MY COUNTRY’S FOOD

Yes, it is true that every country is described not only by music,

clothes or historical places, but also by food! And especially today I
would like to talk you about some tasty Moldovan recipes. In the
Republic of Moldova are a lot of delicious meals, but some of the
most popular and most wanted are: "Mamaliga, chicken soup and
pies”.
 Moldavian Cornmeal Mush (Mamaliga)
• Mămăliga is a porridge made out of yellow maize flour, traditional in
Romania, Moldova, Chechnya, etc. Preparing the traditional dish is also
continued by Poles from L'viv whose families were resettled in the Recovered
Territories after World War II.It was often used as a substitute for bread or
even as a staple food in the poor rural areas. However, in the last decades it
has emerged as an upscale dish available in the finest restaurants. Mămăligă
is often served with sour cream and cheese on the side (mămăligă cu brânză
și smântână) or crushed in a bowl of hot milk (mămăligă cu lapte).
Sometimes slices of mămăligă are pan-fried in oil or in lard, the result being a
sort of corn pone.
• Also, the traditional meal is served with meat, usually pork called "tocana" or
fried fish and "mujdei" (a mix of oil and garlic)
Ingredients

Boiling water
Salt
Cornmeal
 Preparation

Traditionally, mămăliga is cooked by boiling water, salt and cornmeal in a special-

shaped cast iron pot called ceaun or tuci. When cooked peasant-style and used as
a bread substitute, mămăliga is supposed to be much thicker than the regular
Italian polenta to the point that it can be cut in slices, like bread. When cooked for
other purposes, mămăligă can be much softer, sometimes almost to the
consistency of porridge. Because mămăligă sticks to metal surfaces, a piece of
sewing thread(ață de cusut) is used to cut it into slices instead of a knife; it can
then be eaten by holding it with the hand, just like bread.
Mămăliga is a versatile food: various recipes of mămăligă-based dishes may
include milk, butter, various types of cheese, eggs, sausages (usually fried, grilled
or oven-roasted), bacon, mushrooms, ham, fish etc. Mămăliga is a fat-free,
cholesterol-free, high-fiber food. It can be used as a healthy alternative to more
refined carbohydrates such as white bread, pasta or hulled rice.
Thank you for attention!