Lithuanian cuisine

[Rugevit]

Starka

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Etymology of the name is old . Star is old. Star-ka is a little aged drink akin to Vod-ka which means little water. The barrels for Starka were imported from Hungary in the past. The technology maybe too. I've read about the drink in books but I've never tried it. AFAIK Poles are still manufacturing it.

Krupnikas

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Midus

I know this drink. Etymology is from 'krupa' (groats). And I have not tried it either.

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This maybe an ancient Lithuanian drink.

[Rugevit]

acording to Wikipedia, it's baltic pagan food, what does the polish wiki say?

The food maybe pagan, but the name kūčiukai is a loan-word from Slavic Kuccia which in turn was borrowed from Byzantium (Greek: κυκάν) .

[Veneda]

Etymology of the name is old . Star is old. Star-ka is a little aged drink akin to Vod-ka which means little water. The barrels for Starka were imported from Hungary in the past. The technology maybe too. I've read about the drink in books but I've never tried it. AFAIK Poles are still manufacturing it.

I know this drink. Etymology is from 'krupa' (grains). And I have not tried it either.

This maybe an ancient Lithuanian drink.

'Stary', not 'star' in Polish means the old one. Starka and Krupnik are the best brands of old Polish vodkas.

[Rugevit]

'Stary', not 'star' in Polish means the old one. Starka and Krupnik are the best brands of old Polish vodkas.

Yeah, stary is old, which is an adjective. I was referring to the root of the word in Starka, which is 'star, while -ka is suffix. Is there a word 'krupa' in Polish language?

[Veneda]

Yeah, stary is old, which is an adjective. I was referring to the root of the word in Starka, which is 'star, while -ka is suffix. Is there a word 'krupa' in Polish language?

Yes it is. It means barley groats.

[Rugevit]

Rye bread is Lithuanian staple food. Market in Šiauliai city.

[Plavuša]

Šakotis

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Kibinai

I know this!!! A friend of mine brang it to me to taste!
Anyway, food is looking great in this thread!

[Rugevit]

It seems much effort is needed in making Šakotis.

[Veneda]

It seems much effort is needed in making Šakotis.

We have the same cake in Poland. It is called 'sękacz' (tree cake, a cake baked on a rotary spit) from the word 'sęk' - snag. It is delicious.

[Rugevit]

Samogitian Kastynys.