Signature Dish
Harghita Editorial
Signature Dish is a collection of the characteristic flavours of Harghita County, a result of the professional and community collaboration connected to the European Region of Gastronomy 2027 title.
After Harghita County received this prestigious recognition, we launched a survey asking the public which dishes and desserts they consider the most representative for the county. The results were evaluated together with twelve local chefs, and based on this process, we compiled the selection in the Signature Dish list.
The dishes and desserts featured on the list represent living traditions: flavours passed down from generation to generation, reflecting the county’s cultural diversity and rich gastronomic heritage.
The Signature Dish list is built on local ingredients, sustainable approach and authentic preparation methods. Its purpose is to present the cuisine of Harghita County in a coherent way and to serve as a reference point both for hospitality professionals and visitors.
Taste Harghita County!
Signature Dish list
DISHES:
- Homemade potato sourdough bread
- Blueberry jam
- Rustic scrambled eggs
- Milk semolina pudding
- Vegetable spread (zacusca)
- Aubergine (eggplant) spread
- Beef salad
- Potato soup with tarragon
- Potato soup with salted cheese
- Lettuce soup
- Stuffed lamb tripe soup
- Green bean soup
- Pojéka soup
- Armenian churut soup with beef filled pasta
- Sauerkraut juice soup
- Tomato soup
- Egg soup
- Sweet cabbage soup with pork
- Lamb's head soup
- Traditional soup with filled pasta
- Caraway seed soup
- Mushroom soup
- Stuffed lamb
- Polenta with salted cheese
- Bulz (Roasted polenta with cheese)
- Stuffed cabbage
- Layered potatoes (with eggs and sausage)
- Aspic (Pork meat jelly)
- Oven-roasted potatoes
- Mushroom stew
- Wide noodles (with crumbs, cabbage, salted cheese, walnut, etc.)
- Onion stew
- Cornmeal fried trout
- Beef stew with flour dumplings
DESSERTS:
- Chimney cake
- Apple pie
- Traditional lard puff pastry
- Hungarian-style crepes (sweet cheese & dill / jam-filled)
- Sweet braided bread (walnut / poppy seed)
- Floating island dessert
- Plum dumplings
- Traditional Székely doughnuts
- Armenian honey and walnut sweet (Dalauzi)
- Angel curls (traditional fried pastry)
- Jam-filled pasta dumplings