Latvian cousine is primarily meat, potatoes and dairy. Also fish is commonly consumed due to Latvia’s location on the East coast of the Baltic Sea.
If you travel to Latvia and have the pleasure of being invited into a Latvian home, you will be rushed into the room, sat down and offered a beverage accompanied with a sweet baked treat or appetizer. You will see this as a pattern from house to house. Coffee pot will start brewing within 2 minutes.
So let’s learn a few useful words and phrases for such occasion.
ēdiens – food
ēst – to eat
vai tu gribi ēst – do you want to eat
jā, es esmu izsalcis – yes, I am hungry
kafija – coffee
tēja – tea
alus – beer
sula – juice
piens – milk
ūdens – water
vīns – wine
siers – cheese
maize – bread
siera maize – cheese-bread
maize ar sieru – bread with cheese
āboli – apples (pl)
ābolmaize – apple pie
kartupelis – potato
gaļa – meat (any kind)
vistas gaļa – chicken meat
cūkas gaļa – pork meat
liellopu gaļa – beef meat
man garšo – I like (meaning, enjoy the taste of smth.)
man garšo kafija ar pienu – I like coffee with milk
paldies par pusdienām – thank you for dinner
man ļoti garšoja pusdienas – I really enjoyed dinner (meaning, I found dinner to be really delicious)
es gribu vēl – I want more
brokastis – breakfast
pusdienas – lunch
vakariņas – dinner
Click video below to hear pronunciation
Also, watch video about food from one of our visits to Latvia
