Ciulama is a dish that can be mainly found in
Romania
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n and
Moldova
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n cuisine. However, this dish has its origins in
Turkish cuisine
Turkish cuisine () is the cuisine of Turkey and the Turkish diaspora. It is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine, which can be described as a fusion and refinement of Mediterranean, Balkan, Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Eastern Eur ...
(çullama), otherwise related to the
Romanian cuisine
Romanian cuisine () is a diverse blend of different dishes from several traditions with which it has come into contact, but it also maintains its own character. It has been mainly influenced by Turkish and a series of European cuisines in partic ...
. It is prepared from meat (especially poultry)
or
mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans.
The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...
s
in white
sauce
In cooking, a sauce is a liquid, cream, or semi-solid food, served on or used in preparing other foods. Most sauces are not normally consumed by themselves; they add flavor, moisture, and visual appeal to a dish. ''Sauce'' is a French wor ...
.
The sauce is made from flour with cream.
See also
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List of mushroom dishes
This is a list of notable mushroom dishes and foods, comprising foodstuffs prepared using mushrooms as a primary ingredient.
Edible mushrooms have variety of benefits when consumed. They have essential nutrients we need for a healthy life, includ ...
References
External links
Romanian Cuisine Bucharestian.com.
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Romanian cuisine
Moldovan cuisine
Mushroom dishes
Poultry dishes