Since 2014, World Zeppelin Day has been celebrated every first Sunday of February. Its initiator is JAV resident emigrant from Lithuania Jonas Vaičiūnas. On this day, everyone is encouraged to cook and enjoy zeppelins with their families.
Zeppelins appeared in Lithuania around the turn of the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries, probably in Žemaitia, where they came from German Lithuania Minor. Later, zeppelins became a common dish in other parts of Lithuania as well.
Zeppelins can be made from boiled or raw, grated potatoes and meat, cottage cheese or mushroom filling.
MadeinVilnius.lt presents where you can find zeppelins in Vilnius on this day.
Zeppelin Day in Vilnius
ETNO estate (Pilies st. 16, A. Vartų st. 2, J. Kubiliaus st. 16, Ozo str. 18)
"The first Sunday of February is World Zeppelin Day! This day is not to be missed for zeppelin fans. Therefore, we invite you to taste the didzkukuls we make, which are even rated by the Culinary Heritage Fund! On the occasion of Zeppelin Day, a special offer in restaurants - two servings of traditional dižkukuli for only 9,50 eur", announces Etno Manor
Restaurant-bistro Mykolos 4 (Address: St. Mykolos 4)
"We will cook our guests' favorite zeppelins with veal (€10) or cottage cheese (€6) filling. At the same time, we will offer to try a new way of preparing zeppelins - fried zeppelins according to p. Magdalena. No no, these are not second-day baked zeppelins! Everyone will be able to choose their favorite sauces (€2) for the zeppelins: crackers, boletus, spinach or butter-sour cream sauce," invites the restaurant.
Piliauki (Address: Galvės st. 120, Trakai)
"As every year, Pilialaukis proudly prepares to celebrate this day. We invite you to a family lunch, the main focus of which is delicious and hearty zeppelins with sour cream, crackers and boletus sauce. The kitchen team will prepare zeppelins with pork, chicken and cottage cheese," the invitation reads.
California Tapas & Wine (Address: Subačius st. 2)
World Zeppelin Day is coming! Variations of this traditional dish can be found in various cuisines of the world, including Lithuanian, German and Polish. Not all historians agree on the origin of this dish. However, no one will disagree with the fact that this dish is widely loved and each country's zeppelin recipes have their own distinctive features.
"On the occasion of World Zeppelin Day, you won't have to go to pubs or taverns: our kitchen chef invites you to taste zeppelins according to gourmet interpretations of "Imperial" recipes: Zeppelins with duck confit, Zeppelins with Lithuanian wild venison and porcini boletus, Zeppelins with black trumpets and black truffles", - informs the restaurant.
Riverside market (Address: Aukštaičių st. 4)
"Discover zeppelins in a new way - try them with cottage cheese and sun-dried tomato and caper sauce or with duck and squirrel sauce. Visit our BURNA HOUSE restaurant and treat yourself to zeppelins with a 20% discount. The offer is valid only today, from 14:20 to XNUMX:XNUMX", invites Paupios market.
chat (Address: St. Mikalojus st. 15)
From 13 p.m. Zeppelin with pork, beef, cottage cheese, boiled potato zeppelin and half portions will be waiting for you.
Cryų Water Mill (Address: Verkių st. 100)
Invitation: "We will eat boiled and fried zeppelins in celebration of the International Zeppelin Day!"
Old Hut (Address: Naugarduko st. 36)
"INTERNATIONAL ZEPPELIN DAY! Come to us and taste zeppelins. And which ones do you like the most?: With meat, With cottage cheese, With venison," invites the restaurant.
