{"id":29695,"date":"2017-03-09T08:41:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T13:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=29695"},"modified":"2019-07-30T13:42:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T17:42:26","slug":"eat-see-stay-romania-carpathian-mountain-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/eat-see-stay-romania-carpathian-mountain-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Eat, What to See, and Where to Stay in Romania’s Carpathian Mountain Region"},"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 cheesy dishes<\/a>.<\/em><\/h4>\n

Where to Eat<\/h2>\n

La Ceaun<\/a><\/h3>\n

Sample Romania\u2019s most famous traditional dishes in this modern yet warm and woodsy space. Try whatever version of ciorb\u0103<\/em>\u2014sour soup\u2014is on offer.
\nStrada Michael Weiss 27, Brasov<\/em>
\n+40 735 153 148<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Cluj-Napoca\"<\/div>\n

Memo 10<\/a><\/h3>\n

No foray far into Eastern Europe would be complete without a communist-style cafeteria lunch. This publicly funded, blast-from-the-past spot is open to all\u2014and a hot, surprisingly delicious three-course meal will only set you back about $3 USD.
\nStrada Memorandumului 10, Cluj-Napoca<\/em>
\n+40 727 892 831<\/a><\/p>\n

Cabana Motilor<\/a><\/h3>\n

Stop here for a warm stew and a cheese plate en route to Apuseni National Park. The syrups, teas, and jams made from locally foraged fruits and herbs also make great souvenirs.
\nStrada Principal\u0103, M\u0103ri\u015fel<\/em>
\n+40 728 115 577<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

What to See<\/h2>\n

Cheesemaking on the mountain<\/h3>\n

Shepherds\u2019 huts dot Romanian hiking trails\u2014to overcome language barriers and experience cheesemaking firsthand, bring a guide. Adela Dadu offers customizable day trips from the city of Sibiu up to st\u00e2n\u0103s<\/em> in the surrounding peaks, where you can hang out with ciobani<\/em> and gorge on cheese-centric dishes.
\nSibiu Transylvania Guide<\/a>
\n+40 743 377 969<\/a><\/p>\n

Farmers\u2019 and livestock market<\/h3>\n

Held every Thursday morning, this is the<\/em> place to find woolly sheep, hat-weaving craftsmen, and village elders in traditional floral skirts and headscarves selling gigantic cheese wheels.
\nVillage center, Ocna \u015eugatag, Maramure\u015f<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0162uic\u0103 distillery<\/h3>\n

Everywhere you go\u2014morning, noon, and night\u2014friendly villagers will offer you shots of a clear liquid called \u0163uic\u0103<\/em> or p\u00e1linka<\/em>\u2014almost always distilled in backyards and poured from an ancient plastic soda bottle. Show up anytime at La Moara la Niculai<\/a>, a lovely riverside house, to see how the traditional and oh-so-strong fruit brandy is made.
\nStr. Dumbrava 446, Vadu Izei, Maramure\u015f<\/em>
\n+40 740 506 425<\/a><\/p>\n

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Where to Stay<\/h2>\n
\"Carpathian<\/div>\n

Pensiunea Anca<\/h3>\n

Tuck into overflowing breakfast plates of homemade butter and whey cheese made by host Irina Bozai\u2014plus ca\u015f<\/em> from the family\u2019s hundreds of mountain-grazing sheep during summer\u2014in this wooden house filled with colorful folk art in the Maramure\u015f region. Bonus: Hook trout in the on-site pond with Vasile Bozai. (They\u2019ll even fry up your catch in cornmeal and serve it for dinner.)
\nStr. Principala DN18 286, Dese\u015fti village, Maramure\u015f<\/em>
\n+40 724 468 182<\/a><\/p>\n

Pensiunea Casa Alex<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re lucky, Vasile Lenuta will demonstrate the epic pork-smoking system he built in his basement before refilling your \u0163uic\u0103 <\/em>glass all evening while offering life advice.
\nStrada Sfantul Nicolae 247, Sadova<\/em>
\n+40 744 614 955<\/a><\/p>\n

Pensiunea Elia<\/h3>\n

Hang your hat here before or after the obligatory jaunt through Dracula\u2019s castle in Bran and help host Florin Obancea make the famous local bark-wrapped cheese br\u00e2nz\u0103 de burduf \u00een coaj\u0103 de brad<\/em>. (Be sure to kick-start your day with a spoonful of the pungent stuff at breakfast.)
\nStr. Drumul Lui Marin 2, Sohodol village, Bran<\/em>
\n+40 735 788 709<\/a>
\n 
\nFeature Photo Credit: Molly McDonough. Cluj-Napoca Photo Credit: Radu Bercan\/Shutterstock, Inc. Village Photo Credit: Attila JANDI\/Shutterstock.com<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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