My comfort food is as Latvian as it gets — gray peas with bacon and onions.Nothing fancy, nothing trendy. Just honest food that warms you from the inside. Gray peas with bacon and onions don’t try to impress. They simply are. And somehow, that’s exactly what I need. And gray peas are special, read more … More Comfort Food, Latvian Style
My previous blog post was the recipe for gray peas. I shared it without thinking about “gray peas” as itself. Big Gray Peas are easy to get here in Latvia cause it turns out is something completely special. So special that have been enlisted in the European Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) list. Gray peas are … More Latvian Gray Peas
This is one of the traditional Latvian dishes for the autumn and winter season. It is traditional Latvian Christmas dish! I usually make gray peas more than needed and then heat them up on the next day but not on New Year’s Eve! On the New Year’s Eve, everyone has to eat peas in order not … More Grey Peas With Bacon & Onions