The Traditional Cuisine of The Traditional Cuisine of RomaniaRomania

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Romania has a rich Romania has a rich and varied and varied cuisine, with cuisine, with Turkish, Serbian, Turkish, Serbian, German, German, Bulgarian and Bulgarian and Hungarian Hungarian influences. influences.

Despite this blend Despite this blend of traditions and of traditions and cultures, cultures, Romanian cuisine Romanian cuisine has its strong has its strong character.character.

The hospitality of the The hospitality of the Romanians is mainly Romanians is mainly translated into their translated into their cuisine. cuisine.

A guest will be happily A guest will be happily served with delicious served with delicious dishes, which are full dishes, which are full of flavour!of flavour!

Let’s see some of the Let’s see some of the most common ones!most common ones!

The soupsThe soupsUsually, Romanians Usually, Romanians

prefer sour soups, prefer sour soups, named ‘named ‘ciorbciorbă ă ’’. .

These may be meat and These may be meat and vegetable soups, or vegetable soups, or fish soups, all of them fish soups, all of them being soured with being soured with lemon or sauerkraut lemon or sauerkraut juice, vinegar, or the juice, vinegar, or the traditional ‘traditional ‘borborş ş ’’..

Meat dishesMeat dishesThere is aThere is a wide variety wide variety

of meat dishes, made of meat dishes, made of pork, beef, poultry, of pork, beef, poultry, or fish. In some areas, or fish. In some areas, people also eat people also eat venison.venison.

Some of the meat dishes Some of the meat dishes are: are:

- - cârnaţicârnaţi - a garlicky - a garlicky sausagesausage

-- pârjoalepârjoale-- a type of a type of meatball covered with meatball covered with a flour or breadcrumb a flour or breadcrumb crustcrust

Meat dishesMeat dishes - - mititeimititei (mici) - grilled (mici) - grilled

minced-meat rollsminced-meat rolls

- - tobătobă - sausage - sausage (usually pig's (usually pig's stomach, stuffed with stomach, stuffed with pork jelly, liver, and pork jelly, liver, and skin)skin)

Meat dishesMeat dishes

- - tochiturătochitură - - a a Romanian-style Romanian-style stewstew

- - sarmalesarmale - minced - minced meat with rice, meat with rice, wrapped in wrapped in pickled cabbage pickled cabbage or vine leaves.or vine leaves.

Fish dishesFish dishesFish makes an Fish makes an

exquisite dish, and exquisite dish, and here are some here are some examples: examples:

- - salata de icresalata de icre - roe - roe salad with onionsalad with onion

- - saramură de crapsaramură de crap - - carp in brinecarp in brine

- - ghiveci cu peşteghiveci cu peşte - - vegetable stew with vegetable stew with fish.fish.

Vegetable dishesVegetable dishesVegetables are cooked in Vegetables are cooked in

many ways, and the many ways, and the results are always results are always excellent! excellent!

Some of these dishes Some of these dishes are: are:

- - aardei umpluţirdei umpluţi - - stuffed bell peppersstuffed bell peppers

- - dovlecei umpluţidovlecei umpluţi - - stuffed zucchinistuffed zucchini

Vegetable dishesVegetable dishes

- - gghiveci hiveci - vegetable - vegetable stew stew

- - mămăligă mămăligă - - cornmeal mush, also cornmeal mush, also known as Romanian-known as Romanian-style polenta style polenta

- - pilaf pilaf - rice, - rice, vegetables, and vegetables, and pieces of meat.pieces of meat.

SaladsSaladsIn summer, Romanians prefer In summer, Romanians prefer

fresh vegetable salads, fresh vegetable salads, like:like:

- tomato salad, with - tomato salad, with cucumber and onioncucumber and onion

- - ssalată de vinetealată de vinete - eggplant - eggplant salad, with eggplant, onion, salad, with eggplant, onion, oil and mayonnaise. oil and mayonnaise.

In winter, we like to eat In winter, we like to eat pickles: pickles:

- - ccastraveţi muraţiastraveţi muraţi - pickled - pickled small cucumberssmall cucumbers

- - gogonelegogonele - pickled green - pickled green tomatoestomatoes

- - ssalată de murăturialată de murături - - a a combination of pickled combination of pickled vegetables.vegetables.

CheeseCheese There are many varieties There are many varieties

of cheeses, made from of cheeses, made from cow’s or sheep’s milk. cow’s or sheep’s milk.

Some of them are:Some of them are: - - ccaşaş - a semi-soft fresh - a semi-soft fresh

white cheese, unsalted white cheese, unsalted or lightly saltedor lightly salted

- ccaşcavalaşcaval - a semi-hard - a semi-hard cheese made from cheese made from sheep's or cow's milksheep's or cow's milk

- - ttelemeaelemea - cow's or - cow's or sheep's milk white sheep's milk white cheese, similar to feta.cheese, similar to feta.

Desserts Desserts

Romanians have a sweet Romanians have a sweet tooth. Our grandmothers tooth. Our grandmothers prepare a lot of: prepare a lot of:

- - ccozonacozonac - a kind of Stollen - a kind of Stollen made with leavened dough, made with leavened dough, poppy seeds, nuts, or poppy seeds, nuts, or Turkish delightTurkish delight

- - mucenici mucenici - sweet cookies - sweet cookies (shaped like "8", made of (shaped like "8", made of boiled or baked dough, with boiled or baked dough, with walnuts, sugar or honey, walnuts, sugar or honey, eaten on 9eaten on 9thth March) March)

- - ppapanaapanaşşii - Romanian - Romanian doughnuts.doughnuts.

DessertsDesserts

Modern desserts include: Modern desserts include:

- - clătiteclătite – pancakes – pancakes- - turtă dulceturtă dulce – gingerbread – gingerbread- - checchec - coffee cake - coffee cake- - şşarlotăarlotă - a custard made - a custard made

with milk, eggs, sugar, with milk, eggs, sugar, whipped cream, gelatin, whipped cream, gelatin, fruits, and lady fingersfruits, and lady fingers

- - ccremă de zahăr arsremă de zahăr ars – – crème bruleecrème brulee..

DrinksDrinks Romania has Romania has always always

been known for its been known for its wines and beer. Also, wines and beer. Also, Romanians enjoRomanians enjoy:y:

- - ţuicăţuică, , pălincăpălincă or or rachiurachiu, a brandy , a brandy made of fruit, mainly made of fruit, mainly plums. plums.

Other drinks includeOther drinks include liquers made ofliquers made of

- - blueberries blueberries – – afinatafinatăă

- - sour cherries sour cherries – – vivişinatăşinată

- - raspberriesraspberries – – zmeuratăzmeurată..

Special dishes for special Special dishes for special holidaysholidays

The two most important holidays for the The two most important holidays for the Romanians are Christmas and Easter. Romanians are Christmas and Easter.

And we like to eat like kings on these And we like to eat like kings on these occasions. occasions.

So, we prepare dishes like the following.So, we prepare dishes like the following.

Special dishes for ChristmasSpecial dishes for ChristmasIn the rural regions, a pig is In the rural regions, a pig is

sacrificed before sacrificed before Christmas. The foods Christmas. The foods made from that pig are: made from that pig are:

- - ccâârnarnaţţii - caltabocaltaboşş – sausage made – sausage made

of liver of liver - - tobătobă - - tochiturătochitură - - piftiepiftie – the tail, feet and – the tail, feet and

ears of the pig, spiced ears of the pig, spiced with garlic and served in with garlic and served in aspic. aspic.

For the sweet part of the For the sweet part of the meal, women prepare meal, women prepare cozonaccozonac..

Special dishes for EasterSpecial dishes for EasterThe star of the Easter meal The star of the Easter meal

is lamb. And it is is lamb. And it is prepared in various prepared in various ways: ways:

- - borborşş de miel de miel - lamb sour - lamb sour soupsoup

- - drob de mieldrob de miel – a – a Romanian-style lamb Romanian-style lamb haggis made of minced haggis made of minced offal (heart, liver, lungs) offal (heart, liver, lungs) with spices. with spices.

The Easter cake is The Easter cake is pascăpască, , a pie made of yeast a pie made of yeast dough with a sweet dough with a sweet cottage cheese fillingcottage cheese filling..

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