Meticulous Barrel Maker Made a Perfect Butter Churn VIDEO
Ten years ago, we wandered around the village of Straja when we came to the house of the renowned barrel maker, Popescu Gheorghe. At the time, he was 91 years old but still able...
New era to protect our authentic, local, and European crafts in the Single Market! As of December 2025, craftsmen can apply for a new geographical indication.
From 1 December 2025, a new system will enable producers to protect the name of their craftand industrial products across the whole European Union as ‘geographical indication’. TheEU regulation behind it, published in 2023...
Complete Willow Furniture Weaving | VIDEO
How could I not have seen the beauty of the fall season before? The quaking and shimmering leaves and the vibrant autumn leaf carpet with a musky, sweet smell have won my heart forever. Whole...
Best Artisan Cheese I’ve Ever Had! Visit to a Romanian Sheepfold
I like to start my summer with a supply of artisan cheese that I buy from sheepfolds and store in brine throughout the summer, to eat in combination with tomatoes. Each year we like...
Carpenter Built Walnut Hardwood Flooring from Scraps
When we look at beautiful photos of the interiors of houses, rarely do we spot all the effort that went into it. The truth is that beautiful and truly personalised interiors can only be...
Highly Skilled Craft of a Wooden Wheel – VIDEO
You may not believe it now, when we are faster than ever, more comfortable, and can travel longer distances than barely a hundred years ago, a handful of specialized craftsmen would spend days on...
Best Neapolitan Pizza in Romania – MUST EAT When You’re in Bukovina
Originally from Naples, Italy, Gaetano moved to Romania with his wife, Doina, back in 2013. They came to his wife’s hometown, Milișăuți, a famous Bucovinean town with a tradition of making sour cabbage in...
Stuffed Grape Leaves With Ground Meat and Rice (Video Recipe)
On a beautiful spring morning in a sleepy village the air was cool and light, and a gentle breeze blew, rustling through the vine leaves, and creating a soothing sound. The village cook, Maria...
Reclaimed Wood From Old Romanian Houses Is Given a New Life
Decades after the fall of communism in Romania, a vast majority of the historic houses have been destroyed. In haste to transform a traditional society into an urban, industrial society, valuable cultural goods had...
Making and Installing Wood Shingles in Romanian Crafts Village – VIDEO
Carpenter Iosif Cîrstean Had Split Wood Shingles With Hand Tools, Then Installed Them Onto a Tree House Since we started this blog, I get a lot of people asking if there’s any place in...
Woodturning a Captive Ring Goblet
From carving rustic furniture, woodturning kitchen utensils, and making wooden house models out of hundreds of small pieces of wood, to massive works made out of logs, such as swings, verandas, fences, and porch...
Woodworking Craftsman Builds Rustic Stool With Hand Tools
This is the village of Iaslovăț, a village of high standards with respect to the virtue of diligence, for diligence is the most crucial trait of the people from Iaslovăț. Add talent and skills...
Cottage Cheese Pancakes With Custard (Village Cooking Video)
This article features affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. Please read our Privacy Policy for more details. It was a sunny day. The hens were roaming about, pecking...
The Village Cooper Keeping History Alive in Pleșa, Suceava
This article features affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. Please read our Privacy Policy for more details. Iosif Alexandrovici, the last cooper standing in Plesa village, once famed...
Shepherd’s Cheese Polenta | Local Cooking in Romania
This article features affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. Please read our Privacy Policy for more details. We are back again at the season of grazing, and what...
Cheese Recipes From Most Old Fashioned Sheepfold in Romania
This article features affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. Please read our Privacy Policy for more details. It is almost a half of a century ago that the...
Traditional Cheese Recipes from Romanian Villages of Bucovina
Smoked Meat in Smokehouse, Best Natural Flavor of Romanian Countryside Cuisine
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