Moldova
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Plăcinte
Moldova's stuffed pastries: thin dough folded over brânză cheese, potatoes, cabbage or cherries — plăcinte are sold at every market and baked for every guest. Ingredients: flour, water, oil, salt (or a yeast dough); fill…
Zeamă
Moldova's golden chicken soup: a clear, sour chicken broth with homemade noodles, lovage and vegetables — the soup that cures and celebrates. Ingredients: chicken, homemade egg noodles, carrots, onions, celery, parsnip,…
Mămăligă (Moldovan)
Moldova's mămăligă: cornmeal polenta cooked firm, cut with string, and served buried under brânză cheese, sour cream and fried eggs — the country's beloved plate. (Shared with Romania, where the same golden loaf anchors…
Baba Neagră
'The black baba': a mysterious, almost-black caramelised cake of semolina or flour, oil and baking soda, dense and glossy — Moldova's most distinctive dessert. Ingredients: flour or semolina, sugar, oil, eggs, kefir or m…
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