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Romanian Cuisine

↳ from Bucharest, Romania

A mix of Latin, Slavic, Hungarian and Ottoman cooking: sour ciorbă soups, sarmale and mămăligă, and plum brandy țuică.

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Specialties

  • Sarmale
  • Mămăligă
  • Ciorbă de Burtă
  • Mici

History

Romania's food reflects its regions: Transylvania (Hungarian/German), Wallachia and Moldavia. Cabbage rolls are a festival dish.

Ingredients

  • Cornmeal
  • Pork
  • Cabbage
  • Sour cream
  • Cheese
  • Plums
  • Sauerkraut

How it's made

  1. Make sour soup with borș
  2. Roll sarmale in cabbage and simmer
  3. Serve with mămăligă and sour cream
  4. Drink țuică
to drink

What Romania drinks

Țuică, palincă, Ursus beer, Cotnari wine

Ratings & notes

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