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March 24, 2021

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...

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Galerts (meat aspic) on a white dish
March 22, 2021

Pork aspic (Galerts)

Recipe #20 in my 1920ies cookbook “Vārīšanas un cepšanas māksla” is Suckling Pig Aspic (Sivēna galerts). The original recipe leaves a lot of room for imagination:...

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Plate of stewed cabbage on a white background
March 14, 2021

Cabbage filling for pīrāgi

Those who have visited Latvia know that there is more than one way to fill a pīrāgs. Bacon (or speck) and onion is the traditional way,...

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Mint tea jug on blue tea-towel background
March 11, 2021

What and How Latvians Used to Eat. Acorn Coffee, Beer, Sugar and Sweets.

What and How Latvians Used to Eat  Have you ever wondered what our Latvian ancestors used to eat? Are you curious when the staples we recognise...

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Madeleine shaped cookies with condensed milk caramel filling onawhite plate and yellow flavour background
March 8, 2021

Caramel cookies (Riekstiņi)

Riekstiņi (“Little nuts”) is the closest thing to a cookie sandwich you can get in Latvia. It usually is made in the shape of a walnut;...

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Birch trees
March 4, 2021

Birch sap (Bērzu sulas)

Health benefits of birch sap March is the time of the year when birch sap, also known as birch juice or birch water, is collected. It...

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Carrot pudding in a white baking dish on a pink and white background
March 2, 2021

Carrot pudding (Burkānu pudiņš)

Recipe #295 in my Latvian cookbook project is carrot pudding (burkānu pudiņš). First, I have to clarify that “pudding” in this book does not mean dessert....

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How to chop an onion
March 1, 2021

How to cut an onion?

Onion is one of the most common flavourings in Latvian food. Not to mention pīrāgi, where finely chopped onion is one of the few star ingredients....

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Glass of milk and a white jug on a blue tea towel on white background
February 20, 2021

What and How Latvians Used to Eat. Dairy.

What and How Latvians Used to Eat  Have you ever wondered what our Latvian ancestors used to eat? Are you curious when the staples we recognise...

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Wax beans (butter beans) on a white plate
February 6, 2021

Wax beans (Vaska pupas)

Wax beans, also known as butter beans, are my favourite summer vegetable. Softer and sweeter than their green bean cousins, they were served at lunch or...

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Wild mushrooms in a white basket
February 3, 2021

What and How Latvians Used to Eat. Meat, Fish, Mushrooms and Native Plants

Have you ever wondered what our Latvian ancestors used to eat? Are you curious when the staples we recognise today were introduced? How did they create...

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Slice of Latvian jam cake with blueberries
February 2, 2021

Jam tea cake (Ievārījuma kēkss)

What do you do with jam that has gone off? Latvians in all their thrifty knowledge will have an answer for this, of course. To be...

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