Riga and its local cuisine tour

Typical Latvian food is not for the faint hearted or the calorie conscious. It is for the compulsive foodie and food connoisseur. As the history reveals centuries of rule by other nations, it does not come as a surprise that the traditional Latvian cuisine is laced with German and Russian influences.

During this tour you will be introduced to various kinds of local meals, including the diverse varieties of bread, fresh vegetables, salted or smoked fish, dairy products and meat.
After visiting the Riga Central Market – a huge marketplace located within five old zeppelin hangars, and tasting traditional Latvian food, you will have a possibility to take a part in cooking process accompanied by chef of Hotel Avalon.

Please note that by booking this activity you will donate 1 EUR/per person to support the campaign "Grown-ups for children"

Within this tour you will be introduced not only with Latvian cuisine, but local culture and traditions. We want to show you why Latvians are so proud of their pure and ecologically clean nature and the gifts they receive from it.

After meeting the chef of Hotel Avalon you will head to the Riga Central Market, which is the best opportunity to get off the beaten track and see part of the everyday lives of locals. While strolling around five covered pavilions and purchasing the selected products for culinary course, you will be welcomed to taste traditional Latvian food. For example, lampreys at fish pavilion or sauerkraut with caraway seeds, pickled cucumbers and pickled garlic with horseradish at vegetable pavilion. At dairy pavilion you will have an opportunity to taste cheese produced by local farmers. Meanwhile in grocery pavilion you will have a chance to taste and get a traditional souvenir from Riga with local honey. Delicious smoked chicken will wait for you at meat pavilion.

When the shopping is done, you will head back to Hotel Avalon to join the cooking course. It may take about 1, 5 hour to prepare the dishes, which should be chosen in advance. Mostly the menu consists of snacks or soup, main dish and a local beer.

The tour ends with dining at Hotel Avalon. 

The price is per person including:

• Central Market Visit
• Cooking Course
• Dining 

The prices are shown for a group of a minimum 10 persons. If you want to book this tour for individual needs, please contact us directly anda@blueberrytravel.lv 

Please note that by booking this activity you will donate 1 EUR/per person to support the campaign "Grown-ups for children"