The classics
Mămăliga is a polenta made from porumb (corn), eaten with cheese and sour cream. Sarmalele are cabbage or vine leaves rolled around meat and rice — always plural, like strugurii. Cozonacul is the sweet festive bread baked for the winter holidays, and țuica is the plum brandy offered to every guest.
| Polenta is a traditional dish. | Mămăliga este o mâncare tradițională. |
| Polenta is made from corn. | Mămăliga se face din porumb. |
| The cabbage rolls are with meat and rice. | Sarmalele sunt cu carne și orez. |
| Grandpa drinks a glass of plum brandy. | Bunicul bea un pahar de țuică. |
What it is made of: de
De + a bare noun names the main ingredient or the kind of meat:
| ciorbă de fasole | bean soup | fasolea = the beans |
| carne de vită | beef | vita = the cattle |
| friptură de miel | roast lamb | mielul = the lamb |
| We eat bean soup. | Mâncăm ciorbă de fasole. |
| I prefer beef. | Prefer carne de vită. |
| We eat roast lamb. | Mâncăm friptură de miel. |
Cooking on the grill
La grătar means grilled; a face grătar is to have a barbecue.
| We are having a barbecue in the garden. | Facem grătar în grădină. |
| The grilled chicken is tasty. | Puiul la grătar este gustos. |
Pies and cakes
A plăcintă is a pie with a filling — cheese, apples or cabbage. A tort is a layered celebration cake (prăjitura is any smaller cake).
| Do you want an apple pie? | Vrei o plăcintă cu mere? |
| We are making a cake for the party. | Facem un tort pentru petrecere. |
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