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Here we have the opportunity to taste and buy unique
products with curative properties known for thousands of
years. Hawthorn pollen, acacia and apple, pasta, propolis
and derivatives, various apicultural mixtures, royal jelly are
just some of the products that will be discovered during
these types of trails where we can get acquainted with
the apicultural universe and we are offered the guarantee Traditional cuisine of Sălaj
of quality for the bee products (more information can be
found in the tourist map of Sălaj county - https://salaj- Thus, if we want a spicy culinary experience, Hun-
county.map2web.eu/. garian culinary preparations of pork cooked or
smoked with pepper, are the most suitable choice.
The traditional Hungarian “gulyás”, which was
adopted by the Romanian population and other
ethnic groups in the area, then the “papricaș”, a
special preparation spiced with chilli peppers and
boia, prepared with pork and poultry, joins the
Slovs cuisine - a different flavor of Sălaj’s cuisine,
concentrated especially in the Plopiș Mountains
and well-known through the famous “polesnyak”, a
pie made of scraped potatoes, roasted and served
with butter and cream.

The Romanian cuisine, as reflected in the area,
uses somewhat common spices - salt, pepper and
“boia”, parsley, for its pleasant smell and taste,
Apiary, Sălaj both for soups and “ciorbe”, and stews, with many
recipes found plenty, onion and garlic. Another
Thus, a real mix of cultures, ingredients and flavors, Sălaj food, also present in Sălaj, is represented by the
keeps the Romanian classical cuisine, combined with the famous “sarmale”, and the local ingredients, which
specialties of the Transylvanian region, the county gastro- are found and are grown in their own household,
nomy being as varied as the ethnic minorities living in these are those that give specificity to the traditionally
places. The traditional dishes of the Dacians and Romans, cooked recipes in Sălaj.
even though they have undergone adaptations over time,
blend harmoniously with Hungarian cuisine - rich and di- One of the basic preoccupations for the villagers of
versified today, but also with the Jewish culinary recipes in Sălaj - fruit growing, plum culture, but also of apple,
the area. walnut, pair, quince, ensures their daily living. The
plums are still transformed into the appreciated
In the recent past, there was no event - wedding, bap- “silvoiță”, while all the other fruits are the source
tism or funeral - the main landmarks especially in the life of Sălaj’s most emblematic product: “Pălincă de
of the Romanian village - where the most famous cooks - Sălaj”. Produced in almost every household in
“socăcițele”, as they are known in Sălaj County – were invit- Sălaj, plums, apples, pears, quince, cherry bitter
ed to cook the so-called specialties for the ones invited. In and coveted almost in every household in Romania
Sălaj, these experiences can still be lived in the countryside, and not only, this aperitif produced by traditional
these customs still being kept. Recipes, mostly transmitted methods, “ways opener” and new culinary experi-
live, can be found in the depths of the village of Sălaj, wait- ences, is one of Sălaj’s identity attributes.
ing to be discovered by the tourists who visit these lands.
Traditional cuisine of Sălaj
“Pălincă de Sălaj”, Sălaj

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