A FOOD TRADITION
Romanian Cuisine
Romania's national cooking tradition combines Balkan, Slavic, Ottoman, Central European, and pastoral influences in hearty soups, braises, preserved foods, breads, and festive sweets.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Alivenci
Alivenci is a traditional Romanian baked cornmeal and fresh-cheese pudding or cake, typically enriched with eggs, sour cream, and butter.
Balmos
Balmos is a traditional Romanian cornmeal porridge cooked with whey and butter and finished with cheese.
Bulz
Bulz is a Romanian grilled or baked polenta parcel traditionally filled with cheese and sometimes enriched with cured pork and butter.
Caltabos
Caltabos is a Romanian pork-offal sausage mixed with rice and aromatics, stuffed into a pork-intestine casing and cooked.
Carnati de Plescoi
A traditional Romanian smoked or grilled sausage from Pleşcoi made primarily with seasoned mutton and beef, garlic, and hot pepper in a casing.
Cartofi Taranesti
A Romanian peasant-style potato dish in which potatoes are sautéed or roasted with onions, paprika, and often cured pork.
Ciorbă de burtă
A hot Moldovan tripe soup prepared with beef tripe, sour cream, egg, garlic, and vegetables, usually sharpened with vinegar.
Ciorbă de fasole
A Moldovan bean soup made with white beans, vegetables, tomato, and aromatics, sometimes enriched with pork.
Ciorba de Legume
A traditional Romanian sour vegetable soup prepared by simmering assorted vegetables with aromatics and sometimes a souring ingredient.
Ciorbă de perișoare
A traditional Moldovan sour-style soup containing meatballs made with minced meat and rice together with vegetables, broth, and herbs.
Ciorba de Peste
A traditional Romanian sour fish soup made by simmering fish with vegetables and herbs, often finished with a souring ingredient such as vinegar.
Ciorba Radauteana
A Romanian sour chicken soup enriched with sour cream and egg and flavored with garlic, vinegar, and aromatic vegetables.
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