Cuisine of Latvia - Definition and Overview

Latvian cuisine is the cuisine of Latvia. It typically consists of basic farmhouse-style food. The cuisine is similar to the surrounding countries and just like Poland, Russia, Lithuania, and Ukraine common ingredients in Latvian recepies are found locally such as potatoes, wheat, barley, cabbage, onions, eggs and pork. Latvian food is generally quite fatty and with few spices. A typical example would be boiled black peas with pieces of bacon.

A traditional Latvian cheese is Jânis' Cheese that is traditionally served during the celebration of Jâñi. Other dishes are beet soup, rasols (potato salad) and sauerkraut. There is also a Latvian version of the smorgasbord Aukstais galds. Like many east european countries Latvia has their own pîrâgi.

External links

• Latvian Food Specialities (http://www.li.lv/en/?id=30)
• Piragi (http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~elviss/piragi/)
• Latvian Cuisine (http://www.angelfire.com/al2/LatvianStuff/Cuisine.html)