Skilandis is the smoked pork stomach of Sumeliškės: Lithuania's only protected AOC food product, made of seasoned pork meat stuffed into pig's stomach and cold-smoked for months.

Skilandis (Sumeliškės skilandis specifically) is the only Lithuanian food product with the EU's protected designation of origin (PDO). The Sumeliškės village near Vilnius has made it since the 17th century. The pork meat is mixed with garlic and herbs, stuffed into pig's stomach and cold-smoked over alder wood for two to four months. Find it sliced thinly at Halės Turgus smoked-meat stalls and on heritage menus across Vilnius.

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Ingredients

  • Skilandis is a PDO product requiring 2 to 4 months of cold-smoking
  • Not feasible to replicate in a home kitchen with proper food safety

Method

  1. Visit Halės Turgus market hall on Pylimo to taste authentic Sumeliškės skilandis
  2. Ask the smoked-meat stall vendors for skilandis specifically; they will slice it thin
  3. Pair with rye bread and a glass of Lithuanian beer for the canonical eating
  4. Take vacuum-packed skilandis home in checked luggage if you want to share it

Editor tip. This is not a home-cook recipe. Buy at Halės Turgus or order in a Vilnius traditional Lithuanian restaurant.