Mămăliga

Mămăliga’ is staple food for many familes  in Moldova. Nowadys, the younger generation in Moldova doesn’t eat polenta daily as older generations  used to, but it remains Moldova’s most traditional food.

It is generally served with sheep’s cheese or cottage cheese and sour cream. For gourmet lovers, you can also order traditional pork stew that goes well with this dish.And with the popular ‘mujdei de usturoi’, which is a sauce made with garlic, oil, water, and vinegar

They would take a bit of ‘mămăligă’, dip it in this sauce, and then the sheep cheese and sour cream. This sauce doesn’t seem too appetizing to most foreigners, but many Moldovan people love it!