Latvia: Everyday and Celebration Foods


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:

Piragi Pastries

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

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