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Tocană, also known as tocăniță, is a
Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania ** Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditiona ...
stew A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. A stew needs to have raw ingredients added to the gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables a ...
prepared with tomato, garlic and sweet paprika.Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook - Anya Von Bremzen, John Welchman
pp. 311-312.
Traditionally, it is consumed with a cornmeal mush named '' mămăligă''. The dish has a history of being consumed by
shepherds A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. ''Shepherd'' derives from Old English ''sceaphierde (''sceap'' 'sheep' + ''hierde'' 'herder'). ''Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations, i ...
in the Romanian mountains.The Multicultural Cookbook for Students – Carole Lisa Albyn
p. 97.
Derived from the Latin "toccare" into the modern "toca", the term is sometimes rendered as "tokana" in English.


Variations

Variations include the inclusion of mushrooms in the stew's preparation.Romania & Moldova - Nicola Williams
/ref> Additional variations include the addition or use of meat, such as lamb, and potatoes.


See also

*
List of stews This is a list of notable stews. A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables (such as carrots, potatoes, bean ...
* Tochitură * Tokány


References


External links


Tokana (Shepherd's stew)
Cookipedia.co.uk.
Moldavian Mushroom Stew (Tokana)
AZCookbook.com. Romanian stews {{Soup-stub