Romanian Cottage Cheese Doughnuts – Papanași
Packed with a lot of protein and essential nutrients, cow’s cheese – brânza de vaci – is used in many desserts. After making cheese from fresh cow’s milk, we will use the fresh cheese...
Making Cheese From Fresh Cow’s Milk
Making Cheese From Fresh Cow’s Milk In these days, it is surprisingly difficult to select healthy cheese. We nose around different types of cheese, some perhaps wrongly labeled as “organic”, or “traditional”, yet when...
Romanian Traditional Pork Organ Recipe: Caltaboș
In the Romanian cuisine, when it comes to preparing pig liver, there are many different recipes, some of which are seen as traditional delicacies during Christmas time. One of the best known Romanian traditional...
Weaving Techniques from Bucovina: Hand Picking Alesături
„In our fast moving world, less and less people have the patience to sit and create something with their hands”, says Floarea Solovăstru, while weaving on her floor loom. She is planning to weave...
Chasing Tradition Bearers and Practitioners in Romanian Villages
“It’s been a few years now since they roam the Romanian villages in search of rare authentic tradition bearers and practitioners, in a rural world where heritage crafts were cast away, being in danger...
Heavy Bead Embroidery Work on Romanian Peasant Blouses
Heavy Bead Embroidery Work on Romanian Peasant Blouses Traditional clothing didn’t go out of style in the region of Bucovina. The resurgence of village social events is fuelling the demand for unique costumes. In...
Romanian Pagan Traditions That Led Me to Jesus Christ
Last year I deleted over a quarter of my blog posts. Hours of work. It wasn’t easy. I’ll explain. But first of all, If you’ve been following Peasantartcraft for a very long time, then...
Visit Bucovina – Top 8 Places To Travel & Things To Do in Suceava County
Looking for a combo of urban and rural, local customs, delicious food, beautiful landscapes, tall forests, winter sports and mountains? Then you should plan your next trip to the region of Bucovina, northeast Romania....
100-year-old Water Mill Makes Flour Using 100% Clean Energy
Generations ago, a group of Hungarian colonists camped in North-Eastern Romania, on the left bank of the river Suceava. Legend says after the founding fathers asked for settlement approval from God, the village was...
Romanian Villages Where All Locals Practice the same Craft
While exploring Romania, don’t be surprised if you hit villages where everyone sells exactly the same thing. They are remnants of a highly productive peasant culture. There are Romanian villages selling only woven baskets,...
Horse Hoeing Husbandry Traditional Weed Control Demonstration
Traditional Weed Control Methods in Rural Romania For rural people, the summer season is not a time to play. This is the busiest time of year, when families work the land to produce food...
Traditional Weaver Winding Warp for Patterned Bands
Meeting Romanian Traditional Weaver Veronea Mutescu In The Village of Vicovul de Jos When visiting a Romanian village, it feels like people in the countryside live in a different timezone. Most of the village...
Hutsuls – Mountain Men Living in Romanian Carpathians
Hutsuls – Ukrainians Mountain Men from North Romania They built lonely dwellings in the mountains, away from people and laws, and worked their way to freedom with their own hands. Hutsuls, also known as...
88 Yo Man Has Built a Wool Carding Machine from Scratch
88- YO Former Rail Worker Constantin Pârghi from Romanian Village Vicovul de Sus Built His Own Wool Carding Machine It was an unpleasant situation that started the timeline. Back in 1972, hand spinning wool was...
Traditional Textile Weaving Romanian Woolen Blankets
Traditional Textile Weaving Demonstration in Romanian Village of Straja, Bucovina Villages are still the heart of the Romanian folk costumes and traditional textiles, where traditional crafts like loom weaving were once considered a full...
Lace Weaving Traditional Folk Towels in Romania
Loom Weaver Maria Puzdreac Lace Weaving Traditional Folk Towels from Romanian Village of Straja Maria Puzdreac is one of only a few weavers in her village who do lace weaving. She’s not leaving the...
