Latvia is located in a temperate climatic zone with fairly long and cold winters and warm, short summers. Due to the harsh climate and relatively poor soil quality Latvians have always worked hard to provide food for themselves and their families. Food has thus always been assigned great value by Latvians. Bread has a special place in the Latvian consciousness, and respect for it is encouraged from early childhood.
That is why Latvian cooking is:
1. consisted of very cheap, self-grown, ingredients (such as dried peas, and cheap cuts of meat, such as porkhocks or bacon).
2. had few or no spices (as imported spices were expensive and normally only available in the major cities).
3. was high in calories (to provide enough energy for the labour).
Although Latvian cuisine has traditionally been based on agricultural produce, meat also features prominently in the Latvian diet. People living along the 500 km of Latvian coastline have always been involved in fishing, and fish has been an integral part of their diet. Fish are also caught inland, but these freshwater species are considered more of a delicacy, in the same way as crayfish are.
Latvian cuisine has been a heavily influenced by German, Swedish, and Russian cuisine.
A typical, truly Latvian, dish would be something like boiled black peas with small snippets of bacon.
Some of Latvian national dishes are:
Janis' Cheese ( Janu Siers)
Latvian Bacon Buns (Piragi)
Latvian Sour Cream Soup (Skaba putra)
Latvian beet soup
Latvian potato salad (Rasols)
Latvian Kringel (Coffee Cake)
Latvian-style Cheese Danishes (Biezpien maizites)
Latvian Manna (Buberts)
Latvian Fruit Sauce or Fruit Jelly (Kiselis)
You can taste Latvian national food at the restaurant "LIDO".
The LIDO Recreation Centre is a place where Latvian culture and old cooking traditions go hand in hand. It is the place where everybody – children and adults, families and friends can meet and relax. This place is available to everyone without any restrictions. Anybody can enjoy a cosy atmosphere and hospitality of the Centre, and feel very special here. The LIDO Recreation Centre is the place you can always call your place!
Location: Krasta str. 76,
Riga LV 1019, Latvia
Phone:+371 7504420
Url: http://ac.lido.lv/
The average prices for food products in Latvia:
 Bread -
0.30 LVL |
 Cheese 1 kg - from
3.30 LVL |
 Tee (20 bags) - from
0. 70 LVL |
 Milk 2
%. 1l - 0. 35 LVL |
 Coffee
0.5 kg - from 2 LVL |
 Champaigne - from 2
LVL |
 Box of Chocolate from 2 Ls |
 Beer. bottle - from
0.50 LVL |
 Coca-Cola 2 l from
0.80 LVL |
 Juice 1 l -
0. 50 LVL |
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LATVIAN FOOD