Rasols and galerts, two “stars” of the Latvian cold table, are traditional Latvian dishes that are still prepared and eaten outside Latvia. These two dishes often spark questions and even debates! It turns out that rasols (or rosols) outside Latvia is often a completely different color than it is in Latvia—and sometimes, abroad, the special texture of galerts and its unusual ingredients are misunderstood.

Video in Latvian with English subtitles.