The Cake Was So Big, It Didn’t Fit Through the Door! (Sandra Vlasova)
Kliņģeris & CAKES JUNE 2026 The Cake Was So Big, It Didn’t Fit Through the Door! (Sandra Vlasova) Bergen, Norway The cake was so big that it couldn’t be carried out the door! (Sandra Vlasova) ℹ️ How to watch with English subtitles:Turn on CC → Settings → Subtitles → Auto-translate → English https://youtu.be/UO0VbHdBmzs JUNE Stories The Cake Was So Big, It Didn’t Fit Through the Door! (Sandra Vlasova) Almonds Or Crumble? (Andris and Daiga Rūtiņi) The Torte Was Rolling Down the Road (Rasma Barbee) Honey Cake in 40 Degree Heat (Baibe Sechi) 1, 2, 3, Alexander Cake! (Ingrīda Mazutis) No posts found
Almonds Or Crumble? (Andris and Daiga Rūtiņi)
Andris and Daiga share memories of the kliņģeris they ate in childhood and talk about how they now find a compromise by combining both of their tastes and preferences.
The Torte Was Rolling Down the Road (Rasma Barbee)
Rasma remembers how her mother baked 15–20 cakes and tortes every year for the town fair in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where the family represented the Latvian booth.
Honey Cake in 40 Degree Heat (Baibe Sechi)
As a child, Baiba often ate honey cake in the school cafeteria. Now, living in Italy, Baiba has taken to making it herself, even when it’s 40 degrees outside!
A Whole Salmon Covered in Cucumber Slices (Elisa Freimanis)
Elisa Freimanis’s mother was one of the DIMD ladies — four close friends and excellent hostesses who prepared Latvian dishes in Chicago. Elisa remembers how her father smoked fish and other foods for them. She also talks about the special fish recipe that was always served on the cold buffet table at large celebrations.
Fishing and Smoking at the 3×3 Gathering
Watch how children and adults took part in fishing and fish smoking at the Norway 3×3 gathering in the summer of 2025.
Kristapsons Smoked Salmon
Ādolfs Kristapsons (1908–2010), after arriving in Canada as a refugee, opened his own shop in 1953.
Suddenly It Rings, and You Have to Jump and Get to Work (Viktors Brenners)
Viktors has been eel fishing his whole life. In childhood, he did it together with his father, brother, and his father’s friend Griķis, but now he does it with his Latvian friends.
Caraway Seeds from Latvia and a Little Vodka in the Soup (Solvita & Mārtiņš Dambrovskis)
Solvita and Mārtiņš live in Denmark, where they enjoy angling, fishing, smoking, and grilling fish while following Latvian traditions.
Latvian Public Media has published an article about Voldemārs Bērziņš’s “Riga Bakery” in Australia
Once, one of the most striking Latvian business success stories outside the homeland was “Riga Bakery”, founded by Voldemārs Bērziņš in Sydney.