Sarmale

So finally, after over 3 years of living here, I have learned to make one of the staple Romanian foods : Sarmale. They are cabbage rolls stuffed with ground meat and rice. They are then slow cooked for as long as you can stand the smell before digging in : )
What is fun is that I learned 2 different recipes. Last Wednesday I learned from a Hungariain friend in town and on Friday a Romanian woman came to teach us volunteers to make them. I participated Friday because I thought it would be interesting to see any changes in recipes between the cultures. And, there were a lot of differences actually.
Anyway, definitely fun and I love sarmale so now I can make them whenever I want! Come and visit and I'll make them for you too!