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Salads By the way, Romanians eat a lot of their salads with the main dish. Appetizers Try some jellied pork for the Holidays. It's traditional! Sandwich butters Handy to have in the house at all times Cold and warm sauces Some basic, some not so basic Savory puddings I like these for dinner Savory souffles Try the spinach one first! Vegetable soups Soups, especially vegetable ones, are always good Meat soups Variations on beef and poultry soups Vegetable sour soups Do not think they are too sour, just right! Meat sour soups These are delicious! Fish sour soups If you love seafood, you've got to try these! Sautes Various veggies lightly sauteed with butter Dough based Pasta but not only pasta Vegetable dishes Over 60 different recipes only here Egg dishes Omelettes and scrambled eggs Fish dishes Salads, boiled, baked, breaded, etc. Variety meats You might skip this section, but what a pity! Beef Beef with various vegetables Pork Pork in various combinations with vegetables Lamb and mutton The stew with onions and garlic is traditional Poultry Chicken, hen, duck, goose, turkey dishes Ground meats Try the traditional "Mititei" and "Sarmale" sometime! Beef roasts Use different shortening if you prefer Veal roasts If you go to Romania, you will eat a lot of breaded veal. Pork roasts Baked, breaded, even suckling pig Lamb and mutton roasts Very traditional at Easter time Poultry roasts Try the duck with baked apples! Venison Rabitt, wild duck and goose, partridge, etc. Layered cakes A great assortment of cakes for special occasions Fillings for layered cakes I like the hazelnut and chestnut ones Icings for layered cakes You make these in a jiffy Charlottes Scrumptious! Creams in cups Very nice desserts Jello puddings These are not your store bought jellos Ice creams Use your ice-cream machine or freeze in the freezer Cold fruit desserts The stuffed cantaloupe is impressive Beverages Alcoholic and non-alcoholic Pastries and cakes Huge number of recipes here Yeasted dough preparations The walnut bread is traditional at Christmas. Strudels and pies Really ambitious? Try making strudel dough! Sweet sauces These are used as toppings for other desserts Sweet souffles Try the apple one! Sweet puddings Rice puddings are used a lot. Preserves Even as a grown up, I still like the kids' quince preserve. Marmelades For something different, try the sour cherries and carrots one. Sherbets Did you know you could use rose petals in such a way? Compotes Do not use overripe fruit for these. Vegetable conserves Romanians prepare these before winter. Charcuterie If you raise your own pigs. |
