Latvian foods

• Before arriving in Riga, we knew almost nothing about food in Latvia. We had heard about the dark rye bread that people love to eat, but that was about it.

  As we soon learned, Latvian cuisine has a lot to offer. You will find delicious soups, smoked fish, fantastic drinks and even desserts made from dark rye bread.

  It is easy to taste Latvian food, because traditional dishes can be bought in restaurants all over the country. Find out which dishes are a must-try and which desserts are worth ordering:

  1 Gray peas and bacon
  2 Rye bread
  3 Smoked fish
  4 Cabbage soup
  5 Potato pancakes
  6 Latvian meatballs
  7 Rye bread soup
  8 Dumplings
  9 Pearl barley risotto
  10 Pork tendons
  11 Layered rye bread
  12 Beer snacks
  13 Sea buckthorn
  14 Riga Black Balsam
  15 Kefir
  16 Kvass