World cuisine

No “Russian bear” was in sight as US President Barack Obama savored Bavaria’s finest beer and sausages accompanied by host Angela Merkel on Sunday. Yet the “Greek issue” did later crop up in the otherwise sunny surroundings.
The White House quoted Obama as saying he is hopeful Greece and its partners will be able to chart this course without causing volatility in financial markets.

Hot bodies and hamburgers are an unusual combination… Tantalizing for the tastebuds and titillating too!

Enjoy!

My napkin was gently folded like a bundle. As I cradled it in my palms I felt the warmth inside. It was as if it were still sizzling in deep oil. As I unfolded the layers of linen, I noticed that my golden fried ball was slightly pointed on one end. That made me curious about the cook; it was surely a clue about his home country. 

The lamb meat dishes cannot miss from the Romanians' table at Easter time, be it sour soup, haggis, stew or steak, the preparation, however, varying from area to area.

Photo credit: (c) Nicolae BADEA / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

A noodle, potato soup or a polenta pudding could be among the dishes the housewives may put on the Lent days' table. If we add here a cake with nuts, the menu would be complete, healthy and tasty.

Photo credit: (c) Maria MITRICA / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Sister Lucia of Timisoara unveils the secrets of tailoring these less sophisticated, yet delicious meals.

The recipes of cabbage rolls - sarmale - are as numerous as the cooks, while the delicious dishes could be prepared in so many ways that a book could be written with such meals only.

Photo credit: (c) Cristian NISTOR / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

New regulations decreasing the amount of salt in tomato paste and edible olives and forbidding the addition of extra sugar to fruit juices have entered into force with the start of the new year.

The Food, Agriculture and Livestock Ministry said in a statement that efforts to protect the health of the consumers continued non-stop and that the new regulation was part of these efforts.

Bread became a luxury in the last years of the Communist regime in Romania. People had to join long queues if they wanted to buy the cheap stuff, which was delivered from a government-run bakery in an often dirty bin.

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BELGRADE - Leader of the United Branch Trade Unions "Nezavisnost" Branislav Canak said that the measures presented by Prime Minister Vucic do not focus on economic recovery but rather on cutting the expenditures.

Deputy Development Minister Gerasimos Giakoumatos warned on Monday that bakers not abiding by a new law requiring them to weigh fresh bread before they sell it would face fines.

Giakoumatis said that authorities would be checking if bakeries are weighing their bread after the law came into force on Monday.