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Mămăligă (Romanian pronunciation: [məməˈliɡə] ⓘ;) is a polenta-like dish made out of yellow maize flour, traditional in Romania, Moldova, south-west regions of Ukraine and among Poles in Ukraine, Hungary (puliszka), the Black Sea regions of Georgia and Turkey, and Thessaly and Phthiotis, as well as in Bulgaria and in Greece. [3]
The names Czech: koláč and Slovak: koláč, although of the same origin as "kolach", refer to another pastry—the differently shaped cake kolach as opposed to the sweet bread. [5] In Poland and Serbia kołacz and kolač respectively are also used as the name for different types of cakes.
Romani slaves were fed cornmeal during slavery in Romania. [17] Romani people also make an unleavened bread using cornmeal mush called ankrusté flavored with cumin and coriander. [18] Coffee is a prized drink among Romani people. Wild fruit, berries, leafy plants and small animals formed the bulk of Romani people's diet. [19]
Ceai - prepared in the form of either various plant tisanes (chamomile, mint, tilly flower, etc.) or common black tea, called ceai rusesc in Romanian, which is Russian tea usually served during breakfast. Chefir - fermented milk drink similar to a thin yogurt that is made from kefir grains, a specific type of mesophilic symbiotic culture.
The tradition is known locally by its Slavic names, all literal variants of "bread and salt": Belarusian: хлеб і соль, Bulgarian: хляб и сол, Czech: chléb a sůl, Macedonian: леб и сол, Polish: chleb i sól, Russian: хлеб-соль, Serbo-Croatian: хлеб и со, hlȅb i so, Slovak: chlieb a soľ, Slovene: kruh in sol, Ukrainian: хліб і сіль.
Commonalities can be found with German cuisine, Hungarian cuisine and Slavic cuisine. [11] The involvement of Austria, Hungary and Italy in the Balkans led to the introduction of breaded-meat dishes and goulash, as well as an emphasis on seafood. [8] The influence of Persian cuisine is shown by the use of yoghurt in meat dishes. [12]
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Romani music plays an important role in central and eastern European countries such as Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Romania, and the style and performance practices of Romani musicians have influenced European classical composers such as Franz Liszt and ...