What dishes on Easter table other folk / day
Eggs are also the main symbol in Estonia – they are filled with horseradish or dill. Curd dishes and sweet yeast bread are also served.
Lithuanians also raise painted eggs on the table, only their additives are still artistically adorned – Marguciai Eggs in Lithuania are one of the main symbols of the holiday. The name comes from the word Marginti, which means « decorate » or « decorate ». First, the eggs are painted in a dark tone like us – onion peel, blueberry mint, beet juice or spinach. Then, with a sharp instrument, the patterns are scratched on the top of the shell – geometric shapes. Often used in ancient white symbols such as the sun, stars, fertility patterns.
The second option is the wax technique is used – with a melted wax draw the patterns, then the egg dipped in the color. The ancient faith is that beautifully decorated eggs bring happiness and protect the house.
And in Poland, one of the holy and favorite Easter customs is Święconka – Tradition of the Polish Easter Basket. It is a small basket with a variety of symbolic dishes that on Easter Saturday (on Sunday) bring to church to bless the priest. It is a family and religious tradition – children often help to make a basket. There is a collective blessing in the church – people stand in line with their baskets.
These dishes are then eaten at Easter Breakfast. The basket puts painted eggs, salt, bread, butter, sugar, chocolate or marzipan lamb, sausage or ham, horseradish, cheese. The basket is covered with a white (often lace) napkin and decorated with greens (such as bush branches). Święconka It is so important in Polish culture that this tradition is often continued by Polish communities abroad, such as the US, Germany or the United Kingdom.
There are several popular Easter dishes in Italy. One of them is the Easter salty pie – Torta Pasqualinathat comes from the Liguria region. The dough is usually very thin – up to 33 layers of puzzles in the classic version, symbolizing the years of Christ’s life. Filled with spinach and mangold leaves, ricotta cheese, eggs.
In turn Colomba di pasqua is a traditional Italian Easter cake (in translation – Easter pigeon). It’s sweet yeast dough bread/cake, similar PanettonWhat the Italians eat at Christmas, but with the Easter theme. Its shape resembles a flying pigeon that symbolizes peace and resurrection.
Colomba di pasqua It is made from long -fermented dough – similar to a brian. It is usually enriched with sugary pieces of orange instead of raisins as Panetton. The cake is covered with a sugary almond glaze, crisp almonds and sugar crystals.
