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Breads & Pastries
Salinātā Rudzu Rupjmaize
A sweetened dark Latvian rye bread, baked slowly in a tall tin so the crust turns sticky and caramelised - sliced thick for breakfast with butter or served at Midsummer and Christmas tables.
Latvia ·
Latvia (particularly Latgale and Vidzeme in eastern and central Latvia)
Breads & Pastries
Rupjmaize
Rupjmaize is Latvia's national rye bread: dark, dense and sourdough-leavened with a chewy crust, served at almost every meal and baked all over the country.
Latvia ·
Nationwide