Traditional Romanian Easter Food You Should Try

Discover the traditional Romanian Easter food, a highlight of the country’s rich-flavored cuisine. As most Romanians take religious holidays very seriously when it comes to eating traditional dishes, Easter is by no means an exception. This is a favorite for most Romanians who spend more time with friends and family, go out for a picnic, or even to church.

1. Painted Eggs at every meal

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2. Delicious Easter Cheese Cake (pasca)

This traditional cheesecake, pasca in Romanian, is the best traditional Easter dessert. The recipe varies from region to region, and it’s usually made with lots of fresh cheese from cow milk. If you’re planning to cook it yourself, buy the fat cheese from the local farmers’ market to get the authentic taste.

Check the Easter Cake recipe.

You can also try alternative recipes with cream or chocolate for a modern Easter with friends.

Discover more delicious Romanian desserts.

Easter cheesecake

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3. Easter lamb stake

Easter is one of the few holidays when Romanians replace pork as their favorite ingredient. Lamb is the traditional meat, and you’ll taste a diversity of lamb dishes this time of the year. The most popular dishes are the baked lamb steak, lamb borsch, and drob de miel, next on our list. 

Lamb steak with polenta

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4. Lamb haggis (drob de miel)

This typical Romanian dish is a savory and consistent Easter appetizer. It’s prepared only on this occasion and it’s more difficult than it looks at first, a weird but mouth-watering mixture of lamb organs, onion, garlic, and plenty of green herbs. It’s cooked with lots of patience, in the oven.

Check the drob de miel recipe.

Drob de miel

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5. Romanian Easter Sweet Bread (cozonac)

This traditional sweet bread is omnipresent whether it’s Easter, Christmas, or any other religious holiday. Romanian people simply love it. Nonetheless, it’s also one of the trickiest sweets to prepare. If you’re a big fan of making simple desserts like tiramisu, it’s probably best to buy a cozonac instead.

Check the cozonac recipe.

Cozonac

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Lighter than traditional Christmas meals, Romanian Easter food goes hand in hand with the fresh green salads and vegetables so abundant this time of the year in Romania. We hope you’ll have a great culinary experience this Easter in Romania.