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Lithuanian Karaite Foodways

Religious

Karaites brought to Trakai from Crimea in the fourteenth century: a Turkic language, a Karaite faith distinct from rabbinic Judaism, and kibinai — folded mutton pasties now eaten by everyone in Lithuania who visits Trakai. ⚠ NOT a branch of Jewish foodways and not generically Lithuanian.

Atlas — where and when

Communities and languages

  • Karaites community documented

What is recorded

  • The Karaites of Trakai are a distinct religious and ethnic community with a Turkic language, brought from Crimea in the fourteenth century. Their foodways — kibinai above all — are not a branch of Jewish foodways and not generically Lithuanian. documented

Recipes

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