Mititei

Quick meaning: Mititei is a noun meaning A popular Romanian dish of grilled ground meat rolls in cylindrical shape, often spicy.

Meaning

A popular Romanian dish of grilled ground meat rolls in cylindrical shape, often spicy.

Example Sentences

Men, driven out of their offices by the sweltering heat, walked slowly past the palace gates to their favorite bodega for a mititei, that spicy meat roll, and a cool glass of wine with a dash of seltzer. Autos sped past. Newsboys shouted.

He slow-grills whole pigs, or rotisserie chicken – take your pick – over hot coals, he says. Vegetable kebabs and mititei feature, too. ¶ Traditional Romanian sausages, mititei are made with ground meats – pork, beef and lamb – flavoured with salt, pepper and herbs.

Bulgarians have earned bragging rights for their kufteh (cumin-scented veal and pork burgers). Romanians deserve raves for their mititei (spicy pork and lamb sausages). […] Cooks in the Balkans and Iran add baking soda or seltzer water to make their mititeis and ćevapčičis (the Balkan version of kofta) light.

Word Forms

• mititeis

Synonyms for mititei

Depending on context, synonyms include mici.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mici, tochitura, sarmale, cevapi, cevapcici, pastrama.

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