Mr. Ben Blogs - The 2020 Diaries

Romanian Drink – Wine, Beer, Liqueur & Spirits Read my Blog Posts about Romanian people, festivals, reasons to visit & foods by clicking on the links below: 👇👇👌👌👄👄 Traditional Romanian Dishes Part I : Salads, Soups & Starters 👇👇👄👄👌👌 Traditional Romanian Dishes Part II: Grilled Meats & Fish Dishes Traditional Romanian Dishes - Part III - Mains, Stews & Sides Traditional Romanian Dishes - Part IV - Romanian DESSERTS 👄👄👌👌👇👇 Top 10 Reasons to Visit Romania 👄👃👀👇👇👇👇👇👇👌👌👌👌👌 TOP 10 Romanian Dishes Everyone Should Try at least once Beer: Ursus  – A popular commercial Romanian beer, light, dark and unpasteurized options. Silva  – The most commercially available Romanian craft quality beer. They have a blonde and a dark larger, the pale ale is the closest to a true craft beer of the three. Zaganu  – Also a popular Romanian craft beer with both dark and blonde options. Ciuc Beer  – Probably the easiest to find beer. It’s an eas...

Traditional Mouth-Watering Romanian Dishes that Everyone Should Try - Part IV (Romanian Desserts) Traditional Mouth-Watering Romanian Dishes that Everyone Should Try - Part III (Mains, Stews & Sides) Read my Blog Posts about Romanian people, festivals, reasons to visit & foods by clicking on the links below: 👇👇👌👌👄👄 Traditional Romanian Dishes Part I : Salads, Soups & Starters 👇👇👄👄👌👌 Traditional Romanian Dishes Part II: Grilled Meats & Fish Dishes 👄👄👌👌👇👇 Top 10 Reasons to Visit Romania 👄👃👀👇👇👇👇👇👇👌👌👌👌👌 TOP 10 Romanian Dishes Everyone Should Try at least once Papanași – Romanian Donuts Papanași is a boiled or fried donut, stuffed with soft white cheese or cottage cheese and topped with sour cream and a fruit compote. As the most popular of Romanian Desserts, it can be found on almost every restaurant menu and may be considered an honorary Romanian National Dish. Donuts have a long and complicated history. Fried or boiled dough has been a part...

Traditional Mouth-Watering Romanian Dishes that Everyone Should Try - Part III (Mains, Stews & Sides) Read my Blog Posts about Romanian people, festivals, reasons to visit & foods by clicking on the links below: 👇👇👌👌👄👄 Traditional Romanian Dishes Part I : Salads, Soups & Starters 👇👇👄👄👌👌 Traditional Romanian Dishes Part II: Grilled Meats & Fish Dishes 👄👄👌👌👇👇 Top 10 Reasons to Visit Romania 👄👃👀👇👇👇👇👇👇👌👌👌👌👌 TOP 10 Romanian Dishes Everyone Should Try at least once Sarmale – Romanian National Dish Sarmale is ground pork and rice, wrapped and cooked in cabbage leaves. It’s considered a Romanian National Dish. Romanians claim this version as 100% Romanian, though it could possibly be derived from a similar Turkish dish. SĂRMĂLUȚE ÎN FOI DE VIȚĂ – Sarmale With minced Goose in vine leaves This is a cross between a fancy version of dolma – stuffed vine leaves and Romania’s sarmale above. This version stuffs the vine leaves with goose, instead of por...

Sânziana, The Legend of: Sânziană   is the   Romanian   name for gentle   fairies   who play an important part in   local folklore , also used to designate the   Galium verum   or   Cruciata laevipes   flowers.   Under the plural form   Sânziene , the word designates an annual   festival   in the fairies' honor. Etymologically, the name comes from the   Latin   Sancta   Diana , the   Roman goddess   of the   hunt   and   moon , also celebrated in   Roman Dacia   (ancient Romania). Diana was known to be the virgin goddess and looked after virgins and women. She was one of the three maiden goddesses, Diana, Minerva and Vesta, who swore never to marry. People in the western Carpathian Mountains celebrate the Sânziene holiday annually, on June 24. This is similar to the Swedish Midsummer holiday, and is believed to be a pagan ce...

Traditional Mouth-Watering Romanian Dishes that Everyone Should Try - Part II (Grilled Meats & Fish Dishes) Read Part I by clicking this Link Click here to  Follow my Blog for more articles related to Food & Travel from all over the world. Traditional Romanian Food: Grilled Meats & Fish Dishes Mici / Mititei – Rolled Meat The words Mici & Mititei both mean “Small ones”, and mici is literally a small rolled meat. Normally made from a mix of beef, pork and lamb as well as spices that may include garlic, black pepper, thyme, and coriander. They are similar to “Ćevapi”, a rolled meat considered as a national dish in Bosnia. But Mici is the original Romanian version, supposedly invented in the 19th century, and can be found on almost every restaurant menu. Pleşcoi Sausages Pleşcoi Sausages are a firm, thin sausage made from mutton and spiced with garlic and chilli. They taste a little dry but are packed with flavor. Traditionally these are made by home producers in ...