Food & drink
Food & Drink
After winter unexpectedly returned last week, gardening is a top priority for many. There are increasing calls to sow and grow the varieties that once characterized Latvia, but for many, the seeds are no longer available and a lot of work is needed to get them back into our gardens, Latvian Radio reported on April 28.
Rīga's Central Market is a major landmark and tourist attraction in the Latvian capital. Trading in and around some old Zeppelin hangars, it is an eye-catching sight. However, what has caught the eye of Latvian Radio's investigative show Atvērtie Faili (Open Files) are products that are openly sold despite being well past their expiry dates. In some cases, these products are not only expired but have had faked expiry dates added to make it look as though they are still legitimate.
As of September 1, for food items, price tags will have to indicate the country of origin, according to amendments to the law supported by the Saeima on Thursday, April 25, in the third final reading.
The Central Market is one of Riga's most popular tourist attractions, and tens of thousands of local residents visit it daily. It hasn't seen a change for quite some time, and responsible bodies are thinking about how to develop it further, Latvian Television reported April 18.
Food and beverages are currently not included on the list of European Union sanctions against Russia and Belarus for their part in the invasion of Ukraine, but lawmakers in Latvia are considering the possibility of introducing measures at a national level to restrict their availability, at least in the sphere of public procurement.
The founders of the Latvian company "Kalve Coffee", Gatis Zēmanis and Raimonds Selga have proven that even in a saturated market, you can create a successful business. They roast, grind and package coffee, sell it direct to offices and also serve it in their own cafes.
The first Latvian strawberries could be ready in the second half of May, strawberry growers surveyed by LETA said.
The Social and Labor Affairs Committee of the Saeima has expressed support for legal changes that would ban the sale of alcoholic beverages on weekdays and Saturdays between the hours of 20:00 and 10:00. However, another proposal to prohibit retail alcohol sales on Sundays from 15:00 was not supported.
April in Latvia is synonymous with drinking the freshly tapped sap of the birch tree.
Meat lovers in Latvia were paying 4% more for their chops, burgers, wings and steaks in February 2024 than a year earlier, according to Eurostat data published April 5.
In greenhouses, harvest time will start in mid-April and this year's vegetable harvest promises to be good, Latvian Television reported on April 1.
Most of us have bought a pack or two of eggs over the past few days. Observations show that the eggs you have bought this year are more likely to have come from happy chickens, Latvian Radio reports.
Where there is Easter, there are eggs, and where there are eggs there is salt, and where there is salt is the question of whether you're eating too much of the stuff.
Central Statistical Bureau provisional data published on March 22 show that in 2023 meat production dropped – 91.0 thousand tonnes of meat were produced, which is 3.2 thousand tonnes or 3.4 % less than in 2022.
At least a thousand candy wrappers produced in Latvia – and not only – have been compiled in one collection. Its creator, Arnita Ķerubine, says this is history too, only from a different perspective. The collection is now in Daugavpils, LRT+ reported on March 20.
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