I was in a mood for something I used to eat at least once a week when I was in Romania. It’s called “cascaval pane” or “fried cheese”. I think the closest cheese to what you get in Romania is the Swiss cheese. I had only some light cheddar cheese pieces, so I tried with…… Continue reading Cascaval pane
Category: Romanian
Chicken soup
I learnt how to do this soup from my mom. She would make it particularly in the winter, when we would not feel very well, our throats will be sore and we couldn’t eat much. So a warm chicken soup would do the trick.I did change a bit her recipe, as she would actually remove…… Continue reading Chicken soup
Salade de beouf
This salad has multiple names and ways of doing it. In Romanian it’s called “salade de beouf” (beef salad) but don’t get fooled: there is normally no beef inside because well, we don’t like it. It actually pairs better with pork than beef. Searching online, the closest I could find in terms of recipes is…… Continue reading Salade de beouf
Sarmale
This is a traditional Romanian recipe that requires some ingredients not easy to find. The key ingredient is sauerkraut, but a whole cabbage that you can cut as needed. Some people do sarmale with fresh cabbage that they boil. Personally I don’t like it as it becomes too sweet. The sauerkraut (cabbage) balances nicely the…… Continue reading Sarmale
Sweet cheese and raisins pie
I should probably start this post by saying this “pie” is not what you think. It’s a Romanian dish with a cheese quite hard to find outside Romania, so I gave it a try with Ricotta instead and the result turned out amazing! Plăcintă cu brânză de vaci și stafide So I will do my…… Continue reading Sweet cheese and raisins pie
My journey in the kitchen 