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Saint Andrew's Day in the Romanian Folklore Saint Andrew’s Day is one of most importance for the Romanian People, and for the Christians as well, in which Saint Andrew is presented as being one of the first apostles of Jesus. In the year 1995, the Holy Synod of the...

The Symbol of the Hearth in the Romanian Tradition We are already in the last month of autumn and the cold begins to embrace us more and more. Reason to remember our grandparents houses and the traditional food, the covered in snow streets of our childhood villagesand...

Autumn’s Gifts: Pumpkins   We continue the series of goodies offered by the fall with the star of the end of October – the pumpkin, which can be found at very affordable prices in every market in Romania and used in countless simple and tasty recipes. Whether we...

Autumn’s Gifts: Mushrooms Autumn is the season of quinces, baked corn, pumpkins and Halloween, hot cups of tea and cold rain, steaming pie and grapes, the season of all housewives and ripe vegetables, ready for picking and put in a flavored vegetable stew for times...

8 Natural Parks In Romania To Visit During Autumn Most people choose to travel during the summer, but there are destinations in our country that become rather spectacular in the autumn rusty mark. Romania has some of the oldest forests in Europe, fantastic valleys,...

Delicacies on the Plate: Cheese Assortments   Tasty and light, cheese is an essential part of each person's daily diet, being an important source of calcium and fat for the body. You can eat cheese as an appetizer before a main course, as a simple snack between...

Prepare Your Pantry for the Winter Late summer / early fall is the perfect time for the housewives across the country to gather the riches of nature, in order to preserve it for the winter months. Whether it's pickles, vegetable stew, jams and compotes, all of them...

Five Herbs Used in Traditional Romanian Cuisine Used as seasoning in salads and cooked dishes to add flavor or to complete the taste, herbs are always present in Romanian cuisine. Who could ever conceive a Romanian soup cooked by the book without a handful of freshly...

Benefits of Eating Meat We already know that the human body needs a lot of vitamins and minerals to maintain its health and to be able to provide energy to perform more easily our daily activities. And proteins are essential for any balanced nutrition, but only if the...

“Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread…” (2)One of the most important things that man has discovered during its evolution was bread. Bread can be found everywhere, in religions and popular beliefs, in ancestral traditions and legends, part of households’ customs, in our...

“Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread…” (1)   Since ancient times, bread has been considered one of the most important food nature provided to people. Historians wrote about it in their ancient works (see Plinius the Old), it was included in prayers (see Our Father...