Traditional Lithuanian Food

What's the dish called?

• kibinai

• cepelinai

• ciuciukai

Answer explanation

Cepelinai are potato dumplings made from grated potatoes and stuffed with ground meat.

What's the dish called?

• kibinai

• cepelinai

• kibucai

Answer explanation

Kibinai are traditional pastries filled with mutton and onion.

What is the main ingredient of traditional Lithuanian bread?

• rice

• rye

• wheat

Answer explanation

Traditional Lithuanian bread is baked from the following main ingredients: water, rye flour, salt and natural leaven.

Which of these is the most typical Lithuanian cheese?

• aged cheese

• goat cheese

• soft curd cheese

Answer explanation

The most typical Lithuanian cheese is soft curd cheese, eaten with rye bread and honey.

Dumplings are called ............................. in Lithuanian.

• dumplainiai

• koldūnai

• pyragai

Answer explanation

Dumplainiai - a plant called "physalis".

Pyragai - pies or cakes.

Which of these vegetables is the most commonly used in Lithuanian dishes?

• cabbage

• potato

• carrot

Answer explanation

There is a huge variety of potato recipes in Lithuanian cuisine.

Tinginys ("Lazy bones") is .....

• a dessert.

• a stew.

• a vegetable salad.

Answer explanation

Tinginys is prepared with a blend of crumbled cookies, cocoa, condensed milk, butter, and sugar, shaped into the desired form, and left to set.

Which type of meat is the most popular in Lithuania?

• pork

• beef

• lamb

• chicken

Answer explanation

Pork is the most common, but other meats such as beef, veal, and lamb are also eaten.