Abstract:
The guests of any tourist destination are often lured and served with certain dishes that can be called
as "never seen elsewhere", to overcome some "clichés" of the notorious products of Moldova:
mămăliga, zeama, plăcintele, sarmalele and răcituri. In Eastern Moldova we discover more than
300 types of dishes characteristic only of certain localities, more than 80% of which have never
been found in any traditional recipe book, although they are inherited by generations of housewives.
Many of these have curious, attractive or even bizarre names, others are symbolic products of
outstanding destinations in Moldova, or they are the basis of over 65 gastronomic events in the
country.
Each tourist area sooner or later defines its own gastronomic identity, highlighting some dishes and
drinks that are associated with local producers, the ingredients found here or traditional ways of
preparing and serving them, and the promoters of these locations propose to guests to be bought
and tasted
