Romania does not perform outside its borders, and internally, the Romanian product is beaten side by side with the competition from abroad. Maybe we could use a radically different way of thinking compared to the strategies so far, proven ineffective (totally or partially) or even stupid. In recent years (actually decades) the press has reported on the disastrous participation […]
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: [...]
At Obor, birjar! Come on!
Last fall, in full pickle season, I was walking around Obor looking for the perfect ingredients for the cover photo of the Sarmale Collector. Then I got terribly angry, but I said not to write in the heat of the moment. How warm, because it was hot. Here I am half a year later just as sad. I hesitated […]
A short history of asparagus in Romanians (P)
Until recently, I thought that asparagus was a recent invention of the secret gastronomic services. This fabulous vegetable entered my life only after I passed 20 and arrived in Germany. Later, the shape and color "passed the glass" and, straight from the TV culinary shows, asparagus became a constant [...]
Lemons from Amalfi – the story of a fruit that has become a local gastronomic brand (P)
The day Napoli's players lifted the championship cup in Serie A (the third title, after a 30-year hiatus) I was there. I'm not a microbist. I watch football once every two years at the European and World championships, and I went to Italy for the atmosphere. And for food. In the […]
The peasant and the blogosphere: Lucian Dragomir, producer of organic vegetables goes to school on the Internet
Lucian Dragomir is a certified organic vegetable producer from Brașov, known especially for the brand: La Borcan. Recently, the responsible farmer - as he calls himself - launched luciandragomir.ro/ a blog where he describes all his experiences: from cultivation tips to untangling the related bureaucracy. Lucian Dragomir produces vegetables for some [...]
The buffet of the senses, an unmissable objective in Timișoara
I wrote on another occasion that classic wine tastings (and it's already inflation) are starting to get boring (apparently not just me). I'm referring to the tastings from a single producer organized in neutral spaces, that is, not to them in the yard because that's how it is there. However, I enthusiastically applaud any tasting […]
Registration for the National Zacusca Championship (rescheduled for autumn) begins
Culinary journalist Cosmin Dragomir, author of the volume Curatorul de Zacuscă, announces that he will organize the first edition of the National Championship of Zacuscă in autumn. The initiative is part of a longer-term partnership with the FNDA (National Federation of Authorized Tasters from Romania) who will also take care of the judging, according to international standards, of the dishes in the competition. Partner: […]
Gastronomist Adriana Sohodoleanu launches the book What's new in the New Romanian Kitchen
The GastroArt publishing house announces the launch of the volume What's New in the New Romanian Kitchen by Adriana Sohodoleanu, Tuesday, January 16, from 6:30 p.m. at the Cărturești Verona bookstore (13-15 Pictor Arthur Verona str.). Along with the authors, personalities from the academic area and the HoReCa industry will speak, and the evening will be continued with an autograph session and [...]
Taming the elephant in the kitchen, afterword to the volume What's new in the New Romanian Kitchen by Adriana Sohodoleanu
GastroArt publishing house announces a new editorial available in Cărturesți bookstores: What's new in the New Romanian Gastronomy by Adriana Sohodoleanu. We invite you to read the afterword written by Cosmin Dragomir. You can order the book here In 1841, in Iasi, the first printed cookbook in Moldova appeared, whose authors, Mihal Kogălniceanu and Costache Negruzzi, signed [...]
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