Wednesday, September 12, 2007

TRADITIONAL ROMANIAN'S FOOD

LE DOLMA(OU FEUILLE DE VIGNE OR FEUILLE DE …SAUERKRAUT(IN ENGLISH)OR CABBAGE.SARMALE(EN ROUMAIN)




Le dolma de feuille de vigne(ou bien de courgette,d’aubergine),de viande de mouton hachee,de riz et d’epices.Les feuille de vigne sont fourrees avec un mélange de viande hachee et de riz cru,puis roulees.On les dispose ensuites dans une grande casserole en les arrosant d’eau et d’un peu d’huile.Puis on cuit pendant une bonne dizaine de minutes.On peut les manger nature,marinees dans l’huile d’olive,ou avec du citron.Ce plat est servi comme entrée et le plus souvent froid.Si le dolmas contiennent de la viande,ils ont servi chaud avec du yoghourt.



MAMALIGA




Mamaliga is one of the main traditional dishes of Romania.Historically a peasant food,it was often used as a substitute for bread or even as a staple food in the poor rural areas.Traditionally “mamaliga “is cooked by boiling water,salt and cornmeal in a special-shaped cast iron pot called “ceaun”.When cooked peasant style and used as a breat substitute,Romanian “mamaliga”is supposed to be much thicker that the regular Italian polenta to the point that it can be cut in slices,like breat.
Mamaliga is often served with sour cream and cheese on the side(mamaliga cu branza si smantina)or crushed in a bowl of hot milk(mamaliga cu lapte).Sometimes slices of “mamaliga”are pan-fried in oil or in lard,the result being a sort of corn pones.


BALMOS


Balmos is another mamaliga but is more elaborate.Unlike mamaliga(where the cornmeal is boiled in water)when making balmos the cornmeal must be boiled in sheep milk.Other ingredients such as butter,sour cream,telemea(a type of Romanian cheese),cas(a type of fresh curdled ewe cheese without whey,which is sometimes called”green chesse”in English),urda(another type of Romanian cheese)…are added to the mixture at certain times during the cooking process.


MITITEI OR MICI(THE LITTLE OR SMALL)



Is a traditional Romanian dish,a kind of grilled minced-meat rolls made from beef(usually mixed with mutton and pork meat)wich contain garlic,black pepper,savory and sometimes a touch of paprika.Sodium bicarbonate is also added.It is best served accompanied by mustard and beer.


ZACUSCA



The main ingredients are roasted eggplant or cooked beans,roasted red peppers(belonging to a local cultivar called “gogosari”)and chopped onion.Some add tomatoes,mushrooms,carrots,beans or celery.Others ingredients are also added according to taste,including spices.every cook seems to have his/her own recipe.Traditionally a family will cook a large quantity of it after the fall harvest and preserve it in sterilized jars.It used to be a popular winter backup when food was scarce before 1989.


CIORBA DE PERISOARE



Soup de legumes un peu aigre au son fermente avec des boulettes de viande de porc.


SOUP DE TRIPES(CIORBA DE BURTA)



Preparation:coupez la viande et les tripes en petits morceaux et mettre a bouillir dans de l’eau avec la feuille de laurier,sel et poivre.Ajouter les carottes,le celery et l’oignon entire.Melanger les jaunes d’oeuf avec 2 cuilleres de vinaigre et ajouter a la soupe hors du feu.L’ai hache et du vinaigre peuvent etre ajouter selon votre gout.


COZONAC



Le dessert traditionnel de Noel est le Cozonac.C’est une brioche farcie de fruits secs au de chocolat.


GELEE DE VIANDE(PIFTIE OU RACITURI)



Pieds,oreilles et tete de cochon en aspic,accompagnes d’un salade de betterave et de raifort rapes,conserves dans un mélange d’eau sucree et de vinaigre.Des saucisses fraiches de porc,qui seront ulterieurement grilles ou frites,garnies de muraturi(legumes in vinaigre ).

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