In this menu we will make traditional Lithuanian Easter dishes that I learned from my family. I will introduce you to ethnic traditions and tell you interesting stories about Lithuanian Easter celebration.
We will have a special workshop of colouring eggs during which I will share with you the unseen and peculiar techniques. Everybody will be able to decorate amazing colourful eggs and take them home!
Note: the lessons of this menu are limited and will be held only during March and April.
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=== Welcome drink: tea with ume blossoms
This season I have picked ume blossoms. They add perfect honey taste to any tea.
=== Workshop: Colouring Easter eggs in traditional technique(ワークショップ：伝統的な方法でイースターのたまごを色付けしましょう)
I am pretty confident that this will be the best part of this menu :) Easter is an important fest in Lithuania and almost every family holds on to tradition of colouring eggs. There are lots of different ways to do that! I am going to show you an ancient way which includes using onion skin for color, herbal ornaments and special techniques, that you would never guess of.
=== Meatloaf (a.k.a. Fake Bunny)
In Lithuania we call this dish Fake Bunny. Rabbits and bunnies are symbols of Easter, therefore this dish can be usually found on the Easter table.
Meatloaf of Fake Bunny is made from minced beef and pork, sometimes stuffed with eggs.
=== White salad
White salad is a traditional dish in all East Europe and Russia. I decided to include this dish in Easter menu, because in Lithuania we always have white salad during such major feasts as Easter.
=== Muffins with apples and chocolate(りんごとチョコレートのマフィン)
This recipe is one of my mother's kitchen greatest hits! When she is baking them, even neighbours can smell the amazing fragrance of chocolate and apples combination.
=== Lithuanian herbal tea
Straight from Lithuanian forests and meadows - all herbs were picked by my sister.