Recipes

Soups

ciorba de salata verde (lettuce soup)

ciorba de perisoare (meatball soup)

supa de cartofi cu carnati (potato soup with sausages)

supa de pui cu galuste de gris (chicken soup with semolina dumplings)
ciorba ardeleneasca de loboda (Ardeal style red orach soup)
ciorba de urzici (sour stinging nettle soup)
luscos ciorba de varza cu afumatura (cabbage soup with smoked pork)

Pork Dishes

fasole boabe cu carne de porc (pork and beans)

tigaie picanta de porc (spicy pork fry-up)

mancare de gutui cu carne de porc (pork with quince)

frigarui de porc (pork grilled on skewers)

ciorba de perisoare (meatball soup)
gulas cu galuste (goulash with dumplings)
tocana cu rosii (meat stew with tomatoes)
pulpa de porc fiarta (boiled pork thigh)
varza noua calita cu sunca (stewed spring cabbage with bacon)
conopida saseasca (Saxon-style cauliflower cheese)
perisoare cu smantana si marar (meatballs with sour cream and dill)
luscos ciorba de varza cu afumatura (cabbage soup with smoked pork)
splina de porc cu arpagic si ciuperci (pig spleen with onion and mushroom)
chiftele cu sos rosu (meatballs in tomato sauce)
sarmale in foi de varza (stuffed cabbage leaves)
musaca de cartofi (potato moussaka)

Beef Dishes

gulas cu galuste (goulash with dumplings)
tocana cu rosii (meat stew with tomatoes)
mici sau mititei (skinless sausages)
musaca de cartofi (potato moussaka)

Chicken Dishes

papricas de pui cu galuscute (paprika chicken with dumplings)

ostropel de pui (chicken in tomate sauce)

ciulama de pui (chicken and mushrooms in bechemal sauce)

snitzel din piept de pui (chicken breast schnitzel)

supa de pui cu galuste de gri (chicken soup with semolina dumplings)

clatite brasovene (Brasov-style savoury pancakes)

Veal Dishes

perisoare cu smantana si marar (meatballs with sour cream and dill)
ciorba de perisoare (meatball soup)
snitel parizian (Parisian schnitzel)

Lamb Dishes

drob de miel (lamb offal terrine for Easter)
musaca de cartofi (potato moussaka)

Fish Dishes

pastrav la gratar (grilled trout)

stiuca pane (pike in breadcrumbs)
salau pane/snitzel de salau (zander in breadcrumbs)

Vegetable Dishes

cartofi taranesti (country-style of peasant potatoes)

sarmale de post in foi de vita (vine leaves stuffed with rice)

chiftele de canopida (cauliflower croquettes)

mancare dulce de morcovi (sweet carrot dish)

salata cu ridiche neagra si morcovi (black radish and carrot salad)
spanac ardelenesc (Ardeal-style spinach)
mancare de stevie cu orez (patience dock with rice)
urzici cu orez la cuptor (nettles with rice in the oven)
stevie cu ceapa (patience dock leaves with onion)
varza noua calita cu sunca (stewed spring cabbage with bacon)
mancarica de fasole galbena (yellow Romano bean stew)
salata de fasole grasa galbena cu usturoi (garlicky yellow Romano bean salad)
cartofi noi cu marar (new potatoes with dill)
conopida saseasca (Saxon-style cauliflower cheese)
salata de vinete (eggplant/aubergine salad)
fasole batuta/facaluita (mashed beans)
urzici cu usturoi (nettles spread with garlic)

Pasta, Rice, and Pulses

pilaf de ciuperci (mushroom rice)
mancare de stevie cu orez (patience dock with rice)
urzici cu orez la cuptor (nettles with rice in the oven)
fasole batuta/facaluita (mashed beans)

Salads

salata de sfecla rosie cu hrean (beetroot and horseradish salad)

salata cu ridiche neagra si morcovi (black radish and carrot salad)
spanac ardelenesc (Ardeal-style spinach)
patience dock leaves and rice (mancare de stevie cu orez)
stevie cu ceapa (patience dock leaves with onion)
salata bulgareasca (Bulgarian salad)
salata de primavara cu leurda (spring salad with wild garlic)
salata de fasole grasa galbena cu usturoi (garlicky yellow Romano bean salad)
salata de vinete (eggplant/aubergine salad)
mujdei (garlic sauce)
fasole batuta/facaluita (mashed beans)
salata cu branza de burduf de capra (goats cheese salad)

Special or Festival Dishes

sarmale de post in foi de vita (vine leaves stuffed with rice for periods of fasting)
mici sau mititei (skinless sausages for barbeques)
pasca cu branza de vaci (Easter cake with sweet cheese)
drob de miel (lamb offal terrine for Easter)
alivenci (polenta and cheese cake for St Peter's day)
mucenici moldovenesti (9th March pastries)
sarmale in foi de varza (meat-stuffed cabbage leaves)
cozonac (sweet filled Romanian Christmas/Easter cake)

Savoury Snacks

placinta dobrogeana (cheese pie Dobrogea style)

chiftele de canopida (cauliflower croquettes)

clatite brasovene (Brasov-style savoury pancakes)
boti - galuste cu branza de vaca (cow's cheese dumplings)
mici sau mititei (skinless sausages)
alivenci (polenta and cheese cake)
splina de porc cu arpagic si ciuperci (pig spleen with onion and mushroom)
placinta cu spinac si telemea (cheese and spinach pastry pie)

Desserts and Sweet Pastries

placinta cu mere (apple pie)

prajitura cu crema de caramel (caramel cream pastry)

galuste cu prune (plum dumplings)

mancare dulce de morcovi (sweet carrot dish)
pasca cu branza de vaci (Easter cake with sweet cheese)
mucenici moldovenesti (walnut-coated pastries)

gogosi (traditional Romanian doughnuts)

Lichiu or Hanklich (sweet bread-base Saxon dessert)
cozonac (sweet filled Romanian festive cake)

Pofta Buna!