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VINEGRET SALAD
Vinegret is the childhood salad of every person born in the Soviet Union. This is because it featured as the number one salad on the menu of all kindergartens and schools in Moldova. It’s a great salad for the fasting season.
PLĂCINTE WITH POTATO FILLING
Plăcinte [plə’t͡ʃinte] – a traditional pastry that resembles a pie and that can have different kinds of stuffing, sweet or savoury.
We have so many types of plăcinte, enough to fill an entire cookbook. Here is the perfect recipe for this time period.
WINTER PROVISIONS – STUFFED PICKLED PEPPERS
Stuffed pickled peppers are made with local seasonal vegetables. For making this preserve, my parents begin with covering their kitchen floor with plastic film and then start chopping the cabbage, carrots and onions.
EGGPLANT ROUNDS
Of all the eggplant preserves, this one is my favorite. You can serve it on a slice of bread or as a snack in a bowl, or pair it with a dish of baked potatoes and sheep’s cheese.
HEALTH IN A JAR – CRUSHED SEA BUCKTHORN WITH SUGAR
Raspberry and sea buckthorn preserves are used as cold remedies in Moldova. I prefer to use sea buckthorn in my hot beverages as a preventive measure for winter bugs. Inspired by some Canadian sea buckthorn dishes, I may experiment and use it in marmalade, jelly and sauces.
FRIED PEPPERS WITH TOMATO STEW
When the peak of the growing season arrives for Moldovan bell peppers, every city and village smells of fried peppers. I think there’s no Moldovan who can pass by this summer food with indifference. I would classify the smell of fried peppers as one of our traditional smells.
EGGPLANT SALAD
Whether it’s cooked with tomatoes, onions and oil, or with garlic and mayonnaise, during the winter with canned eggplant or with fresh seasonal eggplant in the autumn – eggplant salad is still one of my favourites Moldovan vegetable dishes.
RICE AND PUMPKIN PORRIDGE
The pumpkin has always had a special place in our family, especially during the cold time of the year. Of all my family my father is the one who loves pumpkin the most.
PICKLED WATERMELON
Pickled watermelon will not leave anybody indifferent. It has an entire army of fans and another army of people who do not understand how such a sweet and tasty creation can be preserved for winter.