DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Bulz
Romanian polenta balls filled with brânză de burduf and butter.
About Bulz
Ramona Ciortescu’s bulz ciobănesc follows the Romanian shepherd style of cheese-filled polenta balls. This selected version uses brânză de burduf and butter inside a cornmeal shell, with grilling as the finishing method.
Cornmeal gives the outside its maize flavour, while sheep cheese provides a rich, savoury centre. Butter adds richness to the filling and finish; sour cream is the selected serving accompaniment.
The rounded polenta encloses the cheese completely. Its surface becomes crisp, contrasting with the soft filling, while extra butter and cream sit alongside or over the balls.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bulz
Ramona Ciortescu’s shepherd-style cheese-filled bulz.
- WaterLiquid
- CornmealBase
- SaltSeasoning
- ButterFilling
- Brânză de burduf (sheep cheese)FillingIngredient page not linked
- Sour creamAccompaniment · Serving
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cornmeal: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Corn flour and cornmeal used for same polenta base
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Required filling/remaining finish; optional additional butter in polenta base uses same identity
- Brânză de burduf (sheep cheese): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. No exact named-cheese candidate; full regional cheese formula unspecified
- Sour cream: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Sour-cream serving option selected instead of fried egg
Origins & food traditions
Romanian shepherd-style polenta balls, as explicitly described by the original publisher.
Cuisines & regions
- Romanian Cuisine
- Romanian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Transylvanian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.