My parents raise rabbits as many Moldovans do. It is the most dietetic meat one can eat, but to constantly buy it turns quite expensive. Therefore, many prefer to raise them in their backyards.
Posts tagged Cuisine
CREPES WITH COTTAGE AND RAISINS
Stuffed with cheese or mashed potatoes, fried in butter or baked in the oven, ready to eat or refrigerated for the next day – crepes are so good they disappear right away.
MOREL MUSHROOMS SEASON
It’s morel season in Moldova and the mushroom hunters are in the seventh heaven!
SPRING RADISH SALAD
Spring salads have a special vibe, opening the season with fresh aromas after a long winter. The radish salad took it´s place on our table at Easter. In early spring, my mother used to come home from the local market with a bunch of nettle, radish and wild garlic. I like to add some sheep brânză [‘brɨnzə] (salty traditional cheese made of sheep´s milk) and sprinkle some lemon juice over. Here you’ll find the original recipe of one of my favorite spring salads.
TOP 10 MOLDOVAN EATERIES TO DISCOVER IN 2021
For some people 2020 was the year of failed dreams, for others it was the year of new opportunities. For me it was also the…
HOME IS WHERE PLACINTA IS
Although Moldova is not a big country, each region has its own traditional placinta [plə’t͡ʃinta] – a traditional pastry, both in salty and sweet versions…
STUFFED PEPPERS – THE TASTIEST MOLDOVAN PICKLES
Like any Moldovan family, my parents used to make a lot of preserves for winter. Now, since the kids flew away, they make just enough…
RAMSON SALAD – SPRING IS IN THE AIR!
My parents and their friends
had a tradition: on every 9th of May they used to celebrate the Victory Day by going to the same forest. We were doing the traditional for this day BBQ.
Also kids were picking up ramson and lilies of the valley. Since those times I remember the taste of ramson salad made by my mother.
“LA GURA CUPTORULUI” GUESTHOUSE
Here you can find white bread and whole wheat bread made from flour produced at a mill in Cahul, as well as bran bread, made from flour from a mill in Lebedenco village. Besides bread, you can also buy fresh milled flour.
SWEET BUNS – A SAVORY BREAKFAST
This is one of my favourite childhood recipes. Now, I make it for my daughters. The basic and decisive ingredient for the success of this recipe is the sweet and soft bun. You can also use any type of toast or plain white bread. Sometimes
I use rye bread instead.