How to pronounce Mucenici

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /mut͡ʃeˈnit͡ʃʲ/. In plain English letters that is moo-cheh-NEECH, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Mucenici?

Mucenici is a dessert of Romania. Where it comes from: Moldavia and Muntenia. People usually eat it on festive days. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour and nuts & seeds. It tastes sweet.

Where Mucenici comes from

Mucenici is one of 22 signature dishes of Romania on this map.

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• Sarmale · Main dish · All Romania

  Sarmale are cabbage leaves rolled around a filling of minced pork, rice, onion and herbs, slowly cooked in layers in a pot with smoked meat, tomato and dill.

• Mici · Street food · Bucharest

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• Mămăligă · Main dish · All Romania

  Mămăligă is a firm porridge of yellow maize flour boiled with water and salt, stirred until thick and turned out onto a board, then cut with a thread.

• Ciorbă de burtă · Soup & stew · All Romania

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• Ciorbă rădăuțeană · Soup & stew · Bucovina (Rădăuți)

  Ciorbă rădăuțeană is a Romanian sour soup thickened with sour cream, eggs and vinegar, which comes from Rădăuți in Suceava county, in Bucovina, and later became popular all over Romania.

Food of Romania

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