Latvia recipes
Recipes from Latvia: home cooking with cultural background, ingredient substitutes and step-by-step instructions.
Rupjmaizes Kārtojums: Latvian Layered Rye Bread Dessert
How to make rupjmaizes kārtojums, the Latvian dessert of grated rye bread, tart berries and whipped cream. Covers the 2:1:1 measure, choosing bread and berries, safe handling of an uncooked berry layer, the 2-hour chill, and how Latvian recipes differ.
Pelēkie Zirņi ar Speķi: Latvian Grey Peas with Bacon and Onion
How to make Pelēkie zirņi ar speķi, Latvian grey peas with bacon: a family recipe of 1 kg dried grey peas soaked overnight and simmered until soft, topped with fatty bacon and onion fried in their own fat, with kefir on the side. Covers the dish's place at the Latvian Christmas table, what makes the protected Latvian grey pea different, how to choose peas and bacon, fixing common problems, and household variations.
Jāņu Siers: Latvian Midsummer Caraway Cheese
How to make Jāņu siers, the round caraway cheese of Latvia's Jāņi midsummer festival, at home from milk, cottage cheese, egg, and butter. Covers the temperatures from the EU TSG specification, separating the whey, shaping in cloth, and the sun symbolism behind it.