Another five Moldovan dishes got Traditional Specialty Guaranteed status after being registered as such by the Moldovan Intellectual Property Agency.
All these dishes represent the culinary and cultural heritage of Ștefan Vodă district and were submitted for registration by the “Nistrul de Jos Meleag Natal” NGO.
Plăcinta Miresei, or Bride’s Pie, is a combination of baked dough and a filling of cottage cheese, eggs, sugar and salt, having a fine and layered texture. It is traditionally baked in a wood-fired masonry oven. It can be paired with sour cream, natural yogurt or fruit yogurt, chișleag (traditional fermented milk) or cold non-alcoholic drinks.
Ghițman is a pie made of baked leavened dough and a filling of cubed potatoes, pork chops, onions and salt. Also baked in a traditional masonry oven.
Rasol de șuvai is a fish stew with a pronounced sweet and sour taste and a translucid reddish appearance, made of a type of fish found in the Nistru River and vegetables.
Plachie de pește is a grilled fish dish that combines catfish, pike and carp with vegetables.
Borș cu burecheți is a sour soup with vegetables and sponge cake made with pork and eggs. It owes it sourness to tomato sauce and traditional fermented bran juice called borș.
The TSG status protects the dishes from “unauthorized use”, thus helping to keep the authenticity of the Moldovan cuisine.
TSG highlights traditional aspects, such as the way the dish is made or its composition, without tying it to a specific geographical area.
At present Moldova has 7 national designations of origin, 11 national geographical indications and 6 national traditional specialties guaranteed.
