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20 classic dishes from Moldova, each with a recipe to find and a video showing how it’s made.

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20 dishes

  1. 1

    Mămăligă

    Cornmeal polenta served with cheese, cream and pork.

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    Zeamă

    Sour chicken noodle soup soured with bran juice.

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  3. 3

    Plăcintă

    Flat pan pastry filled with cheese, cabbage or apple.

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  4. 4

    Sarmale

    Cabbage or vine leaves rolled around rice and mince.

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    Mititei

    Grilled minced meat rolls with garlic and pepper.

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    Răcitură

    Jellied pork set in garlicky stock.

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    Tochitură

    Pork stew served with polenta and fried egg.

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    Friptură de porc

    Roast pork with garlic and wine sauce.

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    Ciorbă de perișoare

    Sour soup with meatballs and rice.

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    Brânză de oi

    Salty sheep's cheese crumbled over polenta.

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    Găluște

    Vine leaf rolls in a soured cream sauce.

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    Vertuta

    Coiled filled pastry with pumpkin or curd.

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    Salată de vinete

    Smoked aubergine mashed with oil and onion.

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    Pârjoale

    Flat fried meat patties with herbs and bread.

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    Borș

    Fermented wheat bran liquid used to sour soups.

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    Chiftele

    Meatballs fried and served with tomato sauce.

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    Cârnați

    Garlicky pork sausages, smoked or fresh.

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    Cușma lui Guguță

    Cake of pancakes filled with cherries and cream.

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    Alivancă

    Baked cornmeal and curd cheese cake.

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    Pască

    Sweet Easter bread filled with curd cheese and raisins.

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