When people consider the food from Eastern Europe, they usually imagine the stick-to-your-ribs foods that their—or someone else’s—grandmother used to make. Think meaty stews, loads of potatoes, and second helpings. But as our views of what’s “healthy” change given the evolving information we have about how our bodies work and what foods are optimal for …
Lithuania makes an impression on travelers in many ways, and in summer, one of those ways is with Lithuanian pink soup, saltibarsciai. Saltibarsciai translates to “cold borscht” or “cold beet soup,” and it’s this quintessentially Eastern European root vegetable that lend the soup its characteristic pink color. You may encounter a version of saltibarsciai in …
Kugelis is a Lithuanian food where potatoes are the star feature. It’s an easy dish to make as long as you can grate potatoes and fry bacon. My grandmother, married to my Lithuanian-American grandfather, perfected my Lithuanian great-grandmother’s kugelis recipe over her many decades in the kitchen. Dense, flavorful, and seasoned perfectly, it was a …
Lithuanian Kugelis: The Potato-Bacon Casserole You Didn’t Know You Needed Read More »
Lithuanian apple cheese (obuolių sūris), despite its name, isn’t cheese at all. However, this dense, slightly sweet food has a similar consistency and shape to cheese (particularly traditional Lithuanian farmer’s cheese, which is given an oblong shape) and involves the use of cheesecloth. Apple cheese is a favorite Lithuanian food. So what is it made …
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Yellow is a newish eatery that has opened in the LiveSquare business center on the corner of Gedimino and Tumo-Vaizganto. Located facing the Hilton Garden Inn, no doubt as a bid to capture hotel guests who want to grab a bite near their accommodations or an alternative option to the hotel breakfast, Yellow has a bright, cheerful interior that is inviting, particularly once it fills up with diners.
