Interesting facts
Only 5% of world population eat Rye Bread
Latvians are a nation of foragers.
Latvia's richest tables were covered in autumn and winter festivals – after harvesting: Martins, Christmas and New Year's Eve.
Our kitchen stands out among other crops, because cereal dishes, legumes, garden and wildfood, meat, game and fish are always brought to the public.
Latvian festival dishes are traditionally gentle, without sharp spices. Mainly onions, garlic and caraway are used to improve the taste, honey for sweetening.
Interesting facts
There is a cock or a goose for the Martie feast, which is a donation to Martin, a horse trustee. The roast of Martie bird is enriched with potatoes, sautéed cabbage and fried apples.
Traditional Latvian Christmas food is a pig roast with oven-fried potatoes, kills, turnips, beetroot, as well as cajoled cabbage.
Beer, curd and buttermilk have always been traditional drinks during Christmas.
In the old Latvian faiths, twelve meals should be eaten on New Year's Eve, so that all the months will be successful next year.
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