What Kogaion ate at the resurrection of Zamolxis
Tonight I had the opportunity for a short discussion of sorts on the topic of religion and cake. It caused me to remember that last time these two things intersected, which was around the Easter holiday earlier this year. Romanians have a godsent bucata which seems to only appear around the Paşte season.
It’s made from a flavored sweetbread called cozonac, which is hollowed out in a bowl-like shape. Inside is a cheese mixture, using something akin to cream cheese (or ricotta), along with spices such as cinnamon. It may include raisins, as seen below. If you are in-country during the birth-death-rebirth celebrations, be sure to pick one up.
August 19th, 2006 at 11:44 pm
Now why would a mountain (sacred, but still) eat cake?
August 20th, 2006 at 12:59 pm
eeeeeeeewwww, that looks nasty
August 21st, 2006 at 7:24 pm
Andrea – Mmm, well, the imagery I had meant to project was akin to how we use the expression of Mount Olympus, where it doesn’t (often) refer to the mountain in a literal sense, but rather as the more elusive concept the community… and thereby, its inhabitants.
I guess it doesn’t work in this case… ? I’ll ask about and see if I can learn the proper colloquial equivalent. (Unless I only attract strange looks, in which case I’ll stop asking.)
Dan – I take it you’re not a fan of ciorba de burta…
August 23rd, 2006 at 8:22 am
What?!?!? That looks yummy…..send me one!
October 16th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
dan don’t be dissing the romanain food or the ppl i will come after if i have too. peace