For the ones telling that those are not traditional Lithuanian dishes. Cold Borsch was originated in Lithuania. Golubtsi or cabbage rolls are a part of many cuisines, from Balkans to East Asia. Draniki or potato pancakes is also a dish included in almost every European cuisine, even though it is the "national dish" of Belarus. Cooking is a universal language, nothing is original. All the cuisines have similarities. Don't be jerks and enjoy the video.
George Pap I think I might have eaten something similar to golubtsi in some dim sum related Asian cuisine. The cold borsch looks like it's something I need to try before I die.
I do not think any food is strictly one country invention... They are made by people, who later other people adopt from then and so on. Humanity is great at cookin thats the truth. I enjoy all types of cabbage rolls from all Europeans.
@@shanda1219 Lithuania was once the biggest country in Europe and now its one of the smallest so it's possible that a lot of former lands of Lithuania can have same dishes....
Dated an American-Lithuanian years ago and really loved the background. If EVER in Chicago suburbs, check out Grand Duke's Lithuanian Restaurant. So amazing. Try the Zeppelin and Kugelis if you can.
Man this is awesome I am half lithuanian half ukrainian and proud to be born in Lithuania. And it's so cool to me that someone represents our cuisine. I wish all the best to that restaurant. Prosper brothers and sisters.
I knew a Renata when I was little, I guess I thought she was Italian.... but I'll bet she was Lith! I ended up married a part Lithuanian; hence the name.
Hell yeah I'm Latvian and this is almost the same food as in latvia, I was never about the cold soups, but I always loved boiled potatoes with goulash and meat patties, they usually have onion garlic and probably parsley salt and pepper, one thing I really loved, also thin pancakes filled with meat
ivy Strauss Thats Cool! Ivy, in my country a lot of Russian Restaurant. Whats the different between Russian and ex Uni Soviet Country food? 2nd Question. Can I have your country food in the Russia restaurant? Thanks!
Yay Sheldon whose from Big Island, Hawaii covering Lithuanian food! I'm Native Hawaiian born and raised in Hilo but my hubby is part Lithuanian from Illinois 😍. I love this episode, Sheldon is so respectful and a great host!
@@FireCandy_Lt I would say "cold beetroot soup" is more accurate and more popular. First, because it's self-explanatory and second, because "borscht" is just russian word which literally means "beetroot soup". So why use russian? I understand if you use "šaltibarščiai" and then translate it but russian word doesn't make any sense to me (?).
We enjoy the food at Mama Papa Lithuania!.The decor is imported from their country, so you feel like you have time warped there for dinner. And we come here from Seattle to enjoy their home-cooked meals.
Loved the video! You should come visit our Lithuanian food truck in Cary, North Carolina! We are the first and only in the U.S. since 2018! Keep up the content and hope to meet you one day! :) - Baltic Bites
These are Samogitian potato pancakes (Samogitia is Northwest part of Lithuania AKA Žemaitija). Regular potato pancakes are without meat. It's a minor error only in name :) Stuffed cabbage rolls is National food in all East Europe and locally called "Pigeons" in every country. Everyone will claim it's their National food :) Cold borscht is most Lithuanian food - it originated Grand Duchy of Lithuania so it's popular in Belarus and Poland. Also use Kefir instead of Yogurt. I know... wtf is Kefir...
Žemaitija! Now I posted complaining we dont make Saltibarsciai with any milk. Sour cream yes. Butter milk makes it too thick. Sorrel soup and herring pancakes for the win.
Chicago has a lot of good Polish restaurants and Milwaukee has a few old ones too. Chicago has the largest Polish population of any city outside of Warsaw and Milwaukee was built up by German & Polish immigrants.
@@recoil53 yes, idk why, but lots of lithuanians and polish and other eastern European went to Chicago, so there are many restourants of those cousines
During the 14th century, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the largest country in Europe, including the lands of present-day Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia, extending from the Baltic to the Black seas. After the Baltic Picnic in June, a bunch of us would follow with dinner at Mama Papa. I can't believe they didn't make or show "cepelinai" which is Lithuania's national dish! Translates to "zeppelins" and they are similar to the pancake consistency, but potato and rice mixture is stuffed with ground meat, mushrooms, onions, etc. It is topped with a brown gravy or a zesty cheese cream sauce similar to Hollandaise. It's my favorite at this restaurant!
Damnit, I hate it when I watch a video about a restaurant from a few years ago with food that looks good, but when I look it up it turns out they've closed. Their FB page says they closed July 2020. Thanks COVID and the lockdowns. Arrrrgh!!!
Emre Cem Kaya I consider Lithuania to be more Central European (quite similar to Poland, eg Catholicism) in culture with some Eastern European (eg Russian) influences. The Prussians for instance were also culturally related to Germany. Estonia is more culturally Nordic, similar to Finland but with influences from Eastern Europe as well. Idk about Latvia tbh since it seems the most Russified out of the three Baltic states.
@@YummYakitori culturally, it is correct that there are many Russian/Eastern European influences in the Baltic States but they are still geographicly and historically a Northern Europe "baltic sea" country. The Eastern European influence is due to the recent century under Soviet rule in my opinion.
Emre Cem Kaya I think Northern Europe only geographically and culturally refers to the countries of Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark & Finland. Estonia is geographically and culturally the closest to Northern Europe amongst the three Baltic states due to its history, language and people (very similar to the Finns). The influence of Eastern European countries on the Baltic states is definitely not just due to Soviet times. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth has had a long history of contact with the Eastern European countries. Much of Belarus & Ukraine (jointly known as Ruthenia) were formerly under the rule of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, with its territory stretching south to the Black Sea coast and east towards Russia.
YummTakitori Lithuania is Northern European regardless of your opinion, it's an accepted fact by UN and EU. We're fine with being called central due to having the geographic center of Europe and the fact our culture is essentially Central European, but NEVER Eastern. Eastern Europe is catagorised by slavic cultures that predominately follow the Orthodox faith, none of which apply to the Baltics.
RᴀɪɴDᴇᴠᴏᴜʀ Well the Serbs, Macedonians and Bulgarians are also Slavic peoples who are adherents of Orthodox Christianity, but Serbia, Macedonia and Bulgaria are not considered part of Eastern Europe. As I’ve mentioned, I do not consider Lithuania to be part of Eastern Europe be it geographically or culturally but undeniably there is some Eastern European influence on Lithuania. Note the word INFLUENCE: much like how many countries in the Balkans such as Bosnia & Herzegovina or Albania have been heavily influenced by the culture of Ottoman Turkey.
While I get that the presenters want to try to help out in the dishes, they should only do a few things and let the actual cooks do it if they're there to taste the restaurant's quality. Even if it's someone with a background in cooking, you're never gonna make it the same way the restaurant does having gotten there a few minutes before. It's not going to be fried the same way or salted the same way, or the correct amount of spice or whatever, and whatever tasting/correcting the chefs always make while doing their dishes. I know sometimes Sheldon wants to try to do one thing, but here he made them all almost entirely. It's never gonna be the same and kinda not fair on the restaurant not being able to put their best example on the table IMO.
Lithuanians are not Eastern Europeans. They are Baltic Europeans. Just like Polish people are not Eastern Europeans, but instead, they are Central Europeans.
Max I've been living in Russia for four years and it's funny they put dill on everything, even where it doesn't belong. I'm pretty sick of it actually haha.
Wrong. Portuguese also eat a lot of fat pork. Their cuisine is also "villagers" cuisine, a lot of simple fat food, nothing like medditeranean cuisine. I was really surprised to find that out.
Well, Lithuania is not Eastern Europe. Actually it's considered to be Northern European country. But it's fine, we all know stereotypes that Americans are pretty bad with geography.
Besides the borscht..... looks AMAZING!!!! Heritage wise im american but i know most ancestors are European..... im your typical hot headed, stubborn, blonde hair, blue eyed girl and this just speaks to my soul. Oh and did i mention quite opinionated 🤣🤣🤣🤷♀️😊
Rice was never used in cabbage rolls. It is a soviet invention, because people rarely could get enough meat from a shop. Pink soup is not made with yoghurt too. Totally different taste.
my mom is lithuanian so im glad it’s getting represented but y’all really gotta try sakotis holy moly
lightzaber my mum is Lithuanian too
Heh, I'm Lithuanian 😎
@@RETRO-e1l as ir
Šakotis yra žiauriai skanus
FrixyFN šakotis is where it’s at!
All the Lithuanians probably just search up ,,Lithuania" just to see what comes up :D
Yes. We do. :)
Yep
Yeah we do but not only Lithuanians everybody probably does that
OMG its so true
I did that exactly
For the ones telling that those are not traditional Lithuanian dishes. Cold Borsch was originated in Lithuania. Golubtsi or cabbage rolls are a part of many cuisines, from Balkans to East Asia. Draniki or potato pancakes is also a dish included in almost every European cuisine, even though it is the "national dish" of Belarus. Cooking is a universal language, nothing is original. All the cuisines have similarities. Don't be jerks and enjoy the video.
thank you George
George Pap I think I might have eaten something similar to golubtsi in some dim sum related Asian cuisine. The cold borsch looks like it's something I need to try before I die.
I do not think any food is strictly one country invention... They are made by people, who later other people adopt from then and so on. Humanity is great at cookin thats the truth. I enjoy all types of cabbage rolls from all Europeans.
@@shanda1219 Lithuania was once the biggest country in Europe and now its one of the smallest so it's possible that a lot of former lands of Lithuania can have same dishes....
@@auriaska99 So Lithuanians gave everyone their food! Just say thank you! Is that so hard! :D
Dated an American-Lithuanian years ago and really loved the background. If EVER in Chicago suburbs, check out Grand Duke's Lithuanian Restaurant. So amazing. Try the Zeppelin and Kugelis if you can.
Many respects for this Lithuanian restaurant. Food brings people together 😊
Man this is awesome I am half lithuanian half ukrainian and proud to be born in Lithuania. And it's so cool to me that someone represents our cuisine. I wish all the best to that restaurant. Prosper brothers and sisters.
Respect, Lithuania. I use to have a great friend from Lithuania, Renata. One of the most beautiful people i had the pleasure to know.
my mum has that name 😂
I knew a Renata when I was little, I guess I thought she was Italian.... but I'll bet she was Lith! I ended up married a part Lithuanian; hence the name.
Truly humble host and restaurant owner. Love this episode.
Hell yeah I'm Latvian and this is almost the same food as in latvia, I was never about the cold soups, but I always loved boiled potatoes with goulash and meat patties, they usually have onion garlic and probably parsley salt and pepper, one thing I really loved, also thin pancakes filled with meat
ivy Strauss Thats Cool! Ivy, in my country a lot of Russian Restaurant. Whats the different between Russian and ex Uni Soviet Country food? 2nd Question. Can I have your country food in the Russia restaurant? Thanks!
Broliukas ;)
i mean we are very similar countries and if im not wrong, very similar people that split into different countries later in the 18-19th century?
So hungry now. Miss Latvian and Lithuanian food so much.
me too!
I tried some Lithuanian food and I love it..
Those cabbage rolls look mighty tasty
Oh they are😏😏
Try polish with tomato sauce
Nasty
It's delicious
Yeah im lithuanian its a popuoar dish in lithuanian you should try it
My Dad was Lithuanian. This brings me back to my childhood. 🥰
Any one from LT?
Im from Lithuania
Labas!!
@@saimahesh9115 Labas!!!!!!
Aš
My country! Nice We make Lithuanian food too!
Great video, cheers from Vilnius, Lithuanian capital!
Cheers from saulia to you (I can never spell it 🤦♂️😂)
Yay Sheldon whose from Big Island, Hawaii covering Lithuanian food! I'm Native Hawaiian born and raised in Hilo but my hubby is part Lithuanian from Illinois 😍. I love this episode, Sheldon is so respectful and a great host!
That’s crazy!! My mom is from Lithuania and my dad is native Hawaiian!
@@kanani7410 beautiful mix!
Cold Borscht? I think he meant šaltibarščiai...
cia angliskas pavadinimas nes saltibarscius isskleidus gauni saltus barscius, aka saltus burokelius ir del to cold borscht soup
Alexandre Izokaitis yea I call it šaltibarščiai as well and I was a little confused😂
@@FireCandy_Lt I would say "cold beetroot soup" is more accurate and more popular. First, because it's self-explanatory and second, because "borscht" is just russian word which literally means "beetroot soup". So why use russian? I understand if you use "šaltibarščiai" and then translate it but russian word doesn't make any sense to me (?).
Mostly people around the world actually call it "Pink soup"
We enjoy the food at Mama Papa Lithuania!.The decor is imported from their country, so you feel like you have time warped there for dinner. And we come here from Seattle to enjoy their home-cooked meals.
Boston has a cool Lithuanian club/restaurant too. We spent St. Patrick’s there! 🇱🇹
I am surprised there is no kugelis!
omg yess
kugelis SHOULD be #1. YES.
Same but I love cepeninas
Cepelinas*
Loved the video! You should come visit our Lithuanian food truck in Cary, North Carolina! We are the first and only in the U.S. since 2018!
Keep up the content and hope to meet you one day! :) - Baltic Bites
Great food truck! We are so lucky to have it in Cary! Reminds me of my grandmother's cooking!
Very appetizing food,I look forward tasting the meal when I visit Lithuania
Omg! Those food looks unique, simple and delicious. How did I never got this cuisine in my recommendation.
These are Samogitian potato pancakes (Samogitia is Northwest part of Lithuania AKA Žemaitija). Regular potato pancakes are without meat. It's a minor error only in name :)
Stuffed cabbage rolls is National food in all East Europe and locally called "Pigeons" in every country. Everyone will claim it's their National food :)
Cold borscht is most Lithuanian food - it originated Grand Duchy of Lithuania so it's popular in Belarus and Poland. Also use Kefir instead of Yogurt. I know... wtf is Kefir...
kefir is fermented milk drink. you can even drink kefir alone or with boiled potatoe.
@@Arturas1244 I want to try it again but my childhood dislike for it is telling me not to.
Žemaitija! Now I posted complaining we dont make Saltibarsciai with any milk. Sour cream yes. Butter milk makes it too thick. Sorrel soup and herring pancakes for the win.
People are saying it's not our traditional food, but then why is it called Samogitian pancakes?
Kefir its a butter milk
Great show, great host, great content. They could really stretch these out and run ads, so it's great to see concise quality content.
i'm lithuanian - and the beet dish we call vinegrettas make it a little differently so its nice to see it the way you make it.
He missed out on the fried rye bread...
Sebastian Alfonso with garlic...
Ghat snack IS HECKING
DIPING YO MAMA BE TRIPPIN PICKIN DELICIOUS!!!
Cool, but Geographically, Lithuania is a Northern European country, like other Baltic countries together with Scandinavia !🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸🇫🇮🇩🇰 😊
I am half Lithuanian from my dad’s side. Thank you for this video!
What? Aren't there any Lithuanians in Texas? I can't find one Lithuanian Restaurant anywhere. Food looks yummy!!!!
You can find Borsch and other (here not mentioned) dishes in Jewish cousine as well. Common history
Looks great I would love to try it.
Mmmm... Lithuania food looks like tasty, ow wait, im from Lithuania already to
I tried making lithanuia food but I failed so I just made scrambled egg
Cepelinai? No? Well then get the hell out! If you aren't gonna try the best dish why even try any of them?
gently senpai exactly they're the best
If you have good dumplings, I'm there.
Yeah we do have those 😎🤙
The best Eastern European food in America is in the Midwest, especially in Cleveland!
Chicago has a lot of good Polish restaurants and Milwaukee has a few old ones too. Chicago has the largest Polish population of any city outside of Warsaw and Milwaukee was built up by German & Polish immigrants.
@@recoil53 yes, idk why, but lots of lithuanians and polish and other eastern European went to Chicago, so there are many restourants of those cousines
I dont like beets but that soup looks amazing
Everything looks YUMMY! and comforting.
PLEASE come to Michigan!
This very cute well done chief your a dad great am happy for all 3 of you and your family
The most beautiful women come from Lithuania......
no just.no...
Philippines..filipina
Best women come from Earth ok? haha
Agree 100%
@@Fiwek23452 It was just his opinion. Everyone has different taste in partners. No need to say we aren't good looking if you don't prefer us.
Damn, now I want to visit Detroit ! Cheers and love from Switzerland :)
Wow looks good. Sadly there are no restaurants in my area that have these items so... I’m living vicariously through these videos
This guy seems so nice for some reason.
Jauciasi zmogus tvirto budo . Islaikis musu paprocius ir kalba 🙂
I am Lithuanoan and eating that styled food.
Cooking In America, Dining On A Dime, Halo-Halo are the only reasons Im subscribed in this channel
Nice nice :D But where is our cepelinai? Its our the main one food man!!
I'm from Lithuania lol🇱🇹
Lithuania is North Europe, not "east" ... typical US ignorance..
Stop with your dumb judgment
Think COVID sunk the business, sad.
Shaltibarshai balandelai cipilinai thats all ive tasted
KUR IRA CEPELINAI
Yra
I loved this there is always a central focus in the same cuisines, it's refreshing to learn about new ones.
MB Korean and Filipino right!???
WE NEED YOU IN MICHIGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where is the kuge?
During the 14th century, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the largest country in Europe, including the lands of present-day Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia, extending from the Baltic to the Black seas. After the Baltic Picnic in June, a bunch of us would follow with dinner at Mama Papa. I can't believe they didn't make or show "cepelinai" which is Lithuania's national dish! Translates to "zeppelins" and they are similar to the pancake consistency, but potato and rice mixture is stuffed with ground meat, mushrooms, onions, etc. It is topped with a brown gravy or a zesty cheese cream sauce similar to Hollandaise. It's my favorite at this restaurant!
This makes me wana try this, such interesting food
Damnit, I hate it when I watch a video about a restaurant from a few years ago with food that looks good, but when I look it up it turns out they've closed. Their FB page says they closed July 2020. Thanks COVID and the lockdowns. Arrrrgh!!!
such a cool guy! that food looked nice!
Eater is killin' it with these uploads
Nice video! But Baltic States aren't Eastern Europe, it is considered Northern Europe.
Emre Cem Kaya
I consider Lithuania to be more Central European (quite similar to Poland, eg Catholicism) in culture with some Eastern European (eg Russian) influences. The Prussians for instance were also culturally related to Germany. Estonia is more culturally Nordic, similar to Finland but with influences from Eastern Europe as well. Idk about Latvia tbh since it seems the most Russified out of the three Baltic states.
@@YummYakitori culturally, it is correct that there are many Russian/Eastern European influences in the Baltic States but they are still geographicly and historically a Northern Europe "baltic sea" country. The Eastern European influence is due to the recent century under Soviet rule in my opinion.
Emre Cem Kaya
I think Northern Europe only geographically and culturally refers to the countries of Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark & Finland. Estonia is geographically and culturally the closest to Northern Europe amongst the three Baltic states due to its history, language and people (very similar to the Finns). The influence of Eastern European countries on the Baltic states is definitely not just due to Soviet times. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth has had a long history of contact with the Eastern European countries. Much of Belarus & Ukraine (jointly known as Ruthenia) were formerly under the rule of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, with its territory stretching south to the Black Sea coast and east towards Russia.
YummTakitori Lithuania is Northern European regardless of your opinion, it's an accepted fact by UN and EU. We're fine with being called central due to having the geographic center of Europe and the fact our culture is essentially Central European, but NEVER Eastern. Eastern Europe is catagorised by slavic cultures that predominately follow the Orthodox faith, none of which apply to the Baltics.
RᴀɪɴDᴇᴠᴏᴜʀ
Well the Serbs, Macedonians and Bulgarians are also Slavic peoples who are adherents of Orthodox Christianity, but Serbia, Macedonia and Bulgaria are not considered part of Eastern Europe. As I’ve mentioned, I do not consider Lithuania to be part of Eastern Europe be it geographically or culturally but undeniably there is some Eastern European influence on Lithuania. Note the word INFLUENCE: much like how many countries in the Balkans such as Bosnia & Herzegovina or Albania have been heavily influenced by the culture of Ottoman Turkey.
Lithuania is northern european
First dish is what Barbie eats for breakfast lunch dinner
While I get that the presenters want to try to help out in the dishes, they should only do a few things and let the actual cooks do it if they're there to taste the restaurant's quality. Even if it's someone with a background in cooking, you're never gonna make it the same way the restaurant does having gotten there a few minutes before. It's not going to be fried the same way or salted the same way, or the correct amount of spice or whatever, and whatever tasting/correcting the chefs always make while doing their dishes. I know sometimes Sheldon wants to try to do one thing, but here he made them all almost entirely. It's never gonna be the same and kinda not fair on the restaurant not being able to put their best example on the table IMO.
Lithuanians are not Eastern Europeans. They are Baltic Europeans. Just like Polish people are not Eastern Europeans, but instead, they are Central Europeans.
We call cabbage rolls "pigeons" lmao
Did not like the background music much...
Why was there no reaction to this potato pancakes under the pillow story?!! I have so many questions!
It all looks so good!
Please do Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, and Scottish food next!
So sad, this place is permanently closed. The owner moved back to Lithuania.
Great video! I'm from kleipeda to chicago and now Boston and cheers to the owner (we need some restaurants over here)
shouldn't you be using kefir for cold borscht?
Looking forward to finding out more about my Lithuanian heritage
You can see how it's a sort of mixture of nordic and russian/slavic cuisine. Dill is such an amazing herb. For any season!
Max I've been living in Russia for four years and it's funny they put dill on everything, even where it doesn't belong. I'm pretty sick of it actually haha.
Baltic culture is essentially a mixture of germanic/slavic cultures, no surprise there.
Nordic? what's nordic about this? Nothing.
doesnt matter how much dill you put, your cuisine is still gutter scum.
As a lithuanian - NO
Man those potato pancakes... I'm missing out!
Yeah you really are missing out.
It's all yummy cuz I know I'm Lithuanian labas as is lietovos
Try cleveland for a Lithuanian club /restaurant!!!! 😊
another great restaurant killed by COVID
It's closed ?
@@andriyshepard3095 yes
great food :) best wishes from Lithuania !
Hmmmm...
Potato pancakes and cabbage rolls yum!
Thank you Eater For uploading this video i am a true Lithuanian and im very happy to see a video about lithuanian food
This is a very, very bad Parody of Lithuanian Food
#LIETUVA
Cold borscht in this video is too thick in my opinion!
0:08 WIth that sentence alone you better dont go to lithuania. We are not easter european ffs.
1:12-1:15
Soviets are coming.
Jokes aside, these look good
Lithuanian food gets through harsh Baltic winters
My grandmother's born in Lithuania
Lithuania is a northern Europe, so we eat fatty foods .. Portuguese dies from Lithuanian zeppelins,))) ..
Wrong. Portuguese also eat a lot of fat pork. Their cuisine is also "villagers" cuisine, a lot of simple fat food, nothing like medditeranean cuisine. I was really surprised to find that out.
👍👍👍
Well, Lithuania is not Eastern Europe. Actually it's considered to be Northern European country. But it's fine, we all know stereotypes that Americans are pretty bad with geography.
🖐️👁️😍👏👏👏 Labai gera ✨✨✨❣️💪🇱🇹✌️
Besides the borscht..... looks AMAZING!!!! Heritage wise im american but i know most ancestors are European..... im your typical hot headed, stubborn, blonde hair, blue eyed girl and this just speaks to my soul. Oh and did i mention quite opinionated 🤣🤣🤣🤷♀️😊
Permanently closed on google maps? oof
Rice was never used in cabbage rolls. It is a soviet invention, because people rarely could get enough meat from a shop. Pink soup is not made with yoghurt too. Totally different taste.