Proud of Lithuania: A Fairy Tale by Sweet Root
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Sweet Root book will make you proud of Lithuania’s gastronomic history

Proud of Lithuania: A Fairy Tale by Sweet Root is a new book that encourages readers to take pride in Lithuania through its ancient gastronomy. “This story that begins at the dinner table, on a plate full of magical flavors, tastes, emotions, and memories, in the rough woods of our little country, called Lithuania. In its bright fields and cold blue rivers. In its soil and lakes. From the soil up to the sky. At a time when our life narrative was formed by a chain of connected happenings: birth, maturation, death, and rebirth of nature.” So begins the new book Proud of Lithuania: A Fairy Tale by Sweet Root. […]

From the Sweet Root kitchen guardian
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Pioneering the emotional Lithuanian cuisine by getting back to the sweet roots

In the very heart of Užupis, there is a restaurant just as exceptional and alluring as the Užupis itself — Sweet Root. It may be presented as the pioneer of the local cuisine, but you will not find any traces of cliched Lithuanian food on the menu. Instead, they serve dishes made strictly from seasonal locally-grown ingredients, spiced with some true Lithuanian emotions, memories and habits. To top it off, the restaurant is about to release its own book—“Proud of Lithuania: A Fairy Tale by Sweet Root”. Margarita Knysh talked to the mastermind behind it and the owner of the restaurant, Sigitas Žemaitis, about the trends in the food industry, sustainability, and the search of the true spirit of Lithuania. […]