Despite Latvians being passionate and dedicated mushroom pickers, mushroom soup is not something you will encounter at cafes, bistros and restaurants often. I have only ever...
Māras diena
Māra is one of the ancient Latvian deities – mother of the land, protector of women and guardian of livestock. In the modern times, Māras are...
Fish soup (Zivju zupa)
I’ve said it once and I will say it again – Latvians love their soup for lunch, dinner or dessert. Funnily enough, we don’t commonly eat...
Tangy soup (Pikantā zupa)
Some may argue that this tangy soup (Pikantā zupa) is not entirely Latvian. They would be correct, but it is something that is served in pretty...
Milk vegetable soup
Milk vegetable soup (piena dārzeņu zupa) is a must have for summer when carrots, potatoes, peas and cabbage are just coming in season. But really, it...
Sorrel Soup
Nettle, sorrel and dandelion may be considered as weeds in most parts of the world, but in Latvia all these plants are part of a diet....
Frikadeļu zupa (Meatball soup)
Let’s talk soup. Without much exaggeration, Australians only eat pumpkin or pea & ham soup, only in winter and usually both are blended to the consistency...