My name is Nata Albot. I am an event producer, entrepreneor and journalist passionate about cooking. I hope that one day you’ll come to Moldova to see how beautiful and delicious it is, through the festivals that me and my K Lumea team organize in our motherland.
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SPICY CHEESE-STUFFED TOMATOES
This appetizer is particularly delicious when made with sweet and juicy, medium to small seasonal tomatoes. Combined with cheese and spicy garlic, this starter will boost your appetite.
PRESERVED GRAPE VINE LEAVES
In our Moldovan cuisine grape vine leaves are used for making sarmale, those little rolls of grape vine leaves stuffed with rice, vegetables and meat, that we are very proud of. Although, you can easily find these leaves in Arabic stores, in Moldova, women prefer to preserve them at home, especially when every family in Moldova has access to a vineyard, whether it is their own or of a relative.
SUMMER SALAD
There is nothing more delicious or dearer to the Moldovan soul than a summer salad made in the right way. There comes a moment when parents in Moldova will decide to plant a small garden with produce you would usually buy at a farmers’ market.
STRAWBERRY LEMONADE
Strawberry lemonade is a more colorful and flavorful version of the classic lemonade. Unfortunately, we can enjoy it only a few weeks a year, during the strawberry season. However, you can store some strawberries in the freezer, and make strawberry lemonade whenever you like it.
TRADITIONAL BISCUITS FROM THE NORTH
Because today, June 1, we celebrate International Children’s Day, this is the perfect dessert that can be cooked together with the little ones. This is how we spend quality and useful time together.
ROASTED RABBIT WITH POTATOES
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.
EASTER TRADITIONS IN MOLDOVA
Let me tell you a bit about Easter traditions in Moldova. It’s one of the most significant holidays in our culture. The celebration consists of…
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…
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…