Lithuania’s Craze for Desserts Expands Across the Baltics

Potatoes, caviar, freeze-dried plankton, meadowsweet, paprika, rye bread, sour cream, saffron, potato peels, pine oil, thyme, beetroot, Japanese maple leaves, rowan berries, and porcini mushrooms—this isn’t the shopping list of an eccentric chef but rather a glimpse into the desserts featured at the 15th edition of what’s considered the sweetest and most aesthetic culinary event in Lithuania: the Wine and Dessert Pairing Contest.