potato pancakes shaped around a meat filling.

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    Grybų sriuba

    Wild mushroom soup with cream and dill.

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  13. 13

    Kastinys

    Whipped soured cream with butter, eaten with potatoes.

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  14. 14

    Silkė su grybais

    Herring in mushroom or carrot sauce.

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  15. 15

    Kepta duona

    Fried rye bread sticks with garlic and cheese.

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  16. 16

    Kūčiukai

    Small poppy seed biscuits for Christmas Eve.

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    Šakotis

    Tree cake baked in layers on a rotating spit.

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    Spurgos

    Curd cheese doughnuts fried and sugared.

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    Varškėčiai

    Curd cheese fritters with jam and cream.

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    Gira

    Fermented rye bread drink served chilled.

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