Traditional collection
Stories and dishes from Luna
15 traditional recipes from Luna, Cluj County, adapted for today's kitchen, with classic steps and Thermomix TM6/TM7.
15 recipes
Urechiuși (soup with hand-pinched dough pieces)
Small pieces of dough shaped by hand and cooked in a meat and vegetable broth.
Zamă aită (garlicky chicken soup)
A chicken zamă (Transylvanian soup) with garlic, finished with egg and sour cream.
Tăieturi în spinare (homemade noodles in pork-bone soup)
Homemade noodles in a zamă (Transylvanian soup) with meat and vegetables.
Tăieturi în moare (noodles in sauerkraut brine)
Homemade noodles with smoked pork and sauerkraut brine, with a pleasantly sour taste.
Lășcuțe (egg-pasta squares for soup)
Small squares of egg dough, made for zamă (Transylvanian soup) and other soups.
Sorrel zamă
A green zamă (Transylvanian soup) of sorrel, vegetables and sour cream, pleasantly tangy.
Rețeșe with soured milk
Rețeșe are soft flatbreads made with soured milk and browned in a frying pan.
Folded rețeșe
Rețeșe (pan-fried flatbreads) made from dough folded into layers, browned on both sides.
Plăcinte pe fitău (pan-cooked pastries)
Plăcinte (Romanian pastries) rolled out into thin sheets, plain or filled.
Plăcinte subțiri (thin crêpes)
Delicate crêpes, served with homemade fruit preserve.
Găluște cu păsat (cabbage rolls)
Sarmale (cabbage rolls) wrapped in pickled cabbage leaves, with a corn-grit filling.
Fattened duck stew
Duck cooked slowly with onion, garlic and paprika in a rich sauce.
Walnut sticks
Crumbly walnut biscuits, shaped into little sticks.
Mălai (cornbread cake)
A rustic cake made with cornmeal and soured milk, baked in a tin.
Plăcinte pe masă (table-stretched pastries)
Thin sheets of plăcintă (Romanian pastry) dough, stretched out on the table, with a sweet or savoury filling.