Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Moldova

33 dishes.

bread & pastryAlivencicornmeal and cheese cakes baked with dill and sour creamdessertBabă neagrădense dark baked cake, northern wedding traditionfermented & pickledBors acruSour bran ferment stirred into zeamă and other soups.cheese & dairyBrânză de oisalty sheep's-milk cheese, mămăligă's constant companioncharcuterie & curedCârnați de casăhome-made garlic pork sausages, smoked and hung to drycheese & dairyCașfresh unsalted sheep cheese eaten young or salted for keepingcharcuterie & curedChiscaPork offal and grain sausage in natural casing, smoked and fried in slices.mainColțunașiboiled dumplings filled with cheese, potato or cherriesdessertCușma lui Guguțăcrepe stack with sour cherries and cream, 'Guguță's hat'drinkCvasLightly fizzy sour drink fermented from dark rye bread, sold from barrels.wine & spiritDivinoak-aged Moldovan grape brandywine & spiritFetească Neagrănative dark-berry red winebread & pastryÎnvârtităcoiled pastry with cheese, pumpkin or applecharcuterie & curedJumăricrisp pork cracklings left from rendering lard, eaten with onionfermented & pickledLapte batutTangy cultured buttermilk drunk cold with mămăligă.salad & sideMămăligăcornmeal porridge with sheep cheese, sour cream, pork cracklingsstreet foodMititeigrilled skinless garlicky sausagessauce & condimentMujdeiraw garlic crushed with salt, oil and water, poured over meatfermented & pickledMurăturiwatermelon, cabbage, tomatoes and cucumbers soured in barrelsdrinkMustCloudy sweet grape juice from the crush, drunk before it ferments.wine & spiritNegru de Purcaridark red blend of Cabernet, Saperavi and Rara neagrădessertNuci umpluteWalnut-shell biscuits sandwiched with sweetened condensed milk cream.mainPârjoaleflattened, herbed minced-meat patties fried until darkPlăcinteflat round pies filled with brânză, potato, cabbage or cherrieswine & spiritRachiu de tescovinaClear spirit distilled from grape pomace after pressing, drunk in small glasses.snackRăcituriJellied pork set from long-boiled trotters with garlicwine & spiritRara neagrălight, spicy indigenous red grape, also known as Băbească neagrăSarmalelittle cabbage or vine-leaf rolls, festive table centerpiececheese & dairySmântânăthick sour cream spooned onto mămăligă, soups and plăcintemainTochiturăpork stew with wine and garlic over mămăligă, fried eggfermented & pickledVarza murataWhole cabbage soured in brine, its leaves rolled into sarmale.cocktailVin fiertRed wine mulled with honey, cloves and citrus, drunk in cold months.soup & stewZeamăsour chicken-noodle soup brightened with fermented bran borș

  • Alivenci

    Cornmeal and cheese cakes baked with dill and sour cream. Ready in 25 min prep and 45 min cooking. 8…

  • Babă neagră

    Dense dark baked cake, northern wedding tradition. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour 30 minutes cooking. One cake,…

  • Bors acru

    Sour bran ferment stirred into zeamă and other soups. A fermented & pickled recipe from Moldova.

  • Brânză de oi

    Salty sheep’s-milk cheese, mămăligă’s constant companion. A cheese & dairy recipe from Moldova.

  • Cârnați de casă

    Home-made garlic pork sausages, smoked and hung to dry. A charcuterie & cured recipe from Moldova.

  • Caș

    Fresh unsalted sheep cheese eaten young or salted for keeping. A cheese & dairy recipe from Moldova.

  • Chisca

    Pork offal and grain sausage in natural casing, smoked and fried in slices. A charcuterie & cured recipe from Moldova.

  • Colțunași

    Boiled dumplings filled with cheese, potato or cherries. Ready in 50 min prep and 20 min cooking. 40 dumplings. A…

  • Cușma lui Guguță

    Crepe stack with sour cherries and cream, ‘Guguță’s hat’. Ready in 1 hour prep and 30 minutes cooking. Serves 10.…

  • Cvas

    Lightly fizzy sour drink fermented from dark rye bread, sold from barrels. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 20 minutes…