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Food & Drink
As part of Rīga's annual city festival, a grand cake-off will take place in August with bakers and patissiers from far and wide battling for iced sponge supremacy.
Ten years ago the 'Sklandrausis' festival was first held in Talsi municipality Dundaga, but on Saturday, July 22, the local government is organizing its sixth festival.
As Latvian climate has changed over the last decade, the cultivation of watermelons and melons has not only turned into a hobby level for many but is also grown on fields for trade, Zemgale television reported on July 3.
The situation with potato harvest varies greatly among Latvia's regions is very different, and July will be crucial, said Māris Narvils, senior horticulture expert at the Latvian Rural Consulting and Education Center, in an interview with Latvian Radio on June 30.
EIT Food – which describes itself as "the world’s largest food innovation community" – is holding its 2023 Annual Event in Rīga, Latvia on 27-28 June, uniting stakeholders across the food innovation community.
The area used for organic agricultural production in the EU continues to increase, according to Eurostat data published June 22.
The Latvian eastern region of Latgale has started this summer with dry and hot weather. Beekeeper Inese Zeiļuka from the eastern border area told Latvian Radio that although many think bees like the hot weather, it is not true in extreme cases and honey harvesting might not go well.
Jāņu cheese has always been a Latvian staple especially for Midsummer celebrations and all year round. Seasoned cheesemakers have each their own recipe, but LSM's Latvian-language service has published one for beginners – simple and delicious.
Due to dry and hot weather in Latvia, potato plants have suffered greatly, said Māris Narvils, senior horticulture expert at the Latvian Rural Consulting and Education Center, LSM's Latvian-language service reported Friday.
Several Nordic countries have started a consumer boycott of the food manufacturer Mondelez, maker of snacks including Oreo and Toblerone, over its continued operations in warmongering state Russia, reports Latvian Television's Brussels correspondent Ilze Nagla.
What would summer be without ice cream? Not just in sun-kissed states does everyone love the sweet, creamy treat but also people in the Baltics are avid consumers of frozen desserts. Here are some facts and figures about thus seasonal treat that you might find interesting.
This year has not been easy for farmers – frost, flooding, and drought, sometimes all three, have affected most. The strawberry farm "Zemeņu ieleja" has experienced it all. Still, there will be strawberry yields, as the first berries are already red, Latvian Television reported on June 11.
This summer, mushroom yields are likely to be adversely affected by drought, the Latvian National Museum of Natural History's mycologist Inita Dāniele told LETA on June 8.
The 2023 edition of the Latvian Song and Dance Festival will gather over 40,000 participants in Rīga – that's participants, not spectators.
Various so-called 'superfoods' have enjoyed a surge in popularity in recent years for their supposedly sensational health benefits. A recent feature from LSM's Latvian language service examined whether various traditional Latvian dishes qualify as superfoods.
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