Mihai Eminescu is the Romanian soul, our very essence, a poet who influenced and changed the Romanian culture.
A Romanian Favorite: Tripe Sour Soup (Ciorbă de burtă)
January 7, 2010 by
Aside “sarmale” and “mititei”, the dish known as “Ciorbă de burtă” (tripe sour soup or “gut soup” as others may call it) is the closest thing to a “national dish” you can get in Romania.
The Traveling Apprentices from Sibiu
July 25, 2009 by
Tweet Few towns in Romania have succeeded in preserving their medieval charm and flavor; among the Transylvanian ones, Sibiu stands alone. It played an important part in the economic, political, religious and cultural history of the Romanian provinces. Founded upon a Neolithic settlement, near the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Cedonia, whose traces […]
The Monastery of Barsana
April 6, 2009 by
Barsana is one of the most beautiful monasteries in Romania, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Romanian Coliva Recipe
March 24, 2009 by
Tweet Yesterday, in my post about Lazarus’ Saturday (April 11, 2009) I mentioned a special dish, used to celebrate the dead: coliva. Coliva is the Romanian translation of the Greek κόλλυβα (kólliva) and it describes a sweet pudding made of boiled wheat. This “desert” is used liturgically in both Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic churches. Romania […]
