Which Baltic country has the best food?

[Harmonia]

I once decided to try Latvian food in restaurant in Latvia. I asked waitress if they have any national Latvian food here and she recommended me some kind of sour cream soup, saying it's national one. I tried it and it was pretty good. Also, I like 'Karums' deserts more than any other, haha. I don't really like Lithuanian food that much, because I don't eat meat and most of national dishes here contains meat. Well, I find cepelinai with mushrooms instead of meat to be very tasty. I haven't tried Estonian food yet to make a decision, though.

[Waidewut]

I once decided to try Latvian food in restaurant in Latvia. I asked waitress if they have any national Latvian food here and she recommended me some kind of sour cream soup, saying it's national one. I tried it and it was pretty good. Also, I like 'Karums' deserts more than any other, haha. I don't really like Lithuanian food that much, because I don't eat meat and most of national dishes here contains meat. Well, I find cepelinai with mushrooms instead of meat to be very tasty. I haven't tried Estonian food yet to make a decision, though.

It seems to me you had sorrel soup, or am I wrong?

[Harmonia]

It seems to me you had sorrel soup, or am I wrong?

No, not sorrel soup, we have this one in Lithuania as well. The one I tried was called 'putra' if I remember correctly, but I can be wrong with name.

[Birka]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0396...feature=fvwrel

Lithuanian cold beet soup. šaltibarščiai

[Racial Observer 1814]

I do not know, as I have not as yet sampled food from this regions.

[Rugevit]

All Baltic countries are using similar ingredients and cooking techniques. Most of dishes are similar having minor variations such as soups, porridges, similar spices, similar fruits and vegetables, similar grains, dairy products, potatoes, pork, rye bread etc. Plus all those dishes and products that have that influenced Baltic cuisines during Soviet era. There are some dishes that may unique to each cuisine. But the main difference are the names.

[Hercus Monte]

All Baltic countries are using similar ingredients and cooking techniques. Most of dishes are similar having minor variations such as soups, porridges, similar spices, similar fruits and vegetables, similar grains, dairy products, potatoes, pork, rye bread etc. Plus all those dishes and products that have that influenced Baltic cuisines during Soviet era. There are some dishes that may unique to each cuisine. But the main difference are the names.

all baltic(by Baltic I'm referring to the 3 baltic states) foods is heavily influenced by north German cuisine and east-Slavic cuisine with rare minor differences. it's silly to try and find the best one since all of them suck just like everything else that doesn't border the Mediterranean.

in any case, heres a thread on lithuanian cuisine - http://www.theapricity.com/forum/sho...uanian-cuisine

[Rugevit]

Latvian cuisine


Sweet bread soup with whipped cream.











Milk soup with fish -Piena zupa

[Rugevit]

all baltic(by Baltic I'm referring to the 3 baltic states) foods is heavily influenced by north German cuisine and east-Slavic cuisine with rare minor differences. it's silly to try and find the best one since all of them suck just like everything else that doesn't border the Mediterranean.

Any German dish entered Baltic states cuisine were subject to availability of ingredients and cooking techniques common to the region. Thus, the German influence is in the form of names given to the dishes mostly. On the other hand countries of north-eastern Europe have similar cuisine shaped by environmental and socio-economic factors. There are regional variations too.


The diagram is based on various food products consumption per capita obtained here. Look on the right hand side. Two clusters (Russia, Estonia, Ukraine, Lithuania) and (Belarus, Poland, Latvia) are grouped together .

[ЛыSSый]

I don't know, who from them is better, but i heartiliy like their sprats in oil. It was a great idea. And "riga" balsam, now here is prodused some balsam like it one, but "riga" was the first and still very tasty. Also sometimes i found in shops "baltic bread", sort of black bread, it also tasty and rather different from ordinary black bread.