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While traveling through the Alytus district, you can find pearls from the Dzūkija kitchen. A journey is not a journey if, while in another country, you have not tried its traditional dishes. The combination of image, aroma and flavor lasts a long time and reminds you of the place you visited. We are going to go around in the kitchen of our country this summer and remember or discover new flavors. Recipes passed down from generation to generation can “leak”, but the true flavor of Dzūkija is a kept secret. These are products of the national heritage. A stay of one day is definitely not enough to try all the culinary masterpieces of this region.
Pivašiūnai, known for its church and its miraculous painting and herbal indulgences, has been famous for several years for the dishes produced in the craft center, which surprised representatives of a completely different cuisine: Greek, Austrian and Japanese. At the Craft Center, Stasė Čižauskienė bakes herds of potatoes with dried cabbage leaves, a buckwheat cake called babka by locals. Mushrooms are also baked here, but in an old Dzūkian way. A visit to the craft center should be planned and education to cook the desired dishes should be arranged in advance.
It is not possible to leave the Alytus district without trying the Dzūkija herds.
Traditional potato herds are eaten with “do it yourself,” which is made from cream and homemade curd. They are also baked in Alove, Kančėnai and Punia. But tastes are different everywhere, to choose the most delicious you will have to come back. Dzūkija’s herds are full, so I won’t try them all in one day.
Alovė Community Center also teaches how to cook Dzūkija dishes. Here Dzūkija bread, pastries, baking of herds of potatoes and ancient crafts are made. Asta Kisielienė shows the way of the bread from the grain to the table. In Alove, take a look at the area, visit the modest and charming Trinity Church street, find the Poteroniai viaduct, in the Kaniūkai village, an outcrop, which in some places reaches a height of 40 meters.
When baking bread, dzūkė also adds Dzūkija sincerity.
The Kančėnai community boasts of up to four culinary heritage certificates, proving that the dishes here are made in the same way as people a hundred years ago. Community President Monika Ražanauskienė is especially proud of the production of kvass and cumin yeast cake. Kančėnai is also proud of the poet, writer and painter born here, winner of the Ona Baliukone National Prize, whose memory is appreciated, evenings of poetry or creative connections are organized.
This town is located near Daugai. The community of this town will sweeten their journey with buckwheat muffins, and sweet lovers and authentic gift-givers should know that Ilona Zapolskienė, who has certified a home-made branch, lives here.
Tatars have lived in the Alytus district for millennia. Most of them are in Butrimonys, which is famous for its square and exclusive fountain, its architecture. Everything can be seen by visiting. He also eats.In one of the oldest Tatar villages in Lithuania, Raižiai, you can get acquainted with the culture of the nation and order a meal. You will not regret it, you will be surprised by the taste and it will be full all day. One of the most unusual dishes are large meatballs stuffed with lamb, veal or finely chopped beef. Then pancakes: beef or lamb stew with a thick sauce of sweet beans. The Tartars of the Raižiai region are proud of their “Šimtalapis” cake. The president of the Tatar community, Ipolitas Makulavičius, who needs to be contacted for a visit, assures that although many people bake such cakes, the real ones are only with the Raižiai Tatars.
Tartar meatballs.
Exclusive place and exclusive dishes from Dzūkija, in the village of Punia. Panemunė dzūkas shopping center, where the 19th century is restored. pab. Dzūkian living environment, herds of baked potatoes, buckwheat beans, racevi pancakes, which are probably the fattest in Lithuania. However, they are worth a try and the baked potato whistles according to an authentic recipe. Laima Žūsinienė, the president of the community, accepts the guests for the purchase of Dzūka.
Probably the fattest pancakes: Dzūkija racial.
In the Alytus district, you can try, eat, and overeat, only then climb the mounds next to you a few times and open up incredible views. Near Alovė, the green Poteroniai, Punia – Margis, where the princes lived, he probably also ate herds of potatoes and ravaged pancakes for lunch.
Local communities, the elderly and the Alytus Tourist Information Center will always help you travel through the Alytus district.
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