2017Gastronomic Heritage - Cheeses - First Day Cover

Manor houses of Lithuania were famous for their traditions of production of fresh cheese already in the Middle Ages. The production process has remained almost unchanged to these days. Fresh cheese, pressed according to old Lithuanian traditions, is often seasoned with coarse salt, chopped garlic or caraway seeds and is considered as an exceptional gift for a foreign guest interested in the country’s culinary heritage. In 2013, the European Commission included fresh cheese into the list of protected products.