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Nature
is very generous in Moldova, offering plentiful grapes, fruits, vegetables,
meat and milk, products and cereals, all of which have found their uses
in our national food. The fertile soil and the traditional agricultural
methods make possible the cultivation of a diverse range of ecologically
pure raw materials.
Moldovan cuisine has had a great influence on the traditional food of other nationalities that live on this territory. At the same time some elements have been incorporated from Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Russian cuisine, as well as elements taken some centuries ago from Greek and Turkish food.
The ingredients used in the traditional meals are: a variety of vegetables like tomatoes, green peppers, aubergines, white cabbage, beans, onions, garlic, etc. The vegetables are used for salads and sauces; they are baked, pickled, salted and canned thus becoming a real food art. The maize flour give a specific colour to the traditional meals like soups (zama), biscuits, flakes, alcohol free drinks, etc. The most common is “Mamaliga” – a maize porridge or polenta with a fine and delicious taste. “Mamaliga” is served with diced meat, cheese, fried meat, cream and so on.
Meet cooked for the first and the second course has a special place in the Moldovan food. The most common are chicken soup(zama), goulash, roast meat, grilled minced meat rolls, etc. A lot of meat courses are grilled over charcoal. But before the grilling procedure the meat is properly picked.
There is not a holiday without cabbage rolls, meat jelly, noodles, etc. The traditional table is not complete without biscuits, pies, cake dipped in syrup and fruits.
In different parts of Moldova there are local cuisines. In the East the Ukrainians prefer borsch, in the South the Bulgarians can offer a delicious chicken sauce – mangea, and the Gagauzians may serve you sopra – a spicy soup , the Russians will offer you their traditional pelmeni – a kind of roll stuffed with meat very similar to Italian ravioli.
The Moldovan cuisine is served with a variety of traditional drinks: stewed fruits, juices, as well as alcoholic drinks like wine, brandy, tuica – plum brandy.
Wine growing in Moldova is a century-old tradition. The famous Moldovan wines are well known and appreciated at home and far beyond the country borders. The wines can be dry, sweet and strong, they have a varied bouquet of flavours and colours. For wine producing European vines such as: Cabernet, Sauvignon, Muscat, etc., as well as Moldovan varieties: Feteasca, Rara Neagra, Moldova, etc.
Strong drinks such as plum brandy are produced using traditional methods.
Wine tastes are offered in most Moldovan cellars.
Moldovan cuisine has had a great influence on the traditional food of other nationalities that live on this territory. At the same time some elements have been incorporated from Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Russian cuisine, as well as elements taken some centuries ago from Greek and Turkish food.
The ingredients used in the traditional meals are: a variety of vegetables like tomatoes, green peppers, aubergines, white cabbage, beans, onions, garlic, etc. The vegetables are used for salads and sauces; they are baked, pickled, salted and canned thus becoming a real food art. The maize flour give a specific colour to the traditional meals like soups (zama), biscuits, flakes, alcohol free drinks, etc. The most common is “Mamaliga” – a maize porridge or polenta with a fine and delicious taste. “Mamaliga” is served with diced meat, cheese, fried meat, cream and so on.
Meet cooked for the first and the second course has a special place in the Moldovan food. The most common are chicken soup(zama), goulash, roast meat, grilled minced meat rolls, etc. A lot of meat courses are grilled over charcoal. But before the grilling procedure the meat is properly picked.
There is not a holiday without cabbage rolls, meat jelly, noodles, etc. The traditional table is not complete without biscuits, pies, cake dipped in syrup and fruits.
In different parts of Moldova there are local cuisines. In the East the Ukrainians prefer borsch, in the South the Bulgarians can offer a delicious chicken sauce – mangea, and the Gagauzians may serve you sopra – a spicy soup , the Russians will offer you their traditional pelmeni – a kind of roll stuffed with meat very similar to Italian ravioli.
The Moldovan cuisine is served with a variety of traditional drinks: stewed fruits, juices, as well as alcoholic drinks like wine, brandy, tuica – plum brandy.
Wine growing in Moldova is a century-old tradition. The famous Moldovan wines are well known and appreciated at home and far beyond the country borders. The wines can be dry, sweet and strong, they have a varied bouquet of flavours and colours. For wine producing European vines such as: Cabernet, Sauvignon, Muscat, etc., as well as Moldovan varieties: Feteasca, Rara Neagra, Moldova, etc.
Strong drinks such as plum brandy are produced using traditional methods.
Wine tastes are offered in most Moldovan cellars.
