Creative Workshops in Žasliai

A talk on the region’s food heritage and its links to Tatar traditions, with a tasting of stewed meat with beans and caramelised onions.

A fuller tasting with stories: stewed meat with beans and caramelised onions, a seven-layer yeast cake with prunes for dessert and carrot co…

Participants get to know the recipe and story of the Žasliai kugelis and help make it. While it bakes they hear about potato dishes, and the…

The history of sweets, games and a talk on the pros and cons of sugar. Everyone makes a sweet souvenir out of caramel to take home.

Participants grate potatoes, shape cepelinai and put them in a heated oven, hear about traditional potato dishes while they bake, and finish…

Participants shape kūčiukai from prepared dough and bake them in the oven, hearing about Christmas Eve dishes, games and fortune-telling mea…

A talk on calendar and family feasts and yeast baking on the festive table. Participants bake yeast buns with curd and taste them with a dri…

A talk on the history of sweets, gingerbread recipes and decoration. Everyone decorates gingerbread and takes it home packed.

Participants watch how caramel is made, taste it, coat an apple, decorate it with sprinkles and pack it to eat there or take away.

Stories about shepherds’ daily life and children’s duties in the old village. Participants bake biscuits and try old shepherds’ games while…

A one-hour programme: participants can pour batter onto the spit, hear about the history, occasions and recipe of šakotis and taste the fini…

A two-hour programme: participants can pour batter onto the spit, hear about the history and occasions of šakotis and taste the finished cak…