The Romanian spring lamb stew recipe is a classic dish, part of the Easter celebrations. Whilst usually the main star of the Easter dinner is the roast lamb, this stew is usually eaten in the days past the main event. In Romania, we don’t really eat lamb at other times of the year, outside of […]
Easter Dishes, Main meals, Traditional Romanian Dishes
Romanian Roast Leg of Lamb – An Easter Classic Recipe
In Romania, we traditionally eat lamb for Easter. And the star of the Easter dinner is the Romanian roast leg of lamb, slowly cooked in garlic, rosemary and white wine sauce. Growing up, I always loved Easter because it was the only time I could enjoy lamb. Even when I left Romania, over 10 years […]
I was introduced to the Easter Pasca quite late in life, when I was already a teen. We always had plenty of dishes on the Easter dinner table, so my mom never cooked this extra dessert, which requires a lot of time. Until one year, when she made the traditional version of this Romanian Pasca […]
One of the most important traditions in Romania at Easter time, is decorating boiled eggs in their shells. Romanian Easter eggs are famous all over the world because of their colourful and intricate design, created on the delicate shell. It is a long lasting tradition that has its roots in religion, and every year, in […]
This Romanian drob recipe is always present at the Easter dinner table. In Romania. Lamb is usually only consumed during Easter time, when people buy a whole lamb and cook it in different ways. Growing up, Easter was always a celebration when the entire family would gather around the table, children, parents and grandparents. It […]