Taste of Romania

Expanded Edition This bestselling Hippocrene cookbook has been updated with a chapter of Romanian-Jewish recipes! Here is a real taste of both Old World and modern Romanian culture in a unique cookbook that combines over 140 traditional recipes with enchanting examples of Romania's folklore, humor, art, poetry and proverbs. Contains recipes such classic favorites as Lamb Haggis, Mamaliga, Eggplant Salad, Fish Zacusca, and Mititei Sausages. This comprehensive and well organized guide to Romanian cuisine also includes a section on Romanian wines and an index in Romanian and English. A brilliant cultural and culinary history...a collection of recipes to be treasured, tested and enjoyed. ----George Lang, owner of Cafe des Artistes . . . dishes like creamy cauliflower soup, sour cream-enriched mamaliga (the Romanian polenta), lamb stewed in sauerkraut juice and scallions, mititei (exactly like the ones I tasted so long ago in Bucharest) are simple and appealing. . . Klepper paints a pretty picture of his native country's culinary possibilities. ----Colman Andrews. Saveur magazine Nick Kleppe is a retired businessman who resides in Edinburgh, Scotland.