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Today's recipes come from northwestern Romania

Chiftele are ground meat patties, sometimes vegetarian, that are pan fried. When they are larger and oval, a formula favored in Moldavia, they are...

Meatball soup is one of the most appreciated dishes in Romanian cuisine. Similar dishes can also be found in the international cuisine. In...

Meatball soup is one of the most appreciated dishes in Romanian cuisine

A wide range of desserts can be made using strawberries.

June is the time for strawberry harvesting, but also for preparing the delicious strawberry preserve or syrup

Green peas are best in late spring and early summer, when they are fresh, in season

Early summer is when markets in Romania are teeming with the new harvest of potatoes.

The Cooking Show -- 03/06/2018 Green peas are originally from Asia, and they were adopted by Greeks...

Moeciu Bulz, a mixture of polenta, cheese and eggs.

Dobrogea is a Romanian territory located between the Danube River and the Black Sea, in southeastern Romania

Today’s edition is about a dish familiar to our regular listeners, a staple of any festive gathering of Romanians. It is to Romanians what burgers...

Doughnuts are a very popular and easy-to-make dessert. All you need is half a kilo of flour, a little oil, fresh or dried yeast, sugar, and a pinch...

Doughnuts are a very popular and easy-to-make dessert.

Leeks are used extensively in Romanian and Balkan cuisine.