{"id":29692,"date":"2017-03-09T09:08:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T14:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=29692"},"modified":"2019-07-30T13:39:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T17:39:47","slug":"cheesy-must-eats-in-romanias-carpathian-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheesy-must-eats-in-romanias-carpathian-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Must-Eats in Romania’s Carpathian Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is featured in<\/em> Carpathian Spring in our Spring 2017 issue<\/a>. Learn more about cheeses produced in Romania’s mountains<\/a> and regional dining, activity, and lodging recommendations<\/a>.<\/em><\/h4>\n

If you’re headed to the Carpathians, seek out these local specialities:<\/p>\n

BALMO\u015e<\/strong>: For this porridgelike specialty of the st\u00e2n\u0103<\/em>, fresh sheep cheese is boiled in sheep\u2019s milk over a wood fire and then thickened with a bit of cornmeal.<\/p>\n

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\"bulz\"

Bulz<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BULZ<\/strong>: A big grilled ball of polenta, mashed br\u00e2nz\u0103 de burduf<\/em> cheese, ham, and butter that\u2019s known among shepherds as urs<\/em> (\u201cbear\u201d)\u2014because a bulz gives them the energy to fight off the lumbering mammals when they come for the sheep.<\/p>\n

MAMALIGA<\/strong>: Polenta blended with melty ca\u015f<\/em> cheese, sm\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103<\/em> (sour cream) and, if you\u2019re lucky, thick hunks of sl\u0103nina<\/em>\u2014cured pork fat.<\/p>\n

 SARMALE<\/strong>: A mixture of ground pork, smoked ham, and rice all rolled up in a pickled cabbage leaf and topped with sm\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n

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\"Papana\u015fi\"

Papana\u015fi<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

PLACINTA<\/strong>: A thin, pancake-esque pastry sold on every street corner. It\u2019s stuffed with whey cheese (urd\u0103), sweet cheese (br\u00e2nz\u0103 dulce<\/em>), or other sweet and savory fillings (such as cabbage or apples).<\/p>\n

PAPANA\u015eI<\/strong>: These urd\u0103<\/em>-filled mini doughnuts are served piping hot, topped with sour cherry preserves and sour cream.<\/p>\n

Photo Credits: Toni Hermoso Pulido<\/a>\/Flickr (bulz); Rowena<\/a>\/Flickr (papana\u015fi)<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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