Activities by Žaslių kultūros centras

An introduction to the craft of straw “gardens” and its meaning. In the practical part participants thread or tie a garland, star, tree orna…

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…

While the dough rises, participants hear the history of this layered pie and its ingredients. Then layers are shaped and filled, and everyon…

Participants learn how butter dough is kneaded and proved, then roll it, choose fillings and shape buns, which are eaten together with tea a…

Participants make the dough, shape švilpikai potato bakes and put them in the oven, hear about traditional potato dishes, lay the table and…

First a talk on the life of bees and the value of what they produce, then participants make candles from beeswax sheets and by the old pouri…

A talk on how potatoes reached Lithuania and on local potato dishes. Participants make the dough, filling and sauce, shape the kakorai, play…

An introduction to the region’s village cooking and its seasons. Between stories guests taste liver pâté with white bread, crackling with ry…

Participants learn how amber forms, examine raw pieces and learn to tell it from imitations. In the practical part everyone strings their ow…

A talk on kvass, its types and fermentation with a tasting of five kinds, looking more closely at the local recipe of bread kvass with honey…

Participants grate potatoes, shape cakes on cabbage leaves and bake them in a bread oven, make a crackling sauce and a curd dip, and hear ab…