A the second edition of Tomatino, the gastronomic festival dedicated to tomatoes, will take place on July 26 and 27, at RUAL first AproBistro (Str. Mihai Eminescu 114-116). The live cooking event will be organized in the generous inner courtyard of the restaurant and aims to promote the local product and tomatoes in particular through a menu dedicated to them, with four hands, signed by Chef Alin Barabancea and Chef Laurențiu Hairadin.
Entry to the exhibition selling vegetables grown on the restaurant's own farm, but also to the live cooking sessions, is free, and the dishes made especially for this occasion can be tasted à la carte (portions ordered individually). To be sure that you get a seat at the tables, the organizers strongly recommend making a reservation by phone (072599597).
Tomatoes, from different varieties, the stars of the event, are used in all the dishes proposed by the two chefs, except for desserts.
The menu dedicated to the event:
Soups and Soups
- Cold tomato soup (Andalusian gazpacho), brioche with olive oil 250 ml – 29 lei
- Tomato soup with semolina dumplings and foie gras 350 ml – 34 lei
Main courses
- Imam bayildi 350 g – 49 lei (baked bruise, lamb and beef ragu, tomato sauce with hummus)
- Tomato ragout with lettuce, eggplant schnitzel with prosciutto cotto and provolone 350 g – 45 lei
- Bao "Pescador" 350 g - 40 lei (bao buns x 2, panko sea bass fillets, dried tomato pesto, green bean salad with tomatoes)
- "Axaraquia" salad 350 g - 42 lei (tomatoes, cucumbers, kumquats, baby jam salad, red onion, avocado cream, grilled shrimp, mango vinaigrette)
- Tacos carnitas 300 g – 45 lei (2x sheets of tacos, grilled beef tenderloin, tomato salsa with jalapeno, coriander)
- Mussels "marinara" 450 g - 56 lei
- Tomato carpaccio with watermelon, red onion and basil, goat cheese samosa 350 g – 35 lei
- Panini "Bari" 40 lei (focaccia, beef meatballs with basil and parmesan in tomato sauce, crispy eggplant chips with honey)
- Scandinavian muffin with grilled mackerel 300 g – 42 lei (muffin with vegetable charcoal, grilled mackerel, red onion salad with green apple and dill, strawberry ketchup with tomatoes, green mayonnaise with dill oil)
- Osso bucco Milanese 500 g – 85 lei (beef risotto cooked for 5 hours in tomato sauce, risotto with saffron and gorgonzola, gremolata)
- Burger "tomatino" 350 g - 37 lei (bun, smoked cheese, tomato schnitzel, pumpkin chutney with nduja, crispy eggplant chips)
Desert
- Papanași & champagne 200 g – 39 lei
- Diplomat cake 150 g – 38 lei
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