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Lithuanian Food
 
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I was generally very impressed with food in Lithuania, particularly as it was mid December yet still there were plenty of excellent fresh vegetables. If you haven't tried any food in Lithuania, there are one or two surprises but if you're heading in that direction, you don't have too much to worry about in the food department.

 
Lithuanian breakfast

Lithuanian buffet breakfast was tasty. There was a wide variety of cheeses and cold meats - and some very tasty cakes. In the one hot plate there were some small boiled sausages and something which looked very much like porridge. I saw Lithuanians eating this unusual combination so I joined in. Surely it wasn't actually porridge - oh yes it was.
Lithuanian pork chop

A very tasty pork chop with a rich sauce and vegetables which were perfect.
Lithuanian beer

Here I am with a pint of Lithuanian beer - which was excellent and sharing it with Giedre and Vilma made it even more enjoyable.
Lithuanian pancake

A Lithuanian pancake, swimming in cream with a topping of red currants. Who said it looks like dog poo?

 
steak and chips

A spicy steak and some rather greasy chips. This was in the Australian bar so perhaps this doesn't really count as Lithuanian food.
Lithuanian pizza

Apologies to any Czech people reading: 'Pica' is Lithuanian for 'Pizza'.
Lithuanian pickled herring

In a café with a view of Trakei castle, I enjoyed a plate of pickled herring and wild mushrooms. They were both yummy but a word of warning: much of the bread in Lithuania contains caraway seeds.
Lithuanian kibinai

Kibinai Very similar to Cornish pasties, kibinai are filled with mutton (or pork, or chicken) and are delicious, though very hot. They are not traditionally Lithuanian but have been in the country for around 500 years.

Lithuanian restaurant in Trakai

The restaurant where I had the kibinai has a website. The two women in front of the restaurant work for Sviesa, the publishers of myLithuanian Joke Book.

Want to see more Lithuanian food? Including the infamous zeppelini? Click on Lithuanian food 2