Visited a weekly organic market to have a look. There are about a dozen stalls selling breads, fruits, vegs, dairy, snacks etc. Also plants. Prices are as high as at home, but quality is higher and there are some interesting things we don't have (at home). I bought lots of fruits but the most anticipated were these lovely and delicious blue honeysuckle berries.
Strawberries are piled high everywhere at the moment. Also got concentrated blueberry juice. Every morning I eat a little mount of fresh fruits.
Took a short bus ride to a "gourmet market" outside the centre. They say that all this "gourmet" food and craft beer scene was unthinkable 10 years ago. Then ideas from abroad and money arrived.
Nothing is cheap here, for Lithuanian standards. Lots of imported high-end foodstuffs, as well as domestic products..
I like smoked pig's ears. Smoked snouts on right.
Snack bar makes pie from scratch
Took the photo on the way out. It's a new building.
Lunch at the oldest brewery again. They have a special day menu on this day. Many locals come to eat the special dishes of the day, but most popular are the zeppelins (potato dumplings).
Small knuckle with horseradish cream sauce, and Sauerkraut.
Got 2 dumplings. The shape indicates which filling it contains.
Left is pork mince, right is cottage cheese. Some fried Speck and lard and a big dollop of (soured) cream. Lithuanians eat a lot of cream. Apparently, it's soured cream but I don't taste it. To me it's mild, full fat thick cream. Very nice!
There's a good craft beer bottle shop inside the gourmet market. They have 6 taps for drinking standing or sitting down upstairs in the "food court". I tried the IPA. but bought 2 cold bottles to drink upstairs.
A small space with shelves of some international and domestic craft beers, plus 4 fridges of more beer.
Young and knowledegable staff told me this brewery is highly regarded at the moment. I got a NEIPA and hazy pale ale.
Crisps in the flavour of Lithuania's most popular soup (cold beetroot with kefir)
Didn't get this one
Found these in the supermarket. Of course they make one with potato dumpling flavour for this country.
Other photos:
I see delivery men riding this thing a hundred times a day. Delivery of food is so popular here. Don't people cook any more?
As far as I know, only one country has banned the E-step bikes.
Many buildings have inner courtyards, you see it after passing under a(n arched) entrance or doorway like this.
There's a bunch of "Italian" restaurants in town, some of them claim theirs are "true".
Timeless classy
I see crumbling buildings like this every day. Shame that nothing is being done about it.
He took a photo of them, she decided which filter to apply.
Nice craft beer bar
"Pink soup fest" is going on this week. A pamphlet lists restaurants serving the cold beetroot soup.
