Tochitură moldovenească

Romania · Europe

Short description: This pork stew-style plate is built around browned meat and juices served with cornmeal mush and a fried egg.
Ingredients: Pork, smoked sausage, bacon or fatback, garlic, wine, tomato sauce, cornmeal mush, sheep cheese, fried egg, salt, and pepper.
Cultural note: It is associated with rustic restaurant meals and regional meat cookery where the side dishes complete the plate.
Common misconception: It is usually drier than many stews; the meat often cooks in its own fat and juices rather than a lot of broth.

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creator:: Nicubunu
source:: Wikimedia Commons
license:: CC BY-SA 3.0
modified:: Copied from Wikimedia Commons, center-cropped/resized, and re-encoded as a local JPEG for Gochizu review; no dish content edits.