"Lithuania" news and stories

Honey is great stuff: it's smooth and soothing, but still a little less cloying than sugar. While it is undeniably sweet, it still has a little mystery, particularly if you venture away from the milder clover and mesquite flavors.

While Krupnik (the Polish version) or Krupnikas (the Lithuanian version) is a year-round beverage, I particularly enjoy it in the autumn, when the rich spices tickle the nose and the heavy dollop of alcohol helps clear away the winter chill. Most honey liqueurs that I've tried have tended to hide or overwhelm the taste of honey, but this one lightly accents it. Best of all, the honey is great for comforting sore throats!

Yep, a chain of pizza parlors in Lithuania and Latvia has filed a request to trademark the smell of baking pizza, claiming that customers associate the scent with their line of pies, according to the AP. If granted the intellectual property rights to the smell, the company, Cilija, would be the only company in the area allowed to claim that its product smells like freshly baked pizza. The national patent bureau that would issue the trademark did not comment.

[Via Slice]