Lithuanians loved beef since the olden times but it was perfected by Bona Sforza, the Italian wife of Sigismund I the Old. Bona Sforza grew exotic herbs and vegetables in manor’s gardens.
Only the nobility could afford fish during the Middle Ages. According to the written sources, Grand Master of Livonian Order sent a special gift, some fish, to Vytautas the Great, when the Grand Duchy of Lithuania expanded as far as the Black Sea.
served with parsnips, roasted tomatoes and baby potatoes
served with orange jam and potatoe puree flavoured with spinach
with stewed sauerkraut, baby potatoes, fermented vegetables and honey-artisan vodka BBQ sauce
with nut and mustard crust, served with oven-roasted tomatoes and potatoe puree flavoured with spinach