Trying Childhood Desserts In Latvia

black currants

🥗Healthier: raspberries

💰Cheaper: blackberries

Raspberries provide similar flavor with fewer calories.

herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: mixed spices

Dried herbs are more accessible and can be budget-friendly.

sugar

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Agave syrup offers a lower glycemic index.

alcohol

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic spirits

💰Cheaper: vodka

Non-alcoholic spirits can mimic flavors without alcohol.

Visit Old Bakery in Oldtown, Riga.

Introduce vatrushka, a yeast dough pastry with cottage cheese and raisins, and taste it.

Describe the taste and texture of vatrushka, rating it 8 out of 10.

Introduce a pastry that looks like a croissant but has cottage cheese and marmalade filling, taste it, and rate it 7 out of 10.

Introduce a traditional bun with bacon, fried onion, and garlic filling, taste it, and express enjoyment.

Introduce a rhubarb custard bun, cut it open, and taste it, rating it 10 out of 10 for its flavor.

Introduce plum plates with a short crust pastry and plum filling, taste it, and rate it 7 out of 10.

Introduce vetria, a shoe pastry filled with cottage cheese and whipped cream, taste it, and rate it 9 out of 10.

Introduce a cinnamon bun, cut it open, and taste it, rating it 10 out of 10 for its flavor.

Introduce a cherry jam bun, cut it open, and taste it, rating it 9 out of 10.

Introduce a custard bun, cut it open, taste it, and rate it 9 out of 10 for its vanilla flavor.

Introduce scud pin, a dessert with cookies and caramel topped with poppy seeds, taste it, and rate it 10 out of 10.

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