Moldavan National Cuisine

This lovely card was send to me by dear Nastia, complete with fantastic stamps of the same theme :) The dish on the green plate is called mămăliga and is a porridge made out of yellow corn flour, cooked in a special-shaped cast iron pot called ceaun or tuci. It is usually served with cheese. What is hiding in that unique flask I wonder..? Perhaps Moldovan brandy called divin :)

The stamps show a bean stew with thyme, and fried fish with garlic sauce.

Noul Neamt Monastery, Transnistria, Moldova

Many thanks to Jaroslav for sending this great card from Tiraspol!

Noul Neamţ Monastery is the biggest religious complex in the breakaway territory of Transnistria (governed as the Pridnestrovian Moldovian Republic). PMR is a state with limited recognition, located between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine, and with Tiraspol as its capital.

Transnistria declared its independance from Moldova in 1990, and in 1993 started printing its own stamps. However, these stamps are not recognised outside the country and are valid only for domestic service within Transnistria. I guess I'd have to travel there, stay for a while and send post to myself! xD

National Costumes Of Moldova

Young people in Moldovan national clothes celebrate The National Day Of Wine (on second sunday in October). My kind of festivity! heh. Many thanks to dear Oxana who also did such a great job with the stamps..! :)