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 Latvian Food & Drink
Cuisine is an important part of every nation’s culture - and Latvians have a particularly healthy appetite for both life and food. Over the centuries Latvian cooking has been influenced to greater or lesser extents by various other national cuisines but since ancient times, the typical Latvian menu has contained things like rye bread, porridge, vegetables (particularly root vegetables), pork, chicken, fish, wild game and dairy products.
Due to the climate and the demands of outdoor life the foods have tended to be substantial and filling. Various foodstuffs including meat, fish and cheeses are smoked to help preservation and enhance flavour.
At seasonal festivals see specific traditional meals being prepared. Many of the more famous dishes even carry certain mythological meanings. For example, so-called ‘grey pies’ are served as part of the Christmas meal. Their circular form represents the circle of life. Round, yellow caraway cheeses prepared for Midsummer celebrations represent the sun and fertility.
Beer has always been the most popular drink in Latvia. Each region boasts its own particular breweries and ales so that fans of a refreshing draught are never short of choice.
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| | ''Dzidris" Winery
Home made wine producer "Dzidris" offers a wine tasting tour of the home winery. You will be able to enjoy and also bu...
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| | | Baroque Meals at Rundale Palace
Opulent dining recreates the era of the Dukes of Kurzeme complete with ballroom, Rococo furniture and liveried servants. Food is...
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| | | Emila Gustava Chocolate
These small, upmarket shops sell a wide range of hand made chocolates, truffles and other sweet treats. The shops located in the...
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| | | Fish Meals at Krustkalni
Preparation of delicious soups and smoked fish caught nearby.
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| | | Latgalian Meals at Daugavas Loki
At the Daugavas Loki Nature Reserve, skilled Latgalian cooks prepare traditional dishes from the Latgale region of the country u...
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| | | Medicinal Plants Farm "Kurmisi" (Moles)
Medicinal plant fields in the ecologically clean and beautiful nature park "Daugava's Loki." with an informative trail...
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| | | Rideļu Mills
After a tour of the old mill, what could be better than fresh pancakes made from the flour you’ve just watched being groun...
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| | | Riga Black Balsam
A special drink made to a secret recipe created in the 18th century, Black Balsam is a national symbol and is still sold in trad...
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| | | Roja Tourism Information Centre
Local fishermen will take you out to sea in their boats as far as the fertile fishing grounds off Ronu Island or alternatively, ...
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| | | The Fishermen's Yard
A way of getting acquainted with the life of the professional fisherman in Salacgriva, the exhibition in Salacgriva's museum is ...
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