🇱🇹 Lithuania
Cuisine of Lithuania
Lithuanian cuisine is a hearty and rustic culinary tradition shaped by its cool, wet northern climate and rich history. It emphasizes root vegetables, grains, dairy, and preserved foods, blending local farming with influences from German, Polish, and Eastern cultures to create simple yet flavorful dishes perfect for all seasons.
Signature Ingredients
PotatoesRyeBeetsDairy products (cheese, sour cream)Barley
Local Specialties
Å akotis
tree cake
Kibinai
pastry with meat filling
VÄ—darai
potato-stuffed sausages
Curd cheese
varškė
Black rye bread
juoda duona