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RECIPES WITH PICS, from TravelRomania.Tripod.com

Salata de vinete (Eggplant Salad)
Added: September 2006

Clatite cu spuma de mure (Crepes with Blackberry Whipped Foam)
Added: September 2006

Placinta cu prune (Plum Pie)
Added: September 2006

Varzar cu dragavei (Curly Dock Pie)
Added: September 2006

Papanasi (Cheese Dumplings Rolled in Bread Crumbs and Sugar)
Added: March 2006

Cream of Wheat with Milk
Added: January 2006

Lettuce Salad
Added: January 2006

Elderflower Cordial
Added: June 2002



Interested in Romanian recipes? For a great selection and easy-to-follow instructions, try Taste of Romania. Nicolae Klepper has collected for this book great recipes for the staples of traditional Romanian cuisine as well as a few savory dishes shared by appreciated Romanian chefs. The book is extremely user-friendly, with crystal-clear instructions accompanied by notes on some of the harder-to-find ingredients and serving suggestions. Learn how to make stuffed cabbage rolls, Romanian lamb haggis, fish ciorba, a country style salad, eggplant salad, pickled vegetables, Romanian panetone, as well as trout with almonds and sour cream, veal roll with spinach, or baked sole with mushrooms.

Also included are a few words about the celebration of Christmas and Easter, as well as a number of proverbs, a folk tale, a fable, and two poems – a “glimpse” into the Romanian culture to whet your appetite. This edition also includes a few Romanian-Jewish recipes.

Romanian Traditional Cuisine
An introduction to Romanian dishes and proverbs about food from the Embassy of Romania to Australia. Added: July 23, 2002.

A Culinary Romanian Rhapsody
Romanian cuisine at a glance. Ragout (with polenta), eggplant salad, grilled rolls of spicy ground meat, stuffed cabbage rolls served with polenta, meatballs, deviled eggs, schnitzels, smoked pork shank with white beans, and more (don't forget fish). Includes recipe of Romanian Ragout, adapted from Taste of Romania by Nicolae Klepper. By Kathy Martin, Food Editor for The Miami Herald, September 30, 2001. Added: September 30, 2001.

A Romanian Cookbook
Lots and lots of dishes. Soufflés, sautés, charcuterie, pies, cakes, and more.

Transylvanian Cooking, Orastie Style

Appetizers (Transylvanian deviled eggs, fried breaded cheese, cheese-spinach strudel), soups (bean soup, sour lamb soup, chicken soup), salads (summer salad, cabbage salad, cucumber salad, potato salad), vegetables (under construction), fish dishes (grilled trout, baked fish with vegetables, flounder roulade), poultry (under construction), meat dishes (stuffed cabbage leaves, grilled meat fingers, shepherd's lamb stew, stuffed vine leaves, eggplant moussaka) side dishes (polenta with feta cheese, noodles with shredded cabbage, sautéed mushrooms), and deserts (under construction). Added: July 23, 2002.

Liana's Kitchen -- Traditional Romanian Recipes from Liana Silea in Alba Iulia
Appetizers, soups, main dishes, and desserts. Includes the well-known Boeuf Salad (very similar to what the Spanish call Russian Salad, or ensalada rusa), potatoes with eggs and cottage cheese, Romanian sour soup or ciorba, green beans soup, sarmale, strawberry foam, meringues.



Concise yet comprehensive, the Berlitz Romanian Phrase Book & Dictionary introduces you to meal times, types of eating places, ordering, and goes on to translate and describe traditional breakfast dishes, cold and hot starters, soups and stews, fish and meat dishes, meat specialties, game and poultry dishes, potato and polenta specialties, rice and pasta, common sauces, vegetables and salads, herbs and spices, cheese types, fruits and nuts, and, finally, desserts, drinks, and even snacks.



BOOKS
The Wines of Romania -- First Section: Vineyards and Grapes
Vinexport's Web site includes sections on Vineyards and Grapes of Romania, Wine Reviews, History, and Legislation and Classification. The first section includes a map of vineyards of Romania while discussing wine regions and grape varieties.

Romanian Recipes -- from RSC at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, US
A few recipes prepared by members of the Romanian Student Club. Includes Romanian polenta or mamaliga.

Romanian Ciorba -- Recipe by Natasha Williams
Romanians eat a lot of soup and sour soup or ciorba. And they're not alone: Natasha's Cafe in Lexington, KY prepares Romanian ciorba.

Romanian Cabbage Soup with Bacon -- from RecipeSource.com
Another traditional sour soup, one version of ciorba taraneasca. Will be ready in one hour.

Cultivating a Taste for Mushrooms
The Chicago Tribune Weekend Cook offers you Marta Curca's recipe of Romanian mushroom soup. By Abby Mandel, February 17, 2002. Added: February 19, 2002.

Romanian Bean Soup -- from Edibilia
Yummy.


For useful tidbits about things Romanian, try the excellent Berlitz Romanian Phrase Book & Dictionary. This pocket book offers description and translation of everthing from Romanian dishes to camping and sports equipment. It also includes several dictionary pages, and a reference section with common abbreviations, greetings and wishes and much more. Finally, there are also directions, questions you might want to ask, and answers you might want to understand.
MORE BOOKS
cover The World Atlas of Wine. By Hugh Johnson. Mitchell Beazley, 2001 (5th Rev. Edition). cover New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Guide to the Wines of the World (revised and updated). By Tom Stevenson. DK Publishing, 2001 (3rd Edition). cover From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine
By Jeff Cox. Storey Books, 1999 (3rd Edition).
cover Hugh Johnson's 2002 Pocket Wine Book By Hugh Johnson. Mitchell Beazley, 2001 (25th Rev. Edition). cover How to Taste: A Guide to Enjoying Wine By Jancis Robinson, Jan Baldwin (Photographer). Simon & Schuster, 2001. cover The Art of Eating By Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher. Hungry Minds, 1990 (Reprint Edition).



Romania's hills make perfect microclimates for vineyards. As a result, expect to find a wealth of wines. Learn to value them by reading The Oxford Companion to Wine.







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