Speķrauši
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Speķrauši or speķa pīrādziņi, sometimes also colloquially known simply as pīrāgi or pīrādziņi, are Latvian oblong or crescent-shaped baked bread rolls or pastries filled with finely chopped fatty bacon cubes and onions. They range from five to thirteen centimetres (2.0 to 5.1 in) in length, depending on if they are intended as a snack or a more substantial meal. Smaller speķrauši are often prized for their daintiness and are considered the work of a skilled cook.
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Alternative names | speķa rauši, speķa pīrāgi, speķa pīrādziņi, pīrāgi, pīrādziņi |
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Type | Pastry |
Course | Snack, main |
Place of origin | Latvia |
Main ingredients | Dough, onions, bacon |
Similar dishes | Pirozhki, samsa |
As with many national dishes, Latvian families often have their own unique recipe for the dish, yet to be called speķrauši it has to maintain the crescent shape and the filling has to be bacon bits. Due to the amount of work involved to make them, they're usually made only for special occasions and in very large numbers. Yet, one would be able to find them in most local bakeries and pastry shops.