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wooden hay fork

The Craft of Wooden Hay Forks Amazing Skills VIDEO

All over the country, people flock to the mountains during weekends and holidays to breathe in the crisp and clean mountain air and climb the highest point of Romania. The route starts from the...
Stretched Curd Smoked Cheese from Brădet

Smoked Cheese Made in the Carpathian Mountains – VIDEO

On the southern slopes of the Carpathian Mountains, in a land of old-growth forests, at the foot of Moldoveanu Peak, the highest mountain peak in Romania, nestles the village of Nucșoara. Far away from...
cheesemaking on romanian sheepfold

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...
Making of Wooden Barrels

Cooper Can Make Wooden Barrels With Eyes Closed – VIDEO

Nestled among the rolling foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in Muntenia, the Coșești commune is made up of seven villages like seven gems along the Doamnei River Valley: Coșești, Jupânești, Lăpușani, Leicești, Păcioiu, Petrești,...
Stuffed Grape Leaves Dolmas

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...
hazel basket weaving basket Weaver Mircea Cordoș

Hazel Basket Weaving From Start to Finish

While in Breb, it was curious to see villagers trotting down the road with hazel pack baskets on their backs. One woman had it stuffed with groceries, another was carrying her freshly picked nettles...
Shepherd Stirring Cauldron Over Fire

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 Hung to Drain in Cheese Hut

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...
Romanian Herding Call Vasile Lazarean Simion Galeș Petru Lazarean

Romanian Mountain Men’s Longhorn Herding Call

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. With a sigh, the shepherd laid down his longhorn. Then the...
Making Smoked Plums

Autumn Smells Good: Wood Smoke and Plums

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. Gold and reds carpet the grass, creating more beauty than I’d...
Loading The Kiln For Firing Black Pottery

Black Pottery Center With 200 Years History: Marginea, 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. Children’s merry voices echoed around as they got off the school...
pelt tanning in romanian tannery

Pelt Tanning in Romanian Traditional Tannery

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. Nestled among the Bukovina Ridge, seven kilometers away from Gura Humorului,...
Horse Harness With Brass Ornaments

Horse Harness Making With Brass Ornaments in Rural Leather Workshop

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. Handmade horse harness making from 100% Romanian leather, locally tanned In...
Basket Weaving

Young man, 20, keeping willow basket making alive

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. Forty years ago, the village of Calafindești, located in Suceava County,...
Making Pickled Cabbage

Making Pickled Cabbage in Milișăuți, Romania – The Motherland of Sour Cabbage

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. The last days of October and the earliest of November are...
The Bradet Smoked Cheese

Bradet Smoked Stretched-Curd Cheese – A Must-Eat 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. Making Bradet Cheese – A Daily Task For Many Romanian Farm Families From...