Popular Food of Moldova

Moldova Food is quite delicious and is ideal to go with fine Moldovan wine. If you are taking a trip to Moldova you should definitely taste the local specialties that include small grilled sausages with onion and pepper (mititeyi) and mamaliga, a thick, sticky maize pie served with brinza. Apart from this there is also Tocana (pork stew) which can be tried with sweet-and-sour watermelons and apples. Nistru or Doina brandy is said to be ideal to go with the desserts.

Moldovan cuisine is thought to have a great influence on the traditional food of the other people residing in the territory. We should also keep in mind that some elements have been incorporated from Bulgarian, Gagauzian, Ukrainian and Russian cuisine and the Greek and Turkish food.

The ingredients mainly used in the traditional meals include a variety of vegetables like green peppers, aubergines, tomatoes, white cabbage, onions, garlic and beans. The vegetables are also used for preparing salads and sauces. They are usually baked, pickled, salted, and canned in order to become a real food art. The specific color of the traditional meals comes due to the high use of maize and maize flour. Mamaliga is mainly served together with cheese, fried meat, diced meat and cream, etc.

In the Moldova food meat cooked for the first and the second course acts a major role. The most common dishes of Moldova are as follows:

• Chicken soup
• Goulash
• Grilled minced meat rolls
• Roast meat

Again Without meat jelly, cabbage rolls, noodles, etc holiday in Moldova is almost incomplete. Pies, cake dipped in syrup biscuits and fruit on the other hand, is said to be an integral part of the traditional Moldove table.