Sarmale - Romanian Old Recipes from Rustic Cuisine (Delicious Romania)

Romania is a very interesting country from Europe. Don’t smile, I know you think something like this if you read that Bram Stoker’s wellknown book about Dracula in the past, but that country it’s not the vampire’s domain. Belive me, I still live there! From ancient times to present days, visitors can find just hospitality and good, realy good food in Romania.
About good Romanian food is this book, too. Sarmale means a common rustic dish prepared in all Romanian homes. It’s so simple and low cost to make the food, but it is so tasty and impressive when you eat it… Sarmale means little chopped food, mixed with some grains, packaged in different leaves and boiled. Can be this complicated? Of course not, even a child can do it. You can feel the special taste and smell, too. Just try some recipes! Everything about preparing sarmale is step-by-step described and I hope you like this.
This book is the first part of “Delicious Romania Series”, containing original old rustic recipes, selected and compiled by a Romanian journalist after visiting local monasteries, simple homes in Romanian villages and after reading some secret family documents about cooking tips and tricks in these families. And after every recipe was prepared at home by the author, too!