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The traditional Romanian and Moldovan colac is a braided bread, typically made for special occasions or holidays, such as Christmas, Easter, weddings, and funerals. [29] It is a traditional custom of Romanian rural society, on Christmas Eve, to gather in groups, to go in different houses and to sing colinde , traditional Christmas carols .
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]
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]
"These breads support better blood sugar control, digestion and satiety and may offer benefits in preventing chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease," Costa says.
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.
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]
Having failed to cut it in the city, mild-mannered Romanian cop Ilie takes a lower-pressure job as a police chief in a rural village near the Moldovan border. Expecting a quieter, easier life of ...
Pasta is so much more than a noodle. It's been vilified as a dangerous carb and a cause of weight gain, praised for diversity and its origins have been argued over time and time again.