Aromanian cuisine

Cuisine of the Aromanians

Metsovone, a popular cheese from the Aromanian village of Metsovo, in Greece Part of a series on

Aromanians

* Etymology
* List of Aromanians

Geographical distribution

* Albania
* Bulgaria
* Greece
* North Macedonia
* Romania
* Serbia
* diaspora

Major settlements

* Moscopole
* Muzachia
* Metsovo
* Pindus
* Kruševo
* Gramos
* Grabova
* Farsala

Culture

* Cuisine
* Cultural organizations
* Folk dance
* Literature
* Music
* Traditional clothing

Language and identity

* Alphabet
* Anthem
* Flag
* National day
* Nationalism

Religion

* Eastern Orthodoxy
* Aromanian Orthodox Church

History

* Romanization
* Great Vlachia
* Aromanian question
* Ullah millet
* Samarina Republic
* Principality of the Pindus
* Recommendation 1333 (1997)

Related groups

* Romanians
* Moldovans
* Megleno-Romanians
* Istro-Romanians

* v
* t
* e

Aromanian cuisine (Aromanian: Cuzina armãneascã) is the traditional cuisine of the Aromanians. The Aromanians are a small Balkan ethnic group scattered throughout the region, living in the countries of Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia.[1] Aromanian cuisine has been strongly influenced by Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine.[2]

In Greece, the Aromanian village of Metsovo (Aminciu) stands out for the cheeses made there. The most popular cheeses from Metsovo are Metsovone and Metsovela, although other types of cheeses such as Graviera are also produced in Metsovo. Much of the cheeses coming from Metsovo are fabricated on the Tositsa Foundation Cheese Factory, operating since 1958. Aside from cheeses, some typical Metsovite dishes include meats such as kontosouvli and sausages, as well as pies with vegetables and mushrooms and bean soup, all of which can be accompanied with local wine.[3] Outside of Metsovo, the Aromanian pie Batzina is popular in the area of Aspropotamos, and a book has been published on the local cuisine of the village.[4]

In Romania, some dishes of the Aromanian community include vegetable pies, especially made of leek, and fried peppers.[5] The Aromanians of Romania also make cheese, and also consume meats such as poultry on normal days and pork on holidays and special occasions. Various types of polenta (or mămăligă, as known in Romania) also stand out. Aromanian cuisine has some presence in the region of Dobruja, but virtually none in the rest of Romania. A book has also been published on the Aromanian cuisine of Dobruja.[6]

## See also

[edit]

* Balkan cuisine
* Mediterranean cuisine

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Kahl, Thede (2002). "The ethnicity of Aromanians after 1990: the identity of a minority that behaves like a majority". Ethnologia Balkanica. 6: 145–169.
2. ^ Dărăbuș, Carmen (2013). "L'alimentazione come sistema alluvionale nella cultura degli aromeni" (PDF). Acta Iassyensia Comparationis (in Italian). 11 (1): 85–90.
3. ^ Zachou, Christina (27 November 2021). "Μέτσοβο, το "πέτρινο διαμάντι" -Τι πρέπει να δείτε, να γευτείτε, εστιατόρια, συγκλονιστικά αρχοντικά, 10+3 σημεία". Iefimerida (in Greek).
4. ^ "Εκδίδεται βιβλίο για την Βλάχικη Ασπροποταμίτικη κουζίνα..." Trikalaidees.gr (in Greek). 21 June 2018.
5. ^ "România în bucate: rețetele vechi și sănătoase ale aromânilor". Observator News (in Romanian). 10 November 2018.
6. ^ "Pipiriță – Ardei prăjiți armânești cu sos de roșii și brânză". Dejulmeu.ro (in Romanian). 27 July 2016.

* v
* t
* e

Cuisines

Continental|

* African
* North
* West
* list
* Americas
* Caribbean
* North
* South
* list
* Asian
* Caucasian
* Central
* Levantine
* South
* list
* European
* Balkan
* Central
* Eastern
* list
* Oceanian
* Intercontinental
* Global
* Latin American
* Mediterranean
* Middle Eastern

National and
regional|

* Afghan
* Albanian
* Algerian
* American
* Californian
* Floribbean
* Hawaiian
* Lowcountry (South Carolina)
* Midwestern US
* New English
* New Mexican
* Pacific Northwestern
* Puerto Rican
* Southern US
* Southwestern US
* Texan
* Angolan
* Argentine
* Armenian
* Australian
* Austrian
* Azerbaijani
* Bahraini
* Bangladeshi
* Barbadian
* Belarusian
* Belgian
* Belizean
* Beninese
* Bhutanese
* Bolivian
* Bosnian-Herzegovinian
* Botswana
* Brazilian
* British
* Anguillia
* Channel Islands
* English
* Gibraltarian
* Northern Irish
* Saint Helena
* Scottish
* Welsh
* Bruneian
* Bulgarian
* Burkinabé
* Burmese
* Burundian
* Cambodian
* Cameroonian
* Canadian
* Acadian
* Québécois
* Central African Republic
* Chadian
* Chilean
* Chinese
* Beijing
* Cantonese
* Hong Kong
* Macanese
* Shandong
* Sichuan
* Tibetan
* Xinjiang
* Colombian
* Congolese
* Croatian
* Cuban
* Cypriot
* Czech
* Danish
* Faroese
* Greenlandic
* Djiboutian
* Dominican
* Dominican Republic
* Dutch
* East Timorese
* Ecuadorian
* Egyptian
* Emirati
* Equatorial Guinean
* Eritrean
* Estonian
* Ethiopian
* Fijian
* Filipino
* Kapampangan
* Finnish
* French
* Corsican
* La Réunion
* French Guianan
* Occitan
* Gabonese
* Gambian
* Georgian
* German
* Ghanaian
* Greek
* Cretan
* Epirotic
* Greek Macedonian
* Heptanesean
* Guatemalan
* Guinea-Bissauan
* Guinean
* Haitian
* Honduran
* Hungarian
* Icelandic
* Indian
* Andhra
* Arunachali
* Assamese
* Bengali
* Bihari
* Chhattisgarhi
* Goan
* Gujarati
* Haryanvi
* Kashmiri
* Jharkhandi
* Karnataka
* Kerala
* Maharashtrian
* Manipuri
* Meghalayan
* Mizo
* Naga
* Odia
* Punjabi
* Rajasthani
* Sikkimese
* Sindhi
* Tamil
* Telangana
* Tripuri
* Uttar Pradesh
* Uttarakhandi
* Indonesian
* Acehnese
* Balinese
* Banjar
* Batak
* Betawi
* Gorontalese
* Indo
* Javanese
* Madurese
* Makassar
* Minahasan
* Minangkabau
* Palembangese
* Sundanese
* Iranian
* Iraqi
* Irish
* Israeli
* Italian
* Abruzzese
* Apulian
* Ligurian
* Lombard
* Lucanian
* Neapolitan
* Piedmontese
* Roman
* Sardinian
* Sicilian
* Tuscan
* Venetian
* Ivorian
* Jamaican
* Japanese
* Okinawan
* Jordanian
* Kazakh
* Kenyan
* Korean
* North Korean
* South Korean
* Kosovan
* Kuwaiti
* Kyrgyz
* Lao
* Latvian
* Lebanese
* Lesotho
* Liberian
* Libyan
* Liechtensteiner
* Lithuanian
* Luxembourgish
* Macedonian
* Malagasy
* Malawian
* Malaysian
* Sabahan
* Sarawakian
* Maldivian
* Malian
* Maltese
* Marshallese
* Mauritanian
* Mauritian
* Mexican
* Moldovan
* Monégasque
* Mongolian
* Montenegrin
* Moroccan
* Mozambican
* Namibian
* Nauruan
* Nepalese
* New Zealand
* Nicaraguan
* Niger
* Nigerian
* Niuean
* Norwegian
* Omani
* Pakistani
* Palestinian
* Panamanian
* Papua New Guinean
* Paraguayan
* Peruvian
* Polish
* Portuguese
* Qatari
* Romanian
* Russian
* Bashkir
* Chechen
* Circassian
* Cossack
* Komi
* Mordovian
* Sakha
* Tatar
* Udmurt
* Yamal
* Rwandan
* Saint Lucian
* Salvadoran
* Sammarinese
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Saudi Arabian
* Senegalese
* Serbian
* Seychellois
* Sierra Leonean
* Singaporean
* Slovak
* Slovenian
* Somali
* South African
* Spanish
* Andalusian
* Asturian
* Balearic
* Basque
* Canarian
* Cantabrian
* Catalan
* Extremaduran
* Galician
* Manchegan
* Valencian
* Sri Lankan
* Sudanese
* Swazi
* Swedish
* Swiss
* Syrian
* Taiwanese
* Tajik
* Tanzanian
* Zanzibari
* Thai
* Togolese
* Tunisian
* Turkish
* Turkmen
* Tuvaluan
* Trinidadian and Tobagonian
* Ugandan
* Ukrainian
* Uruguayan
* Uzbek
* Vanuatuan
* Venezuelan
* Vietnamese
* Western Saharan
* Yemeni
* Zambian
* Zimbabwean

Ethnic|

* African American
* Ainu
* Arab
* Arab-Indonesian
* Aromanian
* Assyrian
* Balochi
* Berber
* Buryat
* Cajun
* Chinese
* American
* Australian
* British
* Cambodian
* Canadian
* Filipino
* Indian
* Indonesian
* Malaysian
* Pakistani
* Peruvian
* Crimean Tatar
* Gagauz
* Greek-American
* Hazaragi
* Hmong
* Indian
* English
* Indonesian
* Malaysian
* North Indian
* South Indian
* Indigenous American
* Indigenous Australian
* Inuit
* Italian American
* Jewish
* American
* Ashkenazi
* Bukharan
* Ethiopian
* Mizrahi
* Moroccan
* Sephardic
* Syrian
* Kurdish
* Livonian
* Louisiana Creole
* Malay
* Ossetian
* Parsi
* Pashtun
* Pennsylvania Dutch
* Peranakan
* Pontic Greek
* Romani
* Sámi
* Tejano
* Transylvanian Saxon
* Yup'ik

Religious|

* Buddhist
* Christian
* Goan Catholic
* Mangalorean Catholic
* Mennonite
* Hindu
* Islamic
* Chinese
* Ital
* Jain
* Kashrut
* Kosher food
* Ritual slaughter
* Sikh

Historical|

* Ancient Egyptian
* Ancient Greek
* Ancient Israelite
* Ancient Roman
* Antebellum America
* Aztec
* Byzantine
* Early modern European
* Historical Argentine
* Historical Chinese
* Historical Indian subcontinent
* Historical Japanese
* Historical North Indian and Pakistani
* History of agriculture
* History of alcoholic drinks
* History of bread
* History of seafood
* History of vegetarianism
* Hittite
* Inca
* Mayan
* Muisca
* Mughal
* Medieval
* Ottoman
* Peasant
* Pre-contact Hawaiian
* Korean royal court
* Scottish royal household
* Soviet
* Thirteen Colonies

Styles|

* Classique
* Fast food
* Fusion
* New American
* Eurasian
* Haute
* Molecular gastronomy
* Note by Note
* Nouvelle
* Vegetarian

Lists|

* List of cuisines
* List of historical cuisines
* Lists of foods
* Prepared

Related|

* Cookbook
* Cooking
* Culinary arts
* Drink
* Food
* history
* sociology
* Diet
* Fat
* Meal
* Meal preparation

* Category
* Outline

* v
* t
* e

Mediterranean cuisine

Regions|

| Southern|

| Maghrebi|

* Algerian
* Chakhchoukha
* Berber
* Libyan
* Bazin
* Moroccan
* Méchoui
* Tajine
* Tunisian
* Shakshouka
* Regional
* Couscous

|

Egyptian|

* Duqqa
* Ful medames
* Kushari
* Mulukhiyah

Levant|

* Israeli
* Hamin
* Jordanian
* Mansaf
* Lebanese
* Kibbeh
* Palestinian
* Musakhan
* Syrian

Regional|

* Baba ghanoush
* Hummus

Northern|

| Turkish|

* Cheeses
* Desserts
* Kebabs
* Rakı
* Turkish tea

|

Greek|

* Gyros
* Greek salad
* Stifado
* Feta
* Skordalia
* Loukaniko
* Melomakarono
* Ionian Islands
* Bourdeto
* Pastitsada
* Crete
* Dakos
* Paximadi

Other
Balkan|

* Albanian
* Aromanian
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatian
* Montenegrin
* Slovenian

* Regional
* Pita
* Shish kebab
* Yogurt
* Baklava
* Moussaka

Italian|

* Regional
* Pasta
* Pizza
* Abruzzese
* Arrosticini
* Mortadella di Campotosto
* Maccheroni alla chitarra
* Pizzelle
* Timballo
* Bocconotto
* Parrozzo
* Apulian
* Arbëreshë
* Ligurian
* Ciuppin
* Focaccia
* Pesto
* Ravioli
* Lombard
* Mantuan
* Lucanian
* Neapolitan
* Neapolitan ragù
* Pasta e fagioli
* Roman
* Carbonara
* Sardinian
* Pane carasau
* Malloreddus
* Mirto (liqueur)
* Abbamele
* Pecorino sardo
* Culurgiònes
* Bottarga
* Seada
* Sicilian
* Cannoli
* Caponata
* Pasta alla Norma
* Scaccia
* Tuscan
* Ribollita
* Venetian
* Carpaccio
* Polenta
* Risotto

French|

* Corsican
* Brocciu
* Occitan
* Cassoulet
* Brandade
* Provencal
* Bouillabaisse
* Ratatouille
* Salade niçoise

Spanish|

* Andalusian
* Gazpacho
* Sherry
* Balearic
* Caldereta
* Tombet
* Catalan
* Escalivada
* Escudella
* Ollada
* Valencian
* Paella

Other|

* Gibraltarian
* Monégasque

Islands|

* Cypriot
* Afelia
* Halloumi
* Maltese

Staples|

* Wheat
* Bread
* Couscous
* Pasta
* Pizza
* Semolina
* Olive
* Olive oil
* Grape
* Wine

Shared|

* Anise spirits
* Bottarga
* Lamb

Exemplars|

* Elizabeth David
* A Book of Mediterranean Food

* Category

* v
* t
* e

Aromanians

Names|

* Aromanians
* Vlachs
* Koutsovlachs
* Macedo-Romanians
* Macedonians
* Tsintsars

History|

* Origin of the Aromanians
* Vlach uprising of 1066
* Great Vlachia
* Ottoman era
* Macedonian Struggle
* Ottoman Aromanians in Romanian foreign policy
* Romanian churches in the Balkans
* St. Sotir Church, Korçë
* Romanian schools in the Balkans
* Armatoles
* Chetas
* Ullah millet
* World War I
* Samarina Republic
* World War II
* Population exchange between Bulgaria and Romania
* Roman Legion (1941–1943)
* Principality of the Pindus
* Recommendation 1333 (1997)

Identity|

* Genetic studies on Aromanians
* Aromanian nationalism
* Aromanian studies
* Aromanian question
* Grecomans
* Flag of the Aromanians
* Aromanian National Day
* Dimãndarea pãrinteascã
* Political parties
* Alliance for Equality and European Justice
* Democratic Union of the Vlachs of Macedonia
* Party of the Vlachs of Macedonia

Culture|

* Aromanian cuisine
* Aromanian folk dance
* Aromanian language
* alphabet
* dialects
* Bible translations into Aromanian
* Influence on Slavic languages
* Linguistic parallels with Albanian
* Aromanian-language names
* Aromanian literature
* Aromanian Missal
* Codex Dimonie
* Aromanian mass media
* I'm Not Famous but I'm Aromanian
* Newspapers
* Românul de la Pind
* Radio stations
* Radio Romania International
* Aromanian music
* Aromanian Orthodox Church
* Aromanian traditional clothing
* Avdhela Project
* Celnic
* Subgroups of the Aromanians

Organizations|

* Lunjina Serbian–Aromanian Association
* Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society
* Panhellenic Federation of Cultural Associations of Vlachs
* Society Farsharotu
* Trâ Armânami Association of French Aromanians
* Union for Aromanian Language and Culture

Population|

| Geographical
distribution|

* Albania
* Bulgaria
* Greece
* North Macedonia
* Romania
* Serbia
* diaspora

|

Settlements|

* Avdella
* Bitola
* Constanța
* Gramos
* Kruševo
* Malovište
* Metsovo
* Moscopole
* Peshtera
* Samarina

People|

* Nicolae Constantin Batzaria
* Constantin Belimace
* Mihail G. Boiagi
* Toma Caragiu
* Matilda Caragiu Marioțeanu
* Alcibiades Diamandi
* Pitu Guli
* Gheorghe Hagi
* Simona Halep
* Manaki brothers
* Nicolaos Matussis
* Gheorghe Constantin Roja
* Nuși Tulliu
* Constantin Ucuta

Related groups|

* Romanians
* Moldovans
* Megleno-Romanians
* Istro-Romanians

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template