September 9 saw famous Latvian confectionery brand 'Laima' opening a new production facility in Ādaži, just north of Rīga.
Food & drink
The international food fair Rīga Food 2021 began Wednesday, September 8, and will take place until Saturday, September 11, at the Ķīpsala Exhibition Center.
Despite its reputation as a cheap booze destination, the price of alcoholic drinks in Latvia is not as low as many people might imagine, when compared with other European countries.
With rain bringing out the first serious showing of mushrooms this year, medics are warning foragers to be sure of identifying their fungi accurately or risk potentially life-threatening consequences.
New figures about drinking habits and alcohol consumption suggest that very few Latvians drink on a daily basis and relatively few on a weekly basis. Instead we tend to favor a tipple once a month and even then it's not exactly a bacchanalian blow-out.
This year, due to dry and warm weather, there is a good harvest of watermelons and melons in Latvia. In recent years, there have also been more farms in Latvia that try to grow watermelons, Latvian Radio reported August 6.
If you're looking for a random fact to drop into your conversation next time you're down the pub, how about this one: last year, Latvian breweries produced more than 74 million liters of beer. To be precise, 74,546,098 liters, according to Eurostat data to mark International Beer Day on August 6 -- as if awareness of beer needed to be raised.
This year's ultra-hot summer has contributed to an unprecedented demand for ice cream. Interest in this product increased by up to 40%, Latvian Radio reported August 1.
People in the Baltic states, including Latvia, are much less likely to chug down sugar-sweetened drinks than those in other parts of Europe, according to newly published data from Eurostat.
Many crops are ready early this year, and a shortage of workforce inevitably leads to fruit and vegetable left rotting on the fields. In an attempt to minimise the damage, some farms are inviting people to self-harvest for their own consumption, Latvian Television reported July 18.
The Food and Veterinary Service (PVD), having received a complaint concerning the purchase of damaged chicken at the e-partika.lv Internet shop, carried out an inspection in which it removed a total of 1616,8 kilograms of food from circulation, the PVD said July 12.
Solstice is a magical time, nature is in full bloom, and this means that it is the right time to harvest various plants and herbs to put in your cuppa. How successful is the tea-growing business in Latvia? Latvian Radio spoke to experts on June 22.
The Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) has identified a number of cases of salmonellosis in imported poultry meat from Poland and Lithuania, Latvian Radio reported June 21.
Indoor catering services will be made available to Covid-19 certificate holders as of June 15, government decided June 10.
Rīga has several public water taps. There used to be many more. Where have they gone, and does Rīga have a potential for public drinking water taps?