Potatoes are one of the most nutritious and long-lasting foods, containing vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, and proteins. They are also one of the cheapest sources of energy available. Traditionally in the Samogitia region, boiled potatoes with their skins left on are a common dish eaten alongside various soups and pickled vegetables.

1. Potatoes
with
parings

2. Potatoes are one of the best
products of nature, which
remains fresh for a long time.
Its taste depends on an amount
of starch. Furthermore,
potatoes have got a lot of
vitamins, micronutrients,
carbohydrates and proteins.
Potatoes are one of the
cheapest source of energy.

3. Probably any
other plant
didn’t have
such a fatal
influence
for the
people’s
diet. For
this purpose
potatoes are
called the
second our
bread.

4. Boiled potatoes with parings are
Samogitians’ dish, which is eaten in
Samogitia.

5. Boiled potatoes with
parings are eaten
with:
cold beetroot soup;
“rasalyne”;
onion soup;

6. pickled cabbage steamed pickled
soup; cabbages;

7. “kastinys”;
linseeds;
herring.