How to pronounce Šimtalapis

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ʃʲɪmˈtaːlɐpʲɪs/. In plain English letters that is shim-TAH-lah-pis, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Šimtalapis?

Šimtalapis is a dessert of Lithuania. Where it comes from: Alytus region (Dzūkija). People usually eat it on festive days and at teatime. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour, dairy & cheese and egg. It tastes sweet.

Where Šimtalapis comes from

Šimtalapis is one of 13 signature dishes of Lithuania on this map.

• Cepelinai · Main dish · All Lithuania

  Cepelinai are large oval dumplings of grated raw and boiled potato, filled with minced pork or with dry curd cheese, and served with a sauce of sour cream, fried onions and bacon bits.

• Šaltibarščiai · Soup & stew · Vilnius

  Šaltibarščiai is a cold soup of kefir or sour milk coloured bright pink by grated cooked or pickled beetroot, with cucumber, dill, green onions and chopped hard-boiled egg.

• Kibinai · Bread & pastry · Trakai

  Kibinai are crescent-shaped pastries filled with chopped mutton or beef and onion, sealed with a crimped edge and baked.

• Samogitian pancakes žemaičių blynai · Main dish · Samogitia

  Žemaičių blynai, Samogitian pancakes, are potato pancakes named after Samogitia (Žemaitija), the western region of Lithuania.

• Kastinys · Snack · Samogitia

  Kastinys is an old Samogitian spread made from dairy: sour cream, soured milk and butter are worked together with garlic, salt and spices.

• Daujėnai homemade bread Daujėnų naminė duona · Bread & pastry · Daujėnai, Pasvalys district (Aukštaitija)

  Daujėnų naminė duona, Daujėnai homemade bread, is a Lithuanian black rye bread baked to an old recipe.

Food of Lithuania

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