Roma Foodways in Moldova

Community

Roma communities have lived in the Moldavian lands since the medieval period, in slavery until abolition in the mid-19th century, and today are concentrated in particular towns and villages such as Soroca. ⚠ THE PUBLISHED RECORD IS THIN AND MUCH OF WHAT CIRCULATES IS STEREOTYPE: this row marks a real and long presence and makes no generalised characterisation of its cooking.

Atlas — where and when

Communities and languages

Roma in Moldova community documented

Languages: Romani

What is recorded

Published documentation of Roma foodways in Moldova is limited and much of what circulates is stereotype. This row records a long-standing community presence, including the period of enslavement ended in the mid-19th century, and makes no generalised characterisation of its cooking. unverified

Recipes

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