Romania is a country with an old culinary tradition. From the villages of Transylvania to the capital city of Bucharest, almost anywhere you stop to eat you’ll find fresh, delicious foods. Romanians like to cook and good food has always been a part of their culture. Traditional Romanian dishes are neither elegant nor fancy, but they are very tasty.

Throughout the centuries, Romanian cuisine has been influenced and enriched by many different cultures, such as the Saxons and Magyars who settled in Transylvania, the Greeks with whom Romanians traded, or the Ottomans who dominated the country for centuries. But despite these influences, Romanian cooking has kept unaltered the taste of its traditional dishes, through recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation. Here are some of the traditional Romanian dishes that I grew up with and also cooked for my family for many years.  Continue Reading