I have been dreaming of eating some authentic Romanian food for many years. The first restaurant we went to is called, Roata Norocului which means Wheel of Fortune in english. The food was nothing but dreamy and all and more from what I expected. All my childhood taste buds came to life, I was in heaven. We ordered a Romanian beer and a drink called Țuică/Palinca,which I remember my family had at home all the time and we will drink it in every holiday or celebratory occasion. Tuica or Palinca is a traditional Romanian spirit that contains ~ 24–65% alcohol by volume, prepared only from plums. Traditionally, țuică is prepared from early October until early December (after winemaking is complete). The process must generally be finished before Christmas, so as not to leave unfinished business for the next year. The plums must be left for fermentation for 6–8 weeks, in large barrels.It is deemed one of the traditional Romanian spirits given its unique taste, as well as because it is 100 % natural. Palinca also has several benefits for the human body: it helps digestion, is a “stomach bandage”, and a small glass of this spirit alleviates toothaches. It is some good and strong stuff, like nothing you tasted before.
Click on the photo below and it will link you to a site about Tuica or also known as Palinca.
For starter we ordered a plate of traditional Romanian salads, Eggplant Salad (Salata de vinete), Romanian White Bean Dip with Caramelized Onion (Fasole Batuta), Romanian Style Fish Roe Salad (Salată de Icre). I will post recipes later on in the blog.
Click on the photo below to go to the restaurant website.
I ordered a Romanian specialty Kabob, which is one of my favorite things to eat, called Mititei or mici, both Romanian words meaning "small ones" is a traditional Romanian dish of grilled ground meat rolls made from a mixture of beef, lamb and pork with spices, such as garlic, black pepper, thyme, coriander, anise, savory, and sometimes a touch of paprika. It is often served with french fries, mustard and murături (Romanian pickles).
And Finally for dessert, an out of this world traditional Romanian fried doughnuts – papanasi (papanash) – made with cottage cheese and topped with smetana and jam, usually forest fruits. We got it with fresh picked Bluberry Jam. OMG!!!!
Some of my cousins are vegans, I forgot to take pictures of what the ate unfortunately. I will have some vegan food later on in the blog.
There was something so mystical and special, about walking to the hotel from the restaurant, at night time on the streets of Transylvania.
There were grape vines everywhere, the moon was full and there were beautiful clouds in the sky, so appropriate for a night walk in Transylvania.
