What do we have here? A seriously tasty and interesting Lithuanian dinner for us, a tongue twister for you:
— Medjetoiu Vinetinai,
— Bulviu Plokstainis,
— Rauginti Kopūstai.

Medjetoiu Vinetinai is a dish similar to Polish zrazy. Both probably carry back to Rzeczpospolita times so similar they are. It is smoked pork, wild mushrooms, and onions wrapped in beef and fried. In Polish version, the beef for wrapping is thinly sliced, In Lithuanian, the beef is ground. The idea of wrapping a large handful of chopped smoked pork, sausage, wild mushrooms, and onions into a film of ground beef did not sound appealing. I was already planning how to squish fallen apart mass together for the picture when suddenly… the patties held their shape. Miracle!

Bulviu Plokstainis is similar to what is known to the world as potato kugel: grated potatoes, mixed with ground onions, spices, eggs and baked in the oven. The difference here is the sauce that comes with it — smoked bacon fired with onions and mixed with sour cream. This simple sauce is my new discovery — great on toast, with eggs, vegetables, over rice, or plain by the spoonful.

Rauginti Kopūstai is a salad of sauerkraut mixed with carrots, lingonberries, apples, and grapes. It is dressed with olive oil and sugar.

And there is no proper Eastern European dinner without pickled cucumbers and mushrooms. We’ve got that covered.

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