Taste of Latvia: Traditional Recipes From the Baltic Heart : a Cozy Latvian Cookbook With Rye Breads, Soups, Forest Foraging, Holiday Feasts & Comfort Food Classics

Discover the flavors of Latvia through hearty home cooking, foraged ingredients, and traditional dishes shaped by forests, coastlines, and generations of family kitchens.Taste of Latvia: Traditional Recipes from the Baltic Heart is a friendly guide to authentic Baltic cuisine, featuring step-by-step recipes, seasonal menus, and modern substitutions so anyone can cook Latvian food anywhere in the world.Inside, you’ll learn how rye, smoked fish, dill, kefir, mushrooms, caraway, and berries form the backbone of Latvian flavor — and how everyday staples transform into holiday feasts for Jāņi (Midsummer) and Ziemassvētki (Winter Solstice).WHAT’S INSIDE⭐️ 12 full chapters of traditional cooking⭐️ Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced skill labels⭐️ Substitution & dietary notes built into recipes⭐️ Ingredient pantry guide + tools overview⭐️ Seasonal feasts & preservation techniquesFEATURED RECIPES INCLUDE🍞 Rupjmaize (Traditional Dark Rye Bread)🥟 Pirāgi — Latvian Bacon Buns (99)🍲 Aukstā Zupa — Cold Beet Soup🥬 Kāpostu Tīteņi — Stuffed Cabbage Rolls🐟 Sprats on Dark Bread🐖 Riga-Style Roasted Pork with Mustard🍰 Medus Kūka — Holiday Honey Cake🍇 Lingonberry Cream Cups & Berry Kissel📦 Plus pickling & fermenting guides, mushroom drying, root cellaring, smoking fish, and pantry building.CHAPTERS INCLUDEIntroduction to Latvian CuisineLatvian Pantry & ToolsBreakfast & Brunch (Kefir pancakes, sprats, rye & smoked fish)Soups & Stews (beet soup, mushroom barley, gray pea soup)Main Dishes (roasts, fish, cabbage rolls, gray peas & bacon)Breads, Pastries & Bakery (pirāgi, rye bread, sklandrausis)Salads & Sides (potato, cucumber, sauerkraut, buckwheat)Desserts (apple cake, berry puddings, honey cake)Drinks (birch sap, mead, kefir smoothies, forest teas)Seasonal & Holiday Cooking (Jāņi & Ziemassvētki)Substitutions & Modern TwistsResources, community & preservation tipsBring the Baltic to your table with rustic everyday meals, festival dishes, comforting winter stews, forest-inspired flavors, and modern variations that make Latvian cuisine feel simple, soulful, and accessible.Whether you’re reconnecting with heritage, exploring world cuisine, or discovering Latvian food for the first time — this cozy cookbook makes every chapter feel like home.Taste the Baltic Heart. One recipe at a time.