Baltic: New and Old Recipes from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
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Bringing the Baltic's answer to New Nordic to your kitchen, nearly seventy recipes celebrate this wholesome, creative and intensely seasonal cuisine. As well, stunning photography captures the colour and vibrancy of the produce, culture and landscapes as these unique countries reconnect with the past and embrace new promise for the future.
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About this book
Baltic is a cookbook by Simon Bajada that focuses on the food traditions of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The book contains close to seventy recipes drawn from the cooking styles of all three countries, with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients and straightforward preparation. Bajada frames the collection around a cuisine that shares certain principles with the New Nordic movement, particularly in its attention to local produce, preservation methods, and simple presentations that let individual ingredients stand out.
The book pairs its recipes with photography of the region's landscapes, markets, and everyday food culture. Rather than treating the three Baltic states as interchangeable, the collection reflects a period in which these countries have been reconnecting with older food customs while developing newer approaches shaped by access to wider ingredients and ideas. Dishes tend toward the wholesome and practical, built around grains, dairy, root vegetables, fish, and foraged foods that suit the region's climate and growing seasons.
Bajada's photography also documents the colors and textures of Baltic produce and settings, giving the book a visual layer alongside its recipes. The result is a record of a specific food culture at a particular moment of change.
