• ‘Flavours as vivid as the scent of pine forests’: why I love Baltic cuisine

    ‘Flavours as vivid as the scent of pine forests’: why I love Baltic cuisine
    Food writer Caroline Eden celebrates the region’s distinct - and underrated - flavours, from quince lemonade and cloudberry jam to birch syrup and blueberry soupWhen I was planning a recent journey back to Riga, its food filled my thoughts more than anything else. I kept picturing the Latvian capital’s cafes, bistros and moody beer bars. Such longing was evidence, to me at least, that I was coming back to a city that knows how to feed people and with memorable flavours: smoked sprats

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