Granny Victoria used to cook the best Romanian pea stew (mancare de mazare) and she had a secret ingredient we are going to share with you today. Can you guess what the secret ingredient is?
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Welcome to my dearest category on Cooking Romania by Vivi: Romanian food!
Guess why I love Romanian food so much? Because I am Romanian, yes.
Sarmale, mititei, ardei umpluti, bors de peste, cozonac, toba, and so many other delicious traditional Romanian dishes are here for you to try and enjoy!
Why Cooking Romania by Vivi?
Since the age of 6 I have been cooking and creating new, simple recipes. Since 2012, I have been focusing on easy recipes for busy people, as helping others not only brings good karma, but primarily makes us feel really good! Talking about karma, check out my self-realization journey for more details on how cooking and meditation are the same thing.
For whom is Cooking Romanian by Vivi?
Students and young professionals, mothers and fathers with kids are welcome to try these delicious easy drinks recipes created, tested and enjoyed by thousands of people around the world. Make your life easier and more enjoyable now! Cooking is fun!
What is Cooking Romania by Vivi about?
This cooking blog contains fun and easy recipes for busy people. Cooking Romania by Vivi mainly addresses businesspersons with a sense of cooking. I don’t have a lot of time to cook (although I would love to LIVE in the kitchen), so I thought I should share some tips and tricks that have made my life easy and my culinary talents quite popular.
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Romanian Cabbage Rolls or Stuffed Cabbage (Sarmale)
My Granny’s traditional Romanian cabbage rolls or stuffed cabbage (sarmale) recipe is the epitome of scrumptious taste and irresistible flavor. This traditional Romanian recipe is made with sour cabbage stuffed with fat pork meat (and/or beef), rice and onion. Granny also used a lot of smoked bacon that gives it a heavenly flavor and smoky taste.
Easy Romanian Bell Pepper and Cheese (Ardei umpluti cu branza)
My Granny cooked without counting calories, used plenty of fat of all kinds and deep fried almost every piece of meat. Her cooking was greasy, yes, but to me it was the most wonderful food on the planet and I still miss her sarmale (rolled cabbage), ardei umpluti (stuffed peppers), fish roe (salata de icre) and friptura (steak) and eggplant dip (salata de vinete).
Best Romanian Stuffed Peppers (ardei umpluti)
Why cook the Best Romanian Stuffed Peppers (Ardei umpluti in Romanian)? Because they are one of the most popular dishes in the world and they are DELICIOUS!
Easy Boiled Sweet Corn on the Cob (Romanian recipe)
Wondering how to cook sweet corn on the cob spending no more than 1 minute in the kitchen preparing it?
All you need to do is bring salted water to a boil in a large pot, clean the sweet corn on the cob and wait for it to boil for 20 minutes.
Low Carb Romanian Roasted Peppers (Ardei copti)
The famous Low Carb Romanian Roasted Peppers (Ardei copti) now available on Cooking Romania by Vivi! Thanks to Adara, the full recipe with video is now online for you to try and decide for yourself if we Romanians are unreasonably mad about our Roasted Peppers (Ardei copti) or for the right reason.
Easy Romanian Roasted Eggplant Dip (Salata de Vinete)
There are a few food smells that you never forget if you live in Romania: the smell of sarmale (rolled cabbage), vinete coapte (roasted eggplant), cozonac (sweet bread – on Christmas and Easter), muraturi (pickles – in fact, the pungent smell of boiled vinegar and spices in this case).
Most Popular Best Romanian Dishes
Romanian soups are soured with sauerkraut juice, vinegar, or bors (made from bran), less frequently with lemon juice. My Granny used to say that “the nobles sour their soup with lemon juice, the plebeians with bors.”