Kurzeme – Zemaitija: fishing and fish food heritage by the Baltic Sea

Rusne Island has always been famous for its fish and fishing traditions.  Thanks to flowing waters, fishing has been a career for many, many generations.  One upon a time there was a farm with a smokehouse here, and guests often visited to taste the fish. Since 2012, the Ingos Rūkyklele fish smoking operation has had a national heritage certificate.  There you can observe the smoking process and taste the smoked fish (Skalviu iela ta-4, Rusne).

Bronius Kalvaitis in Šyša is one of just a few residents in the village.  He cooks fish soup on the basis of recipes that he got from his parents and grandparents, who went fishing in the sea and the lagoon.  He also has a national heritage certificate, and he offers tastings of fish baked on a campfire (A. Devilaičio Street 16, Syša).

The Kaimo pirtele farm is large and on the coast.  You can feed large fish and go fishing if you contact the owner in advance.  The venue offers a licensed shooting range, courts for basketball and volleyball, a playground for kids, as well as horseback riding on horses that are bred at the farm.  Among them are miniature American horses, and this is the only place in Lithuania where the breeding of such animals has been registered.  Contact the farm in advance to arrange for a meal.

The Agluona Petrute Račkauskiene country tourism farm and restaurant will serve you traditional fish dishes, as well as regional dishes from Little Lihtuania.

The Buivydai ecological cattle farm offers tours to groups of guests.  The farm breeds Aubrakai cattle that originated in the Aubrac region in France.  The farm also grows oats, spelt and blackberries.  You can buy fresh beef.