European Foods

These ripened chestnuts raised in the sunny groves of Romania and packed lovingly in a jar will enhance your favorite chestnut pudding, cake, ice cream or mousse recipe. 100% natural! Does not contain artificial colors, or preservatves. GMO free!

Summer savory has been described as a cross between thyme and mint, with a hint of marjoram. It’s similar to winter savory, though bears a more mild and delicate flavor. Even if you have never grown or bought summer savory, you’ve probably tried it without even knowing. It’s used in many dried herb mixtures for stuffing and meat dishes. Summer savory is the kind of herb that’s compatible with a wide array dishes, just the way thyme in. In fact, the two can be easily used interchangeably. It’s one of the main ingredients in the herb blend, herbs de Provence, and is commonly paired with beans, vegetables, pork, lamb, stuffing, and sauces.

The perfect seasoning blend for making mici, or mititei- traditional Romanian grill sausages.

Fresh or dried bay leaves are used in cooking for their distinctive flavour and fragrance. The leaves should be removed from the cooked food before eating (see Safety section below). The leaves are often used to flavour soups, stews, braises and pâtés in many countries.

Green Peas from Livada. Product of Romania.

Lovage belongs to the parsley family, and its seeds, leaves, and roots are commonly used in Europe for flavoring foods and beverages and for their medicinal properties. The leaves are used in soups, stocks, flavored vinegars, pickles, stews, and salads. In Italy, lovage is used with oregano and garlic for tomato sauces. The seeds are sprinkled over salads and mashed potatoes and are crushed for breads, pastries, biscuits, and cheeses. The stems and stalks are chopped for use in sauces and stews, while the crystallized leaves and stems are used for decorating cakes. Lovage is great when cooking lentils- sweat a few leaves with onions , then let the lentils cook slowly with the lovage. Pesto is traditionally made with basil, but can be made with most herbs. Try it using sorrel and lovage. Lovage can be used on a pizza topping or add a handful of chopped lovage on pasta. Lovage is excellent with fish, such as salmon. Chop the leaves in a fresh leaf and herb salad- dress with your favorite dressing. Lovage soup is delicious. Leek and lovage soup really work well together.