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PORK DISHES

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Amazingly delicious pork dishes

On December 20th, tradition says it is the holy time to butcher the pigs (Ignat).
The tradition entails to gather the families at the countryside farms for this ritual.

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Story

December is mouth-watering month in Romania because the main activities of the locals is dedicated to traditional cooking of pork products. In rural family gatherings or in the grandparents' houses, there are delightfully prepared goodies for Christmas, as well as for the rest of winter. You can taste homemade sausages, ham, smoked pastrami, dried meat in lard and some interesting dishes like piftie or jumări.

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How it’s made

Nothing is to be wasted when it comes to preparing pork in Romanian cuisine. The main tools required for preparation it are a well-acute knife, a meat grinder and sausage filling apparatus. Slanina (the pork fat) is salted; boiled in cabbage or smoked. A part of minced meat is mixed with lard, spices and garlic and is transformed in delicious traditional sausages. All these products have special flavors because they rest in smoke for a day.

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