Shepherd’s Cheese Polenta | Local Cooking in Romania
We are back again at the season of grazing, and what person is there who does not wish to tickle their taste buds with a portion of shepherd’s cheese polenta (balmoș) made from a...
Cheese Recipes From Most Old Fashioned Sheepfold in Romania
It is almost a half of a century ago that the man I am about to introduce to you took up the special work of herding the sheep. Living out his calling, he gave...
Romanian Mountain Men’s Longhorn Herding Call
With a sigh, the shepherd laid down his longhorn. Then the spirit of the aged man became that of a little child and sped away into a far-distant world. Keen were his eyes, wise...
The Love Of Beaded Embroidery Is Ingrained Into Her Soul
About 40 km north of the north-eastern Romanian border town of Siret, stands the city of Cernăuți on the upper course of the Prut river in the southwestern Ukrainian territory. In WW2 this Romanian...
Easy and Delicious Fall Dessert: Plum Dumplings
I fell in love with autumn. Once, it made me feel sad, empty, and numb, now I’m seeing things differently. The beauty of the fall colors, the bright red, orange and yellow can turn...
Autumn Smells Good: Wood Smoke and Plums
Gold and reds carpet the grass, creating more beauty than I’d ever dare ask for, a season of inner calm and woodsmoke, it can only be autumn! The trees in the orchards are preparing...
Pelt Tanning in Romanian Traditional Tannery
Nestled among the Bukovina Ridge, seven kilometers away from Gura Humorului, is the town of Frasin, where rural and urban characteristics combine, agriculture being of prime importance to local people. We came here not...
Horse Harness Making With Brass Ornaments in Rural Leather Workshop
Handmade horse harness making from 100% Romanian leather, locally tanned In the charming village of Bilca, where so many pretty old wooden cottages abound, I was once a guest in a local leather workshop,...
Pottery Making – From Digging to Processing Clay, Wheel Throwing and Burning Ceramic
Over the years, Marginea has seen the commune’s ceramic industry develop from a families-orchestrated occupation, having started over 300 years ago, to a widespread phenomenon, selling pottery throughout Romania and abroad. Today, this commune...
Young man, 20, keeping willow basket making alive
Forty years ago, the village of Calafindești, located in Suceava county, was a main hot spot for willow basket making. The climate of the region and the presence of moist soil favored the osier...
Making Pickled Cabbage in Milișăuți, Romania – The Motherland of Sour Cabbage
The last days of October and the earliest of November are very commonly the busiest days of the whole season in Romania amongst those who make pickled cabbage. In the small town of Milișăuți,...
Homemade Strawberry Jam Without Pectin And Low Sugar
Homemade strawberry jam is the taste of the summer season that carries you through those long winter months. It is a pleasant way to start the day, spread on toast or pancakes. This season,...
Sheep Shearing With Hand Shears at Romanian Sheepfold
Spring has finally arrived to waken the green meadows covering the hills with wildflowers raising from the earth, wearing bold colors, each one so much more than any photograph. Soon, the fields will not...
Making a Wooden Rake From Scratch
If you go to Romania, you must be prepared for hard work. The life, however, is healthy, although they have to be at work from early morning till late at night, and engaged in...
Best Romanian Traditional Sweet Bread With Walnuts You Ever Ate
The sounds of mirth echoes through the hall. The rambling country house resounds with the merry laugher of the youngsters as the good cook Burcuță Maria prepares Romanian traditional sweet bread for her children...
Stunning Diversity of Romanian Leather Art – Each Village Has Unique Designs
Folk art has been a communication tool for centuries. People used to communicate on a non-verbal level by their dress. In the past, and still in some traditional communities of Romania, when people got together at regional...
Hay Making in Romania – Crafting Haystacks, Mowing, Scything
10 Traditional Artisans of Romania Still Keeping Ancient Crafts Alive
Romanian Textiles | Artisanal Craftwork in Rural Areas of Maramures- Pelt Tanning in Romanian Traditional Tannery
Traditional Plum Jam Making in Romania – Povidlă – No Sugar Recipe
