After “Svetlana” and “Natālija”, a Cookie Called “Turbo” Joins the Latvian Social Media Debate

Alongside the cookies “Svetlana” and “Natālija”, another name has appeared in social media conversations among Latvian sweet lovers: “Turbo”. The news portal LA.LV, run by the Latvian daily Latvijas Avīze, reported on it on 7 November 2026.

Background

LA.LV had earlier written about “Natālija” cookies, which social media users described as a serious rival to the long-popular “Svetlana” cookies. The debate concerns which cookie deserves the unofficial title of Latvia’s national favourite treat.

The new discovery

A user of the social network Threads wrote that “Svetlana and Natālija have a brother, Turbo”. Commenters quickly began joking about the cookies’ imaginary family ties. One suggested that “Turbo” might come from a different family and called it an “out-of-wedlock child”. Another, pointing to the name, quipped that this cookie must have “fast legs”.

Some participants asked a practical question: where can these cookies be found? Another commenter asked where the line should be drawn in this cookie saga.

Taste and ingredients

The author of the post says the “Turbo” cookies are not as sickeningly sweet. A commenter who looked at the ingredients remarked that it is practically healthy food, since the cookies contain honey and peanuts.

The article is illustrated with a box of cookies from the confectionery producer “Adugs”. The source does not make clear whether this company makes the “Turbo” cookies.