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[Romania] Burduf Challenge in Rîu Sadului

Jul 29, 2019

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For a weekend, a small and quiet mountain village in the Sibiu County, called Rîu Sadului was turned into the headquarters of a series of activities and workshops aiming to revive the local traditions, to reconnect urban people to the village life and to save a local endangered cheese assortment.

[Slow Food in Romania] Does it make sense to eat locally?

Apr 26, 2019

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Biencutza

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Now that we’ve found out what Slow Food is, it seems important to bring some arguments about the benefits of local food. I think it would be a good idea to embrace one or more of the following reasons if we feel like it.

[Romania] Why Slow Food in Sibiu?

Apr 2, 2019

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Biencutza

in In the city, In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, Slow Food in Romania, transylvania

Now that the wonderful 2019 European Region of Gastronomy year has begun in Sibiu, let me explain some words that we frequently use in our relationship with food. I will firstly answer the following questions: What exactly does gastronomy mean? What does Slow Food stand for? Why should we eat locally? On the other hand,…

The Eat-local Romanian Tour

Mar 15, 2019

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Biencutza

in Romania, Slow Food in Romania

As winter in Romania is not very friendly and having outdoor events is a bit out of the question, main cities of the country were conquered, during the weekends from October to February (2018 and 2019), by a series of events aiming to help the locals discover and taste what their area has to offer…

[Romania] Transilvania Gastronomica – Food Culture Festival in Sibiu

Oct 1, 2018

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Biencutza

in Cooking, In the city, My Sibiu, Restaurants, Romania, transylvania, travelling

Mid September – still summer temperatures and sunny in Sibiu, still plenty of tourists taking photos of our medieval old town, still the main squares of the city bustling with concerts, outdoor events and a big crowd. And somewhere on the Mitropoliei Street, right next to the Big Square (Piata Mare), at Jules Bistro, in…

[Romania] Old Shepherd’s recipe at the Suru Chalet

Sep 24, 2018

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Biencutza

in In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, Slow Food in Romania, transylvania, travelling

At the beginning of September we took over the Suru Chalet in the Făgăraș Mountains and turned it into the headquarters of one of the coolest events we have been to this year. The 3 days spent there evolved around a old shepherd’s recipe that takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot…

[Romania] Transilvania Gastronomică – Future through Education

Sep 11, 2018

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Biencutza

in In the city, My Sibiu, Romania, Slow Food in Romania, transylvania

If in the first years of organizing Transilvania Gastronomică the aim of the organizers was to connect the restaurants of Sibiu to the small local producers of the county and to create and bring to life the concept of the Transylvanian New Cuisine, this year they dare to take this September 3 days event one big…

[Romania] Transilvania Gastronomică and the launch of eat-local.ro

Sep 6, 2017

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Biencutza

in Cooking, In the city, My Sibiu, Romania, Slow Food in Romania, transylvania, travelling

I’ve said it before that Sibiu has a lot to offer in terms of events almost all year long, but when something like a Food Culture Festival is happening in town, we have to be there, especially since it’s all about ‘eating local’ – save old tastes and varieties, preserve beautiful cultural landscapes.

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