1. Traditional food for Christmas In Romania

2. Being a magical celebration, Romanian people as well as everybody, celebrate it with a lot of joy and happiness. They gather around with all the members of the family and have a special dinner. Like any other special celebration, a special dinner needs special food. For Christmas, in Romania, we cook turkey or pork. On 20 th December there is a celebration of St Ignat. It’s the day when pigs or turkeys are sacrificed according to an ancient ritual.

3. SARMALE - forcemeat rolls in cabbage leaves with MAMALIGA - polenta

4. PIFTIE – pig or turkey jelly

5. CARNATI – pig sausages

6. CIORBA DE BURTA - borsch

7. TOBA

8. COZONAC – a special cake

9. Home made sour cherry brandy

10. Boiled red wine with sugar and cinnamon