Cold beet soup is a culinary staple in Latvia and Lithuania and across Eastern Europe. This year, Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, hosted its "Pink Soup Festival" celebrating the dish. But the city's tourism agency also started a public beef with Latvia, claiming that the Lithuanian version of the soup is better.
Vilnius s gastro scene has turned into a winner over recent years with a multicultural fusion cuisine dimension that includes Jewish, Polish, and Lithuanian dishes along with those from Lebanon, Japan, Nepal, and France.