Savouring Europe - Lithuania (Dzukijos forest region)

Gastrotourist Robert Golden travels to Lithuania to reveal how its people eat an incredibly healthy, organic diet, using seasonal produce to create imaginative dishes. Meat, potatoes, forest fruits, herbs and vegetables are the mainstays of the diet around the Dzukija National Park but it's the mushrooms that locals prize the most. The forest carpet can yield hundreds of different varieties. Families spend days searching through the dense woodland to find the tastiest varieties which they use to flavour soups, stews and potato dishes. It's easy to see why this landscape has inspired such rich folklore and legend. With 14th century castles rising above quiet lakes it has a fairytale atmosphere and a charm that casts a spell. Be enchanted by the locals' celebration of the pagan past in a mid-summer evening filled with song and fire.