# The best traditional Romanian dishes

The Romanian dishes you must try, according to Zile și Nopți's top 10 and Wikipedia's list of Romanian dishes: from sarmale with polenta to papanași.

- 2 votes · 17 items
- Jun 24, 2025 · brasovbreadhead
- https://even.best/en/l/1158/the-best-traditional-romanian-dishes

## Top 15

1. **Sarmale with polenta** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Pickled cabbage leaves stuffed with minced meat, with sour cream and hot peppers.
2. **Zacuscă** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Roasted vegetable spread made for winter.
3. **Mici** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Grilled minced-meat rolls with mustard and beer.
4. **Ciorbă de burtă** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sour tripe soup with sour cream and garlic.
5. **Polenta with cheese and sour cream** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mămăliguța with sheep's cheese and a fried egg.
6. **Papanași** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cheese doughnuts with sour cream and blueberry jam.
7. **Tochitură** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pork stew with sausages, polenta and a fried egg.
8. **Ciorbă de perișoare** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sour soup with meatballs and lovage.
9. **Beans with sausages** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bean purée or stew with smoked sausages.
10. **Drob de miel** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Easter dish of lamb offal and herbs.
11. **Cozonac** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Walnut and cocoa sweet bread for Christmas and Easter.
12. **Aubergine salad** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Roasted aubergines chopped with onion and oil.
13. **Cheese plăcintă** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Moldavian pie with sweet cheese.
14. **Ciorbă rădăuțeană** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chicken soup with sour cream and garlic, from Bukovina.
15. **Bulz** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Polenta stuffed with cheese and baked over embers.
16. **Smoked bean soup** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bean soup with smoked meat, often served with onions, famous especially in bread.
17. **Stuffed peppers** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Peppers stuffed with minced meat and rice, cooked in tomato sauce and served with sour cream.

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