Mid-March saw Latvian residents rushing to empty grocery store shelves of buckwheat (or griķi to give it its proper Latvian name). What to do with it all now, as we're pretty sure you haven't eaten it yet?
Food & drink
The amazing potato was first cultivated in Latvia in the 17th century. By the 18th century, mansion cooks had already developed recipes. Take a look at two spud-tacular dishes from 1796!
During the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people are thinking about ways to strengthen their immunity. Vitamin bombs grow all around - Latvians surely notice them and rush to get their weeds on the table.
The industry association representing Lithuanian dairy manufacturers is warning of the potential for a "dairy war" to break out between suppliers in the Baltic states.
A 24-hour food innovation hackathon where 100 participants from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Netherlands, Croatia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Saudi Arabia developed new ideas for more sustainable food industry solutions was held on February 18-19 at the Spīdola cultural center.
Rye bread has always been one of the most important and distinctive parts of Latvia's culinary heritage and now visitors to the country have a chance to pursue a stomach-filling tour during which they can find out about this incomparable comestible in its most authentic and tasty forms.
Expert cooks from across the five cultural regions of Latvia gathered last weekend at the Hanzas perons cultural space to show off their goods all in one place, as part of the Novadu garša (regional flavors) initiative.
Listed shipper AS Tallink Grupp has acquired exclusive development rights for global fast food chain Burger King in the Baltic states, the first Burger King restaurants are planned to be opened in Tallinn this winter and the first restaurants in Latvia and Lithuania in the first half of 2020.
This year's season in Latvian beekeeping has been fairly good, with an average of 25-30 kilograms of honey being collected from one bee colony, estimates the Latvian Beekeeping Society (LBB), according to LSM's Latvian language service.
This recipe is taken from "Īsakūd Latgolā", a program on Latvian Television exploring the culinary delights of the Latgale region in Latvia. Today's recipe comes under the peculiar name of "guļbešņīki", which derives from "guļbi", Latgalian for "potatoes".
This recipe is taken from "Īsakūd Latgolā", a program on Latvian Television exploring the culinary delights of the Latgale region in Latvia. Today's recipe is "grūslis", the name of which comes from the verb "sagrūstīt" or "to crush" due to the seemingly crushed texture of the dish.
This recipe is taken from "Īsakūd Latgolā", a program on Latvian Television exploring the culinary delights of the Latgale region in Latvia. Today's recipe is "sirņiki", an Eastern Slavic traditional dish which long ago crossed the border from Belarus into Latgale to become part of the local cuisine.
This recipe is taken from "Īsakūd Latgolā", a program on Latvian Television exploring the culinary delights of the Latgale region in Latvia. Today's recipe is sauerkraut soup. Whereas in other parts of Latvia sauerkraut soup is made with potatoes, carrots and groats, the Latgalian version consists of "bare" sauerkraut with a hearty portion of bacon - just the thing for a cold winter day.
This recipe is taken from "Īsakūd Latgolā", a program on Latvian Television exploring the culinary delights of the Latgale region in Latvia. Today's recipe is "kļockas", the crowning dish of any festive feast in Latgale.
This recipe is taken from "Īsakūd Latgolā", a program on Latvian Television exploring the culinary delights of the Latgale region in Latvia. With several rivers and hundreds of lakes, Latgale is particularly strong when it comes to the use of freshwater fish in its cuisine. This one has the benefit of not requiring any specific species - whatever you catch can go into the pot.