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John Esco's Monochrome Space's avatar

ce mi-ai facut, Irina!!! acum trebuie sa ma duc sa-mi iau capsuni si smintina.

mi-aduc aminte din copilarie, in casa bunicii de linga Vatra Dornei, ne umplea un castron cu fragi si smintina, o bucata de mamaliga rece, si asta era - raiul papilelor gustative. :)

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Irina Georgescu's avatar

Ce bun!

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Melissa's avatar

Love this! I'm new to substack and found your blog. This post brought back great memories with my grandma, from Italy. I grew up eating a lot of polenta. :)

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Irina Georgescu's avatar

Hello Melissa, it's good to meet you. We love cornmeal in Romania, and it is a staple ingredient in many traditional dishes.

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Shelley Marie Motz's avatar

I am definitely going to make this. Maybe tomorrow. Thanks for sharing the recipe and history behind it. My father and his family were from Basarabia. They left in 1940.

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Irina Georgescu's avatar

It’s nice to meet you @Shelley Marie Motz and thank you for reading the story. So many people left in ‘40, after the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact. It must have been heartbreaking.

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Shelley Marie Motz's avatar

Definitely heartbreaking. One day I hope to return to visit.

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