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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, traditional ...
stew A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been Cooking, cooked in Soup, liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients can include any combination of vegetables and may include meat, especially tougher meats suitable for ...
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
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named ''
mămăligă Mămăligă (;) is a polenta-like dish made out of yellow maize flour, traditional in Romania, Moldova, south-west regions of Ukraine and among Poles in Ukraine (''mamałyga''), Hungary (''puliszka''), the Black Sea regions of Georgia (country), ...
''. The dish has a history of being consumed by
shepherds A shepherd is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations; it exists in many parts of the globe, and it is an important part of Pastoralism, pastoralist animal husbandry. ...
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

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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, bea ...
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Tochitură Tochitură () is a traditional Romanian and Moldovan dish made from pork cut into small cubes, (tochitură comes from the verb "a topi" which means "to melt") cooked over low fire in their own fat and juices, usually in a cast-iron pot. It is t ...
* Tokány


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External links


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