[Sca-cooks] Romanian sources [long]

johnna holloway johnna at sitka.engin.umich.edu
Wed Jun 12 12:28:14 PDT 2002


Here are some other Balkan and Romanian
Moldavia, Wallachia, Transylvannia books/articles
that might be of use---
I used a variety of online catalogues to compile
this list, so I can't vouch that all are on point--

O lume într-o carte de bucate :
manuscris din epoca brâncoveneasca /
 Constantinescu, Ioana. ; Cazacu, Matei.
 Bucuresti : Ed. Fundatiei Culturale Române,
 1997 200 p. ; p., Language: Romanian;
 Contents page also in English.
Standard No: ISBN: 9735770903
Descriptor: Cookery -- Romania -- History -- 17th century.
Dinners and dining -- Romania -- History -- 17th century.
only at OXFORD in England

Transylvanian Hungarian cooking /
 Dancs, Rozalia, 1944-
 Toronto : Edelweiss Publishing Enterprises,
Year: 1994  vii, 109 p. Language: English
Series: Attila the Hun against Dracula ;;
 bk. 1; Variation: Dancs, Rozalia,; 1944-;
Attila the Hun against Dracula ;; bk. 1
Standard No: ISBN: 0969860714 :; National Library of Canada: 959300724
 Note(s): Issued also in Hungarian under title:
 Erdélyi magyar f"oz"ocske./ Includes bibliographical references
National Library of Canada is a location

Bornemisza Anna szakácskönyve 1680-ból /
 Bornemisza, Anna, ca. 1630-1688. ; Lakó, Elemér.
 Bukarest : Kriterion Könyvkiadó,
Year: 1983  285 p., Language: Hungarian
Descriptor: Cookery -- Romania.
Note(s): First published in German./ Includes index.
at 7 libraries inc. UIllinois and MichState

The melting pot :Balkan food and cookery /
Author(s): Kaneva-Johnson, Maria.
 Totnes : Prospect,
Year: 1995  xii, 384 p. : p., ill.
Language: English
Standard No: ISBN: 0907325572 :
 Note(s): Includes index./ Bibliography: p. [355]-360.


Körper, Essen und Trinken im Kulturverständnis der Balkanvölker :
Beiträge zur Tagung vom 19.-24. November 1989 in Hamburg /
Burkhart, Dagmar. Wiesbaden : In Kommission bei O. Harrassowitz,
Year: 1991  vi, 300 p. Language: German
Series: Balkanologische Veröffentlichungen,; Bd. 19;
Standard No: ISBN: 344703176X; Series ISSN: 0170-1533 ;; LCCN:
92-165466
Note(s): Three contributions in English, two in French and one in
Russian./ Includes bibliographical references.
Class Descrpt: LC: GT2853.B35; Dewey: 394.1/2/09496

Nutrition, lifestyle, and state of health :
the alimentation of Romanians /
 Mincu, Iulian.
 Bucharest : Enciclopedica Pub. House,
Year: 2001 601 p.Language: English
Standard No: ISBN: 9734503545
Note(s): Includes bibliographical references.
Class Descrpt: NAL: TX360.R6
Other Titles: Alimentation of Romanians
Responsibility: Iulian Mincu ;
 [translation by Lawrence Chukwudi Nwabudike].

The story of Romanian gastronomy /
Cazacu, Matei.
Bucharest : The Romanian Cultural Foundation Pub. House,
Year: 1999 142 p. ; p., 20 cm. English
Series: Romanian civilization;
Standard No: ISBN: 9735772043; LCCN: 99-222512
 Food habits -- Romania -- History.
Note(s): Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-142).
10 copies listed--

For sources of general recipes see

Paul Kovi's Transylvanian cuisine /
Author(s): Kovi, Paul. ; Honig, Kim.
 New York : Crown Publishers,
Edition: 1st ed. Year: 1985
Description: xix, 428 p. ; p., 25 cm.
Language: English
Standard No: ISBN: 0517556987


The food and cooking of eastern Europe /
Author: Chamberlain, Lesley.
London, England ; New York, N.Y., USA : Penguin Books, 1989

The practical encyclopedia of East European cooking :
the definitive collection of traditional recipes,
 from the Baltic to the Black Sea /
Author: Atkinson, Catherine, 1961-;
Davies, Tricia.; Chamberlain, Lesley. London : Lorenz, 1999

These are also still available:
 George Lang's Cuisine Of Hungary
Culinaria: Hungary by Gergely, Aniko
Taste of Romania by Klepper, Nicolae
Expanded Edition, Published: August 1999

Hope this helps somewhat--

Johnna Holloway  Johnnae llyn Lewis



johnna holloway wrote:
> Metamorphosis Transylvaniae
> by BARON PETER APHOR (1676-1752)....>
> I'll do some more looking on Wednesday...
----------------------->
> Patrick Levesque wrote:snipped
> > I am trying to make a feast set in the late-period Romanian principalities
> > (Moldavia, Wallachia, Transylvannia)?
> >> Petru "cel Paros" Voda



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