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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Mici
Mici are skinless Romanian grilled meat rolls made from seasoned minced meat and commonly flavored with garlic.
Minciunele
Romanian twisted fried pastries made from thin wheat dough commonly enriched with egg and cream and finished with sugar.
Mucenici
Mucenici are Romanian March pastries or boiled dough shapes finished with a sweet syrup or glaze and walnuts, with baked and boiled regional forms.
Ostropel de pui
A Moldovan-style chicken dish in a thick garlic-and-tomato sauce, usually prepared with onion, oil, vinegar, and salt.
Papanași
Papanași are Romanian and Moldovan cheese dumplings made from sweetened cheese and egg-bound flour, commonly served warm with cream and fruit preserves.
Pască
A traditional Moldovan Easter dessert of yeast-raised wheat dough enclosing a sweet fresh-cheese and egg filling.
Piftie
Piftie is a Romanian savory pork aspic made by simmering pork until its collagen-rich broth sets into a chilled jelly, usually with garlic.
Placinta Dobrogeana
A Romanian savory layered pastry from Dobruja made with thin wheat pastry and a filling of cheese, egg, and dairy.
Poale-n brâu
These traditional Moldavian sweet cheese pastries are made from enriched wheat dough, folded around a sweet fresh-cheese filling, and baked.
Pomana Porcului
A traditional Romanian post-slaughter pork preparation and communal meal, typically made from pieces of fresh pork cooked in rendered pork fat or the meat’s own fat; regional versions may include garlic, onion, ribs, sausages, or other pork cuts, and are served hot with accompaniments.
Salata de Icre
Salata de icre is a Romanian fish-roe spread emulsified with vegetable oil and typically seasoned with onion and lemon.
Salată de vinete
A Moldovan eggplant salad made from roasted or grilled eggplant blended with onion, vegetable oil, and salt, with mayonnaise used in some versions.
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