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What to eat in Romania? Top 4 Romanian Street Foods

Last update: Wed Jan 29 2025
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Mititei
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Mititei is the closest thing to Romanian street food – a dish consisting of grilled ground meat rolls made from a combination of lamb, pork, beef, and seasonings such as thyme, anise, black pepper, and garlic. When translated to English, mititei means the small ones, referring to the small size of these skinless sausages.


The most authentic way of preparing mititei is barbecuing the meat, so it is not a surprise that the dish is a staple of Romanian outdoor cuisine and roadside restaurants. A popular theory suggests that mititei were created when a well-known Bucharesti restaurant ran out of casings, and the chefs had to create a sausage to feed the hungry customers. 

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Snack

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Often dubbed as Romanian pretzels, covrigi are prepared with leavened dough that is twisted into the shape of a pretzel. Before they are baked, covrigi are usually sprinkled with salt, sesame, or poppy seeds, while modern variations also include various fillings such as cheese, jams, fruit, chocolate, or walnuts.


In Dobrogea, the local version often incorporates pieces of chopped olives and raisins. Covrigi are usually enjoyed as street food and are mainly sold at street kiosks (covrigarie).

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Cheese Dish

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Kashkaval pane is the name for Bulgarian fried cheese. It's made by breading and frying yellow kashkaval cheese. This sheep's milk cheese is semi-hard in texture, and it's especially well-suited for cooking, grating, and melting. Kashkaval pane is often served as an appetizer in pubs or a street food item that's beloved for its portability.


In Romania, the dish is known as cașcaval pane and it's traditionally accompanied by fries, mashed potatoes, or mamaliga.

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Romanian kebab, or frigărui in Romanian, is typically made with chicken breasts that are marinated overnight and then grilled on their own or along with vegetables. This dish can also be prepared with other kinds of meat, such as pork, beef, ham, or bacon.


The meat of choice is usually cut into cubes and assembled on skewers on its own or with cubed vegetables, typically peppers, tomatoes, or mushrooms. Romanian kebabs are commonly sold as street food, accompanied by a traditional garlic sauce called mujdei de usturoi

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