Cepelinai
Blimp-shaped potato dumplings
Think of it as: Like a giant potato pierogi shaped like the Goodyear blimp
Potato dumplings shaped like a blimp.
What does it taste like?
Mild potato and savory pork under a rich, smoky bacon and sour cream sauce.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureChewy and dense
What is it?
Lithuania's national dish: a dough of grated potato wrapped around ground meat and boiled. Named for their resemblance to Zeppelin airships.
How locals eat it
About two per plate, smothered in bacon and sour cream sauce. Very filling, so it's a cold-weather feast.
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🇱🇹Lithuania
CapitalVilnius
Populationabout 2.8 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesIT and lasers, Furniture and wood, Food
Famous peopleArvydas SabonisBasketball great
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And JapanDuring World War II, Chiune Sugihara issued "visas for life" to many Jewish people here.
Fun factBasketball is as popular as a national sport.
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From Tokyoabout 8,190 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Vilnius
Getting thereabout 15 hours from Tokyo (with transfers)rough guide
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Anthem"National Hymn" (Tautiška giesmė)
MusicSutartinės (polyphonic folk songs) Folk songs sung by several voices layered like a round
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Arvydas Sabonis (basketball; starred in the NBA and the Olympics) World HeritageVilnius Historic Centre and more National animalWhite stork National flowerRue FestivalJoninės midsummer festival (June 24)
MusicSutartinės (polyphonic folk songs) Folk songs sung by several voices layered like a round
Listen on YouTube SportBasketball
Arvydas Sabonis (basketball; starred in the NBA and the Olympics) World HeritageVilnius Historic Centre and more National animalWhite stork National flowerRue FestivalJoninės midsummer festival (June 24)
Ingredients
- Potatoes 2 kg
- Ground pork 300 g
- Onion 1
- Bacon 100 g
- Sour cream 200 ml
- Salt and pepper, a pinch
How to make it (one way)
- Grate most of the potatoes raw and squeeze dry in a cloth
- Mix the starch from the squeezed liquid with boiled, mashed potato to make the dough
- Mix the meat with onion, salt and pepper, wrap in dough and shape like a blimp
- Boil in salted water for about 25 minutes
- Fry bacon and onion, mix with sour cream, and pour over
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