Food & drink
Food & Drink
Food & Drink
On Saturday, September 9, the small village of Zaube will see its population swell many times over with foodies and foragers descending upon it for the annual Zaube Wild Food Festival from 11:00.
If you don't know a mushroom, then it's not edible – that's how to decide on what to eat, according to mycologist Inita Dāniele, reports Latvian Television.
Growing melons and watermelons in Latvia is still an unconventional activity, but there are more and more of those not afraid to experiment. Demand for local produce is also high. Harvests of melons and watermelons are well below the planned volume for this year, Latvian Radio reported on August 25.
Next time you tuck into a delicious Latvian ice cream, you can amaze those around you by declaring that last year Latvia produced nearly 20 million liters of the stuff. 'How do you know this?' you will be asked. 'Because EU statistics agency Eurostat said so in its data release on August 14,' you can reply as you slurp ever deeper into the cooling treat.
If robots really are about to take over the world, a good way to go about it might be controlling our access to early-morning coffee. With that in mind, many might have mixed feelings about the introduction of what is claimed to be 'the first robot barista in the Baltic states' by fuel retailer Virši.
The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), in cooperation with the Investment and Tourism Agency of Riga, has backed a project which saw a pair of bloggers eat in dozens of Rīga restaurants and then give a brief verdict on them.
As all credible people already know, Latvian beer is the best in the world, and according to the latest Eurostat figures released to mark World Beer Day on August 3, the production of beer in Latvia appears to be booming.
Persons on the hunt for tasty wild edibles in Latvia's extensive forests are being urged to take a few precautions to ensure they don't end up as the ones getting eaten – or at least wandering around in a state of distress.
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.
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