Food & drink
Food & Drink
Food & Drink
Latvian ice creams are renowned for their superior taste as far away as – well, Estonia – but when it comes to what are the favorite flavors on the domestic market, supermarket giant Lidl claims to have discovered the answers.
Just under 8% of people in Latvia are unable to afford a square meal on a regular basis according to Eurostat data published July 12. Nevertheless, Latvia fares better than the European Union average in this respect.
This weekend, July 13 and 14, guests will be welcomed by a total of 40 home cafes in Dobele, Līvāni, Preiļi, Ķekava and Gulbene districts.
There is hope for reasonable yields of both edible and seed potatoes, so prices might also fall, Latvian Radio reported on July 10.
A new type of food delivery in Latvia - thermo-regulated parcel machines, or, basically, big fridges - has arrived, Zemgale regional television reported on July 8.
The harvest of raspberries grown on the field could be lower this year than last year, taking into account the damage caused to raspberries on the winter hoarfrost and spring frost, Juris Lazdiņš, Chairman of the Board of the society “Farmers' Saeima”, told LETA.
To the astonishment of anyone utterly convinced that you cannot eat rhubarb after Midsummer, LSM's Latvian language service confirms that in fact, you can.
Anyone in the strange position of now knowing if the beer they are drinking is any good or not will be delighted to learn that the sainted buzzword of our times, Artificial Intelligence (AI), can now do their thinking for them in the pub to decide if they are sipping amber nectar or the absolute dregs.
It is harvest time not only for strawberries but also for honeysuckle, a lesser-known berry in Latvia. Harvesting is now underway on several farms in Vidzeme. What are these berries, what is their nutritional value and what does a farmer have to take into account when growing honeysuckle? Latvian Radio visited a farm June 26.
This weekend, the fourth "Home Café Days" will start, welcoming the first guests in the Latgale region, the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) said June 25.
Insurance company 'If' has issued a plea to people to be sensible and safe if they are planning some grill-centered activities during the Midsummer holidays.
In the first four months of this year, the production of barley in Latvia increased by almost 5%. Producers promise that there will be enough beer for everyone at Midsummer, but there are many challenges facing the industry, Latvian Radio reported on June 21.
In autumn, with the start of the school year, the Ministry of Agriculture will launch a pilot Rye Bread Programme in Latvian schools, with the aim of establishing an annual program to distribute rye bread free of charge to pupils in educational institutions in the future, the ministry said on June 17.
The bottle of Rīga Black Balzams – the strong, bitter alcoholic drink everyone hates at first taste but which then becomes strangely moreish – is one of the most instantly-identifiable icons of Latvia.
A good honey harvest is expected this year, Latvia's Beekeeping Society told Latvian Radio June 12.
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