# The best Moldovan dishes

Mămăligă, sarmale, colțunași and sour soups: the dishes of the Moldovan table, with its wines and divin.

- 281 votes · 17 items
- May 21, 2019 · lucas_gymrat
- https://even.best/en/l/3549/the-best-moldovan-dishes

## Top 17

1. **Mămăligă** (24 · ▲25 ▼1) — Cornmeal mush, the staple side to stews and meat.
2. **Sarmale** (23 · ▲24 ▼1) — Cabbage rolls with minced meat, a holiday dish.
3. **Pârjoale** (20 · ▲22 ▼2) — Large meat patties.
4. **Miel la abur** (15 · ▲17 ▼2) — Steamed lamb.
5. **Colțunași** (14 · ▲16 ▼2) — Dumplings filled with cheese, meat or cherries.
6. **Chiftele** (14 · ▲15 ▼1) — Beef meatballs.
7. **Pilaf** (12 · ▲17 ▼5) — Festive rice dish.
8. **Borș și ciorbă** (12 · ▲15 ▼3) — Sour soups of meat, vegetables or fish, soured with borș.
9. **Mangea** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — Chicken in sauce of the Bessarabian Bulgarians.
10. **Divin** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Moldovan brandy.
11. **Răcituri** (7 · ▲11 ▼4) — Pork jelly, a holiday staple.
12. **Friptură de porc** (7 · ▲10 ▼3) — Roast or grilled pork.
13. **Fetească** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — The best-known native grape variety.
14. **Șorpa** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — Gagauz meat soup.
15. **Murături** (4 · ▲8 ▼4) — Pickled tomatoes, cucumbers and cabbage.
16. **Vin spumant** (3 · ▲9 ▼6) — Moldova's white, rosé and red sparkling wines.
17. **Compot** (1 · ▲7 ▼6) — Drink of boiled fruit.

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