Bucovina 
Bucovina is home to one of the world’s greatest art treasures, the UNESCO World heritage sites of the Painted Monasteries of Bucovina. The most famous of these, is Voronet Monastery. The blue paint that has miraculously never faded is known throughout the world as ‘Voronet blue’. The artists here worked in isolation, guarding their trade secrets and to this day, the composition of the paint remains a mystery.
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Places to visit in Bucovina
Places to visit in Bucovina:
A visit to Bucovina would not be complete without visiting Voronet Monastery, Voronet’s most stunning feature is a Last Judgment fresco painted – as at all the churches – on the exterior façade. The blue paint that has miraculously never faded is known throughout the world as ‘Voronet blue’. The artists here worked in isolation, guarding their trade secrets and to this day, the composition of the paint remains a mystery.
Other painted churches not to be missed include Sucevita, with its distinctive greens, and Humor, where the frescoes are predominantly red. Also nearby are, Arbore, Dragomirna, Moldovita and Putna monasteries.
Traditional food from Bucovina
Traditional food from Bucovina:
The people form Bucovina like to eat bean soup, stewed sauerkraut, parjoale (the local version of meatballs) or iahnie (a dish made of beans). Standing out among the soups and broths is ciorba de potroace, made with chicken entrails boiled with carrots, onions, parsley, a spoonful or two of rice and flavored with bors.
Here's a dessert dish which is different than the usual sweet crepes fare: crepes with fruit whipped foam, in this case blackberry whipped foam.
Ingredients for the crepes:
- 3 eggs
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 25 g/1oz yeast
- flour
- milk
Ingredients for the blackberry whipped foam:
- 1 mug of blackberries
- 1 mug of sugar
- 1 egg white
Place the blackberries, the sugar and the egg white in a mixing bowl. With a mixer, build a foam. Whisk until foam is stiff.
To make the crepes, mix the ingredients together starting with the eggs, sugar, and yeast; thicken and thin with flour and water, repeatedly. When you think you have enough batter, add water until the batter is thin enough. (Remember to dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water.) Leave aside for 15 minutes, allowing the batter to rise and become bubbly. (Don't wait longer than 15 minutes.) Fry the crepes in a slightly greased pan.
Fill the crepes with the blackberry foam and serve.
Traditional houses
Traditional houses from Bucovina:
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