Cuisine
Main article: Moldovan cuisine See also: Moldovan wineMoldovan cuisine consists mainly of traditional European foods, such as beef, pork, potatoes, cabbage, cheese, and a variety of cereals. Popular alcoholic beverages are divin (Moldovan brandy), beer, and local wine.
Very popular dishes include manti (a type of dumpling filled with meat, vegetables, wrapped in a dough wrapper, and served with a spicy sour cream), ciorbă (a sour soup consisting of meat and vegetables, served with sauerkraut, polenta, or rice), pelmeni (another type of dumpling, filled with meat, onions, sometimes mushrooms, turnips, and sauerkraut is made Moldovan-style), borscht (it is made with beets, tomatoes, and other vegetables to form a stew), and sarma (a dish made with stuffed cabbage rolls, accompanied with sauerkraut and mamăligă).
Other common foods in Moldova include grilled meats, grain, dairy products, and mămăligă (a type of polenta made with cornmeal, and mashed into a porridge).
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