by David Adams | Dec 6, 2024 | About the People
Evidence of human habitation dates back 800,000–1.2 million years, with significant developments in agriculture, pottery, and settlement during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. In antiquity, Moldova’s location made it a crossroads for invasions by...
by David Adams | Dec 5, 2024 | Food
Pârjoale (also called Moldavian Pârjoale; Romanian: Pârjoale moldovenești), plural form of pârjoală,[1] are Romanian and Moldovan meatballs, usually minced pork and beef (sometimes lamb or chicken) mixed with eggs, grated potatoes, slices of bread soaked in milk or...
by David Adams | Nov 26, 2024 | Travel
by David Adams | Nov 23, 2024 | Travel
Moldova – a landlocked country bordering Ukraine and Romania – emerged as an independent republic following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It is one of Europe’s poorest countries, with its economy relying heavily on agriculture. Two-thirds...