Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

This Placinte Recipe comes from a Moldavian woman who shared the recipe with my mom years back. Placinte are round cheese-filled fried pastries.

Moldovan Cabbage Rolls (Sarmale) that can convert you from any cabbage roll recipe! These are Traditional meat and rice stuffed cabbage rolls from the Muyarov-Moldovan family! This Moldavian dish is made with cabbage leaves, rice, diced meat, carrots and onion! Once filled these delicious cabbage rolls are then topped with an easy sauce and baked to doneness.

A simple and delicious meat dish, Moldovan “pirjoale” are meat patties with a deep, rich flavor, ideal for serving with many different sides.

A nourishing and wholesome dish, my chicken noodle soup recipe, or zeama as it’s known in Moldova, is a family favorite on dinner tables across Eastern Europe.

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

A collection of traditional and authentic Moldovan recipes passed down through generations. This book showcases the variety of dishes that define the classic Moldovan culinary landscape and provides detailed instructions on how to prepare each recipe. Emphasizing the robust and distinctive flavors characteristic of Moldova's staple meals, alongside the rich and aromatic ingredients commonly used in daily cooking, this cookbook is designed to inspire home cooks and food enthusiasts alike.

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Check out our list of mouth-watering traditional food in Moldova for your next visit.

Check out our list of mouth-watering traditional food in Moldova for your next visit.

The first things that comes to mind when thinking about Moldova are likely to be excellent wineries, the famous rock band Zdob și Zdub, and the

From the blog "hip2thrift". This bread was prepared by the author's grandmother in a wood-burning oven in a large quantity. The author reduced it to two loaves. She describes it as a cross between rustic Italian and sourdough bread.

These easy Moldovan flatbreads are made by mixing the filling into the dough rather than stuffing it. My grandmother called them Frumentaty.

This recipe was given to our family by my parents' Moldovan exchange student. It is a wonderful way to get some veggies in your diet. Very colorful too, so it gives a nice presentation. Enjoy!

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think if the country Moldova? Moldovan cuisine and Moldovan wine, of course. The local cuisine is a

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Experience the wholesome flavor of one of Eastern Europe's most popular sour soups with our borsch recipe, perfect for a hearty, nutritious meal.

To all fans of Czech food! Do you want to know what typical recipes represent Czech cuisine? What dishes is Czech gastronomy famous for? You've come to the right place, read on! ➤ I was born in the Czech Republic and have lived there for over 40 years, cooking daily for my family. I have...Read More

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

A simple and delicious meat dish, Moldovan “pirjoale” are meat patties with a deep, rich flavor, ideal for serving with many different sides.

These feta- and herb-packed flatbreads from Olia Hercules' Ukrainian cookbook Mamushka are a perfect springtime treat.

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Kefir, a traditional Russian fermented milk drink, adds tenderness to the dough for these flakey Moldovan flatbreads, stuffed with dill, scallions, and sorrel—the perfect starter for a large picnic or as an afternoon snack. If you don’t have access to kefir, simply substitute 3/4 cup natural plain yogurt mixed with 1/4 cup water. This recipe comes from Ukraine-born chef Olia Hercules, author of “MAMUSHKA MAMYIIIKA: Recipes from Ukraine & Beyond” (Mitchell-Beazley, 2015).

A wonderful cornbread you are sure to love!

This Placinte Recipe comes from a Moldavian woman who shared the recipe with my mom years back. Placinte are round cheese-filled fried pastries.

This Placinte Recipe comes from a Moldavian woman who shared the recipe with my mom years back. Placinte are round cheese-filled fried pastries.

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Moist and Delicious Russian Chicken Kotletki (Куриные котлеты, котлетки, patties)! I hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as my family does.

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Mamaliga is a traditional dish from Moldova, a small Eastern European country that used to be a part of the Soviet Union. These days, it has emerged as a hip ethnic food that can be seen in fancy restaurants of Moldova and Russia. Unlike some other ethnic dishes, it has not spread much beyond the borders of Moldova, so that if one has either tried it or knows how to make it, the chances are they are either from Moldova or they know someone who is. I am lucky enough to have a mother-in-law from Moldova, who introduced me to this dish.

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

This Moldovan Cheese Pie is a savory pie filled with cheese and dill. It can be prepared in advance and baked frozen. Perfect for breakfast.

I want to share with you a recipe for a dish that I think many of you will hear for the first time, perhaps as well as about the homeland of this recipe. Placinte (in singular Placinta) is the traditional dish of Moldova (officially the Republic of Moldova). The word placinta comes from Latin placenta, which means cake, from the Greek plakount - flat cake. Placinte are really very tasty, especially when they are still warm.

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

Here are the top 14 Moldovan foods you must try if you’re planning a visit to Moldova!

I am quickly reminded when I say things like, "I learned how to make this borscht soup from a Moldovan woman while I was staying with my dad in

Today I have one of our all-time favorite soups to share with you! Martin makes a big pot of this several times a year, and we freeze bags of it so we can eat off of the leftovers till the next batch. It really works all year round because it's light and brothy, but at the same time it really fills you up. He learned how to make so many great dishes like this one while living in Romania/Moldova for two years. Last weekend he made up a big pot of it and I asked him to write down the a recipe (he makes it from memory) so I could put it on the blog. Here's Martin: ------------------------------------------- Hey guys! We adore this soup at our house, and yes even our littlest toddlers do too. It's very addicting, and as Emily said, a huge perk of making it is large quantities is that it freezes and reheats so well, which helps a ton when days are extra busy. A quick little background about borsh: there are many different variations that come from different countries, and with different spellings. Most have this beautiful deep red broth that comes from beets, while others are made with a tomato base, and some neither. Some are served hot, some cold. In Romania particularly, borsch(borscht) can be a sour soup, or a liquid ingredient for sour soups made from fermented grain found at most food markets. They can be the simplest form of survival food made from a few vegetables, or a rich deluxe variation with all the favorite ingredients such as this one. Enjoy! Moldovan Borsch 3 large beets, grated 4 large carrots, grated 14 oz diced tomato (fresh or canned) 5 Cups cubed (unpeeled) potatoes 4 Tablespoons olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 -2 lbs. cubed beef (shank, chuck, or your favorite soup cut) ½ head of cabbage, shredded 10 oz frozen peas 1 bundle fresh parsley, finely chopped ½ bundle fresh dill, finely chopped Salt to taste 2 Tablespoons garlic 2 Tablespoon savory 2 Tablespoon powdered rosemary 1 Tablespoon paprika 1 Tablespoon powdered sage 2 bay leaves 1 Cup Approx. lemon juice (citric acid may be substituted) sour cream – to serve Grate up your beets and carrots, and set aside. In a large soup pot brown the chopped onions in olive oil. With pot on medium high, add your grated beets, carrot, and diced tomatoes to the pot and add 6 cups of water (also, continue to add water throughout the process if needed in keeping up to the level of ingredients). Cube your potatoes and add. Prepare your meat and add. Pre-season the broth with 3 Tablespoons salt, all dry seasonings, and ¼ cup lemon juice. Simmer for 30 minutes. Shred cabbage and add. Add frozen peas. Finely chop parsley and dill and add. Simmer for 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and lemon juice. The level of sourness varies to taste, but will diminish in the broth as it is absorbed by the ingredients. Cook on a low simmer until meat is done and potatoes tender. Serve with a generous dollop of sour cream. So good. Have you ever had a variation of borsch? Are you soup fanatics as well when the chilly weather hits? Do you even have chilly weather where you live? :)