Traditional food in Lithuania - where to eat by Druskininkai
Cepelinai is a traditional Lithuanian food that is easy to find in Druskininkai restaurants
You can taste traditional Lithuanian food in several places around Druskininkai.Cepelinai (potato dumplings with meat), šaltibarsciai ( cold beet soup), bulviniai blynai ( potato pancakes) , kugelis ( grated potato cake), dzūkiška grybienė (a very local forest mushrooms soup) or šakotis (fire-baked fir-shaped dessert) are the most popular local dishes that you can eat in Druskininkai restaurants.
However, if you want to try local food cooked on a fire, the Lithuania vacation home “Dzūkijos uoga” has a special offer for its guests.We invite vacationers to join our cooking activities in the backyard of the forest villa with the lakefront view.
Pilaf cooked over a fire pit
Video: step-by-step recipe for making pilaf at the Druskininkai vacation villa “Dzukijos uoga”. We offer this attraction in several languages, including English.Contact us for your next holiday challenges: info@dzukijosuoga.lt +37069963565 (WhatsApp, Viber)
Uzbek pilaf is a very special dish made of beef, lamb and rice. It needs to be cooked over a flame, which takes about 3 hours in total.
The hosts personally organize master classes of cooking Uzbek pilaf on fire for holidaymakers. The program is suitable for groups of 10 to 15 participants of various ages.This culinary experience is usually combined with our kayak tour in Druskininkai. We offer it exclusively to the guests of “Dzukijos uoga” and the activity must be booked in advance.
Natural food near Druskininkai: wood-burning oven cooking classes
Lithuania Youtube video: natural pizza cooking experience in a wood fired oven at the Druskininkai vacation cottage “Dzukijos uoga”
Guests have the unique opportunity to cook in a real wood-burning oven at the backyard of our holiday letting in Lithuanian countryside.
Cooking traditional food in forest by lake can be a great holiday experience for families with children. Get ready for culinary leisure time in the lap of Lithuanian nature!
We are ready to teach you how to make natural dishes such as Lithuanian stew, wild mushroom soup, Italian pizza or juicy steak. Did you know that it only takes 25- 30 seconds to bake a pizza in a food-fired oven?
Kids party in the arms of Druskininkai forest
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Designed for guests of all ages, even the youngest
An afternoon of 2-3 hours of conversation and cooking with family
You will taste traditional food and have a good time with friends
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pizza in a wood burning oven
Wood fired oven is heated up to 350C degrees
All necessary ingredients and equipment will be provided
We will theach you how to manage the oven
You will make your own personal pizza toppings
Taste each other’s dishes and have a good time!
Tasting a traditional Lithuanian stew with a view of the lake
Wood-fired oven dishes have a very special taste
We prepare lamb, beef, pork or vegetarian stews in the old traditional way
Lithuanian cooking experience lasts about 1.5 hours
The tasting part is the most awaited one
Traditional food in wood fired BBQ and grill by Druskininkai
Right in the backyard of the villa, the owners will set up a fire pit or grill for traditional barbecue dishes.
Guests are invited to barbecue themselves or with the support of the hosts.
Firewood and tools for outdoor cooking are provided.
Entire property of the Lithuania self catering accommodation is at your own disposal!
Local steak on grill
Alder grows in Lithuanian marshes. Wood smoke gives the meat a great flavor. Therefore, traditional Lithuanian steak must be cooked on alder wood.
Just choose what to grill: matured beef, veal, lamb, pork or chicken.
You can find the best choice of fresh pork or chicken at the Druskininkai market. Veal, lamb or aged beef are mainly sold in Vilnius or Kaunas.
Griled fish with vegetables
Trout, salmon, Bream or Gilt-Headed ( Dorade) are the most common fish for grilling in Lithuania. Grilled dorado has an exceptional taste.Use ready-made grill charcoal to make the things easier.
It’s possible to buy fresh fish in Druskininkai shopping centers. Alternatively, you can even catch it yourself in the surrounding rivers and lakes.Grilled fish goes well with roasted ciabatta and vegetables.
Wild mushroom soup on fire
Wild mushrooms grow right next to the holiday villa.We organize forest mushroom foraging activities for our guests.The mushroom season in Lithuania starts at the end of June and ends at the end of October.
We personally help our vacationers cook mushroom soup on fire.This traditional Lithuanian soup is made only from freshly picked wild mushrooms.It can be any kind of edible ones.
Grilled tiger prawns
Shrimps need to be fried very briefly – only a few minutes. Charcoal for grilling is most suitable for this.
Druskininkai supermarkets are the best place to buy fresh shrimp or tiger prawns in the area.
Grilled prawns can be served with fresh vegetable salad, lemon and toasted ciabatta. Find more ideas in Lithuania pictures gallery >>
Shashlik Lithuanian way
Shashlik is a traditional Lithuanian food for picnics and gatherings in nature. Locals make it from pork.
The secret of “Dzūkija uoga” homemade shashlik is that we always use fresh loin and marinate it ourselves.Premarenated meat from supermarket is good just for amateurs, not for gourmet. You can buy fresh pork loin in Druskininkai local market.
Fire baked potatoes
Do you remember your childhood when cooking potatoes in the coals of a campfire attract everyone?All you need is a fire pit, potatoes and foil. This is an costless attraction that you must show the younger generation! Feel the romantic mood while baking them in a starry evening!
Fire-roasted potatoes are perfect with a little butter and Lithuanian cold beet soup.
Local cheese degustation
Famous Lithuanian cheese makers from “Varinis puodas” lives in the neighbouring village.You can ask them to arrange a local cheese degustation.This gourmet attraction takes about 1-1.5 hours.
They present 10 different kinds of cheese making and aging.
Cheese makers pasture their livestock in wild meadows of Dzukija National Park.
Lithuanian cold beet soup
Cold beet soup (or “pink soup”) is ideal with fire-roasted potatoes. This Lithuanian traditional dish is especially good in hot weather.
All you need is boiled chopped beetroot and eggs, cucumber, fat kefir, green onions and dill.That’s what you can buy in Druskininkai food store.
Cold borscht only takes 20 minutes to make! It can be a quick snack after intense tourist attractions in Lithuania.
Villa “Dzukijos uoga” – a fancy well equipped forest vacation home by Druskininkai, Lithuania.
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