Tochitură () is a traditional
Romanian
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and
Moldovan dish made from
pork
Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the domestic pig (''Sus domesticus''). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE.
Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved; ...
cut into small cubes, (tochitura comes from the verb "a topi" which means "melted slow fried meat in fat") cooked over low fire in its own fat and juices usually in a cast-iron pot. It is traditionally served with over-easy eggs and
mămăligă
Mămăligă (;) is a porridge made out of yellow maize flour, traditional in Romania, Moldova and West Ukraine. Poles from the Lviv area also prepare this traditional dish. It is also a traditional dish in Thessaly and Fthiotis, Greece. In Ita ...
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[Enache, D. ''Bucătăria unităților gastronomice'', Ed. Sport-Turism, București 1975] The ''tochitură moldovenească'' is the Moldavian version and the ''tochitură ardelenească'' is the Transylvanian version.
Tochitură is made in two main varieties: with or without tomato sauce and can be made from beef, lamb or chicken (depends on the area -
Moldova
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,
Transilvania
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,
Oltenia
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,
Muntenia,
Dobrogea). To not be confused with a stew, the amount of tomato sauce should be minimal (and usually added at the end) so the meat will cook in its own juices. The version with tomato sauce is the most common and it is prepared in most restaurants, but is less "traditional". The one without it has a sauce of pork fat and juices from the parts of the meat. The traditional Romanian dish contains not only raw meat, but parts of internal organs of the animal, like liver, kidneys, heart, pork fat (
slănină) or bacon and smoked sausages fried together. It is served with mămăligă and a salty sheep cheese, either
telemea
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at cheese.com or
brânză de burduf.
See also
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List of stews
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Tocană
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Notes and references
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Romanian stews
Moldovan dishes
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