Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Romania

38 dishes.

wine & spiritAfinataDeep purple liqueur of wild blueberries steeped in spirit and sugar.fermented & pickledBorsSour liquid fermented from wheat bran, used to sharpen ciorbă soups.drinkBragaThick fermented millet drink, lightly sour, sold cold from tanks.cheese & dairyBrânză de burdufsalty sheep cheese packed into a sheepskin or fir-bark tubemainBulzgrilled polenta balls stuffed with cheese, buttercharcuterie & curedCârnați de Pleșcoismoked mutton sausage with chilli and garlic from Buzăusoup & stewCiorbă de burtăsour tripe soup with garlic, vinegar, creamsoup & stewCiorbă de perișoaremeatball soup soured with fermented bran, finished with lovagesoup & stewCiorba radauteanaCreamy sour chicken soup with garlic, soured with cream and vinegar.dessertCornuleteSmall pastry crescents rolled around jam or walnut, dusted with sugar.street foodCovrigiring pretzels with sesame or poppy from street kiosksbread & pastryCozonacbraided holiday sweet bread swirled with walnut-cocoamainDrob de mielEaster lamb offal loaf with herbs and eggsstreet foodGogosiPuffy fried dough rounds, sugared or filled with jam, sold hot.wine & spiritGrasă de Cotnarigolden sweet wine from Moldavian Cotnari made from shrivelled grapessalad & sideMămăligăcornmeal porridge with sheep cheese, sour cream, pork cracklingsstreet foodMicicaseless grilled sausages of mixed meats, garlic; with mustarddessertMuceniciFigure-eight dough shapes in sweet walnut syrup or baked with honey.fermented & pickledMurăturiwatermelon, cabbage, tomatoes and cucumbers soured in barrelswine & spiritPalincădouble-distilled plum or apricot brandy from Transylvania and MaramureșPapanașifried curd-cheese doughnuts with sour cream, sour-cherry jambread & pastryPascaSweet Easter bread with a braided rim holding sweetened cheese and raisins.charcuterie & curedPastramă de oaiesalted, spiced and smoked mutton, grilled and eaten with mămăligăbread & pastryPlăcintăfilled pastry with apple, sweet cheese or pumpkinsalad & sideSalată de boeufdiced meat and vegetable mayonnaise salad for holidayssalad & sideSalată de vinetesmoky mashed eggplant salad with onionSarmalelittle cabbage or vine-leaf rolls, festive table centerpiececharcuterie & curedSlăninăsalted and smoked pork fat sliced raw with onion and breaddrinkSocatăfizzy elderflower drink fermented for a few days in summercheese & dairyTelemeawhite brined cheese sliced onto bread with tomatoesmainTochiturăpork stew with wine and garlic over mămăligă, fried eggwine & spiritȚuicăplum brandy sipped before festive mealscocktailTuica fiartaPlum brandy boiled with honey, pepper and caramelised sugar, drunk hot.cheese & dairyUrdaSoft whey cheese, mild and fresh, spread on bread or baked in pies.fermented & pickledVarza murataWhole cabbage soured in brine, its leaves rolled into sarmale.cocktailVin fiertRed wine mulled with honey, cloves and citrus, drunk in cold months.

  • Afinata

    Deep purple liqueur of wild blueberries steeped in spirit and sugar. A wine & spirit recipe from Romania.

  • Bors

    Sour liquid fermented from wheat bran, used to sharpen ciorbă soups. A fermented & pickled recipe from Romania.

  • Braga

    Thick fermented millet drink, lightly sour, sold cold from tanks. Ready in 20 min prep and 30 min cooking. 2…

  • Brânză de burduf

    Salty sheep cheese packed into a sheepskin or fir-bark tube. A cheese & dairy recipe from Romania.

  • Bulz

    Grilled polenta balls stuffed with cheese, butter. Ready in 20 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 6 balls. A main…

  • Cârnați de Pleșcoi

    Smoked mutton sausage with chilli and garlic from Buzău. A charcuterie & cured recipe from Romania.

  • Ciorba radauteana

    Creamy sour chicken soup with garlic, soured with cream and vinegar. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour cooking.…

  • Ciorbă de burtă

    Sour tripe soup with garlic, vinegar, cream. Ready in 30 min prep and 4 hr cooking. 6 servings. A soup…

  • Ciorbă de perișoare

    Meatball soup soured with fermented bran, finished with lovage. Ready in 30 min prep and 50 min cooking. 6 servings.…

  • Cornulete

    Small pastry crescents rolled around jam or walnut, dusted with sugar. Ready in 40 min prep and 20 min cooking.…