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JEREMY TAYLOR: WRITER - TEACHER - JUGGLER
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Lithuanian Food On the whole, Jeremy was very impressed with Lithuanian food, particularly as it was mid December yet still there were plenty of excellent fresh vegetables. If you haven't tried Lithuanian food there are one or two surprises but if you're heading in that direction, you don't have much to worry about in the food department. |
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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. Jeremy saw Lithuanians eating this unusual combination so he joined in. Surely it wasn't actually porridge - oh yes it was. |
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A very tasty pork chop with a rich sauce and vegetables which were perfect. |
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Here is Jeremy with a pint of Lithuanian beer - which was excellent and sharing it with Giedre and Vilma made it even more enjoyable. |
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A Lithuanian pancake, swimming in cream with a topping of red currants. |
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A spicy steak and some rather greasy chips. This was in the Australian bar so perhaps this doesn't really count as Lithuanian food. |
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Apologies to any Czech people reading: 'Pica' is Lithuanian for 'Pizza'. |
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In a café with a view of Trakei castle, Jeremy 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. |
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Kibinai Very similar to Cornish pasties, kibinai are filled with mutton (or pork, or chicken) and are delicious though very hot. |
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The restaurant where he had them has a website. |
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A wonderful mushroom soup - probably 50% cream but very tasty. |
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A great dessert. Just a shame the waiter cut himself just before serving it. |
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Perhaps only in Lithuania - beer ice cream. It was actually quite tasty in a yeasty, malty, lemony sort of way. |
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A Lithuanian school dinner, boiled potato and a chicken Kiev - though it may have a different name in Lithuania. Very tasty. |
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The famous Lithuanian Zeppelini! Jeremy had some wonderful food in Lithuania but sadly Zeppelini cannot be added to this list. These lard-filled dumplings filled with grisly mincemeat would be more useful as ballast for a real Zeppelin. |
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The inside of a zeppelini… The bucket? Over there in the...oh dear, too late. |
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In contrast, these cheesy pancakes were wonderful. Great texture, crunchy and creamy and tangy cheese inside. |
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Beetroot soup. Normally eaten in summer, it was delicious. It is eaten cold with fried slices of potatoes. |
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Sakotis, special Lithuanian cake. Unusual design and interesting texture, it actually tastes quite nice. Usually eaten at Christmas. |
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Want to see more of Lithuania? Want to see more food? |
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