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Latvia’s cuisine is based on natural ingredients such as wheat, fruits, cream and milk. Many dishes are seasonal or associated with calendar festivals or other events. Here are a few things you might try when you’re there:
A common Latvian snack food, Piragi are small, glazed buns filled with minced meat or smoked bacon. They were traditionally made by the farming families of Latvia’s countryside, using home-grown wheat to make the dough. Although the exact time when Piragi were first made is unknown, it is believed its history is at least a thousand years old.Read More