Mititei
| Mititei | |
|---|---|
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Mititei on the grill. | |
| Alternative names | Mici |
| Course | Main course |
| Place of origin |
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| Region or state | Bucharest, Romania |
| Creator | Ionescu Iordache |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients |
Lamb Pork Beef Coriander Onion Garlic Black pepper Thyme Sodium bicarbonate |
| Other information | best served with Mustard |
 Cookbook:Mititei  Mititei | |
Mititei (Romanian pronunciation: [mitiˈtej]) or mici (pronounced [mit͡ʃʲ], both Romanian words meaning "small things") is a traditional Romanian dish of grilled ground meat rolls made from a mixture of beef, lamb and pork and spices such as garlic, black pepper, thyme, coriander, anise, savory and sometimes a touch of paprika. Sodium bicarbonate and broth or water are also added to the mixture.
It is best served accompanied by french fries, mustard and pickles. A cold beer is a must for this very popular dish in Romania.
History
The journalist Constantin Bacalbașa wrote in his book Dictatura gastronomică that mititei were invented one night at an inn called Iordache on Covaci's street in the old Bucharest, held by a Transylvanian named Ionescu Iordache, who was famous for his sausages. One evening while he was missing sausage casings, he laid the rolls of meat directly onto the grill. Nowadays, they are sold both freshly grilled in restaurants and pre-made (raw but unfrozen) in grocery stores.
Exemption from Mctax
In 2010 the Romanian government, through the Health Minister Attila Cseke, citing that as a result of a diet rich in junk food, obesity affects more than 20% the Romanian population,[1] was thinking to impose a tax on junk food, known popularly as McTaxa (referring to McDonald's food) on fast food, such as McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut and other junk food such as snacks, deserts and sodas.[2] Mititei and sarmale, traditionally home-made foods, were exempt.[3]
Notes and references
- ↑ "Obésité: fléau mondial". RFI (in French).
- ↑ "Guvernul Boc bagă McTaxa pe hamburgeri, sucuri și dulciuri ca să îngrașe bugetul. Ce părere ai de proiectului ministrului Attila Cseke de la Sănătate?". Gandul (in Romanian).
- ↑ "Mititeii si sarmalele nu vor fi taxate. Cati bani vrea ministrul Sanatatii sa stranga din McTaxa si impozitul pe boala". Dailybusiness (in Romanian).
See also
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