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kibinai

Traditional dish from Lithuania

Must Try Street Food

About kibinai

Karaim meat pies

Kibinai, kybyn, or kibin are traditional pastries filled with mutton and onion, popular with the Karaite ethnic minority in Lithuania. As everything Karaite in Lithuania, they are mostly associated with the city of Trakai. English-language travel guides compare them to Cornish pasties.

Key Ingredients

  • dough
  • mutton
  • Allium cepa

Cuisine Type

  • Ukrainian cuisine
  • Polish cuisine
  • Lithuanian cuisine
  • Karaite cuisine

Components

  • dough
  • mutton

Dietary Information

✓ Popular street food
✓ Must-try when visiting Lithuania
Traditional Lithuania cuisine

Learn More

Wikipedia (DE)
Wikipedia (EN)

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