Romania Recipes
Carpathian polenta country, generous with cheese. Not sure what to eat in Romania? Start with Mămăligă cu Brânză și Smântână, Mici, Papanași and Omletă Țărănească. Here are 8 authentic Romania recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
8 recipes
Mămăligă cu Brânză și SmântânăTransylvania, Romania · easy · 40 minGolden polenta layered with salty sheep’s cheese and cool sour cream, Carpathian shepherd food, unchanged for centuries.
Mămăligă cu Brânză și Smântână Omletă ȚărăneascăTransylvania, Romania · easy · 25 minA rustic Romanian peasant omelette with tomato, pepper, onion, and salty telemea cheese.
MiciTransylvania, Romania · easy · 8 h 35 minSkinless grilled minced-meat rolls seasoned with garlic and spice, Romania's smoky, garlicky barbecue staple.
PapanașiTransylvania, Romania · medium · 35 minFried curd-cheese doughnuts topped with sour cream and tart jam, a warm Romanian dessert.
SarmaleTransylvania, Romania · medium · 4 hFermented sour-cabbage leaves rolled around minced pork and rice, layered with smoked meat and slowly braised, served with polenta and sour cream.
Ciorbă de PerișoareTransylvania, Romania · medium · 1 h 10 minA tangy Romanian sour soup of pork-and-rice meatballs simmered with root vegetables, soured with fermented borș and finished with lovage.
Gogonele Murate (Romanian Pickled Green Tomatoes)Transylvania, Romania · easy · 3 weeksSmall green tomatoes packed in jars with garlic, horseradish, dill stalks, celery leaves, carrot and chilli, covered with salt brine and left to ferment, the winter murături for every Romanian table.
Covrigi (Romanian Pretzel Rings)Transylvania, Romania · medium · 2 h 10 minChewy rings of lean yeast dough dipped in a hot baking-soda bath, crowned with sesame, poppy seeds or coarse salt and baked golden, Romania’s favourite walk-and-eat snack.
📋 Teaching Romania?A free, printable Country of the Week guide for the classroom: geography, a kid-friendly recipe, and discussion prompts.
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