Apple-based Dishes and Desserts

The Saxons were a population of ethnic Germans who settled in Transylvania a thousand years ago, bringing with them the traditions of their country of origin, including their culinary habits. Potatoes, beef and pork make the staple ingredients for many dishes. Specifically, some of the Transylvanian Saxon dishes include noodles, pie dough, meat and smoked bacon.

România Internațional, 23.02.2014, 14:07

The Saxons were a population of ethnic Germans who settled in Transylvania a thousand years ago, bringing with them the traditions of their country of origin, including their culinary habits. Potatoes, beef and pork make the staple ingredients for many dishes. Specifically, some of the Transylvanian Saxon dishes include noodles, pie dough, meat and smoked bacon.

Saxon cuisine also boasts several dishes that for most Romanians are quite unusual. Among them, the sour cherry and the apple soup. For the apple soup, you need 8 or 10 sour apples, 2 spoonfuls of flour, 2 spoonfuls of sugar and 100 milliliters of sour cream. You can also add a bit of cinnamon. Peel the apples, remove the seeds, then cut the apples in small cubes. Let them boil in two liters of water together with the sugar and a bit of salt for about a quarter of an hour. Take the apples out, mash them and put them back into the pot. Separately, prepare a mix of yolk, flour and sour cream, and add it to the mashed apples boil. Leave to cook over a low heat, stirring to homogenize. Add a little bit of white wine in the end. The soup is best served cold.

Enjoy!