Spectaculoasa supă azeră de miel cu năut și gutui “Piti”, celebrul șnițel “Zagreb” sau savuroasa “Pljeskavica”, “kebache”-le bulgăresc sau “kofte kebab”-ul ca în Istanbul ori ciorbă acrită zdravăn ca în Chișinău și ciorba de pui georgiană, gulașul de vrăbioară sau baby calamarii umpluți cu legume – toate aceste mâncăruri specifice (și multe altele) au putut […]
How to deal with the little beans. Tavče Gravče with ćevapčići, the Macedonian delicacy that out of ignorance ended up at the Bear Academy
North Macedonia is the land of statues and grills. For statues go to Skopje. More than a thousand statues adorn the capital of North Macedonia, most of them appeared through the "Skopje 2014" program launched in 2010, an investment of approximately 200 million euros (but which unofficially would reach one billion) supported by the Government and the authorities [...] ]
Bullfights and lambs at protsap in Bosnia Herzegovina #balkanstastesandmore
I have no idea how Iohan found out about the bullfights, but we went. I don't remember if we had anything else set for that day, nor if we recovered part of the plan, but this is the great advantage of our expedition (although the expedition seems to involve even more people involved and a more difficult route): rarely [… ]
Bucharest goulash, invented by a Bulgarian woman in 2011 and presented as an authentic Romanian dish. Bonus: a plagiarized recipe that has nothing to do with reality
Today, in the column* what foreigners write about Romanian food in books sold on the Internet and which promise local gastronomy from the title, we have a special case, about which I had not yet had time to write. Here are some recipes that I would really try, but hardly or not frequented in our kitchens either domestic or restaurant: [...]
I am launching the Sarmale Collection on December 14 at Cărtureşti Verona
The GastroArt publishing house announces the release of the volume The Sarmale Collector and other gastronomic stories by Cosmin Dragomir, Thursday, December 14, from 6:30 p.m. at Cărturești Verona Bookstore (Str. Str. Pictor Arthur Verona 13-15). The collection of Sarmale and other gastronomic stories is an anthology of articles, editorials and culinary studies published in various media in the period 2017-2023. The volume […]
The sarmale collector by Cosmin Dragomir, available for pre-order
Cosmin Dragomir, one of the best-known culinary journalists from us, announces the pre-order campaign for the following book: The Sarmale Collection and other culinary stories, published by GastroArt. The collection of Sarmale and other gastronomic stories is an anthology of articles, editorials and culinary studies published in various media in the period 2017-2023. The volume also includes […]
Eliada, the most awarded olive oil under the Romanian brand (P)
An entrepreneur from Craiova achieves an unprecedented feat: he created a Romanian brand 100% for a product obtained from an ingredient that does not grow here and wins international awards on the conveyor belt. Eliada olive oil won, in 2023, both under its own brand and that of the processor, gold and silver medals at competitions [...]
How to choose the right olive oil to buy on holiday in Greece. Ten tips from Cătălin Adam, the entrepreneur who created Eliada – the most awarded olive oil with a Romanian brand (P)
Hundreds of thousands of Romanians spend their holidays in Greece and most of them take the opportunity to return home with a few liters of olive oil from "their mother". But, as everywhere, not all olive oil is equally good, indeed, many times [...]
Companies can customize the cover of the upcoming book signed by culinary writer Cosmin Dragomir
Gastronomy journalist and writer Cosmin Dragomir announces that his next volume: The sarmale collector, which will appear in the fall of this year, can have a personalized cover for companies that want to buy the book to give as a gift to employees, customers or partners. The money obtained will be spent on the partial funding of culinary research projects [...]
Snipers and tomatoes, a story about Sarajevo
By definition exploration means looking for the new, but inevitably you try to identify common ground. Sarajevo is different. It's unlike anything you've seen before. Relatively close to Bucharest and yet different. It has neither the colors and verve of Mediterranean cities, nor the coldness and scratchiness of Western clouds, nor the bookstores and clubs of Belgrade, nor even the size of Bucharest. Both Vienna […]
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