9. Papanasi (Cream Cheese Dumplings served with Jam and Sour Cream)
We should finish off with desserts, and the most popular Romanian one in restaurants I can think off are “papanasi”. They’re basically deep fried pastry dumplings filled on some degree with cheese and served in portions of two with sour cream and home made jam. You can sometimes order them with chocolate and whipped cream, but that’s not the traditional recipe.