Mititei
Mititei ( mitiˈtej ) or Mici ( mit͡ʃʲ , “the little ones”) are a nationwide national dish in Romania . It is grilled minced meat rolls . The Mititei were created in the Bucharest restaurant "Caru (l) cu bere" and first offered in 1902.
history
Mititei is said to have been invented in the “Hanul La Iordachi” restaurant in Bucharest in the 19th century after the sausage casings ran out. There is evidence that they were first offered in the Bucharest restaurant "Caru 'cu bere" in 1902. At that time it was also stipulated that one kilogram of minced meat should contain at least three grams of sodium bicarbonate .
preparation
This Mititei recipe differs significantly from the similar-looking Balkan specialties of this genre. In the different regions of Romania there are always variations in the preparation. Many households have their own Mititei recipe. The following recipe is based on the classic method of preparation, based on a recipe assignment of the above restaurants in 1920.
Ingredients: Beef, if possible fat, from the neck, left through the meat grinder or mixed minced meat, with lamb and / or pork, hot meat broth, plenty of mujdei or finely chopped garlic, some mineral water, oil, salt, black pepper, baking soda, lemon juice, savory , Allspice, coriander green, ground cumin, a hint of anise and cinnamon.
The mujdei are mixed well with the broth. The garlic can also be pressed and then rubbed and mixed well with salt and soup. The baking soda is sprinkled on the meat and extinguished with a few splashes of mineral water and lemon juice. The meat is then kneaded with all the ingredients until the mixture is homogeneous and compact. Work in the liquid. (Much shorter in a machine with a dough hook!) Cover and place in the refrigerator. Knead the dough again the next day. Or: Rolls are formed, coated with oil and refrigerated for at least 12 hours. Then grill them briefly so that they get a crust on the outside and remain juicy on the inside. Always brush the side that has just been grilled with salted water, Mujdei juice or broth.
If the meat is too lean, mix in some rendered beef or lamb fat or cream.
Side dishes
Traditional side dishes are sorted by flavor mustard, salty pickled green tomatoes, tomatoes peppers and pickles , further finely chopped onions, telemea , olives and a sharpened with chilies vegetable cream ( zacusca iute ). In addition to this deep-fried potatoes, Ghivecireis (vegetable rice) and a salad served with red cabbage and a with beans. The Romanian white bread Franzelă should definitely not be missing from the table.
Economic
Around 22,000 tons of Mititei were consumed in Romania in 2012. The annual turnover with industrially manufactured Mici amounts to 50 million euros. In the summer of 2013, a potential ban by an EU regulation (Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 Legal regulations for the use of additives, Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety) sparked heated discussions and protests in Romania.
The background to this was that, in addition to the usual spices, soda (sodium hydrogen carbonate) is also part of the basic recipe for the specialty, which was invented in Bucharest in 1902. However, this ingredient was banned as a meat tenderizer as well as a preservative and antioxidant by an EU regulation that came into force on June 1, 2013 .
In 2013, the Ponta government submitted an application to the European Commission from the Romanian Association of Meat Production, requesting that this recipe be included in the list of traditional recipes. After the Mititei, as products that are made according to traditional recipes - such as the Spanish chorizo sausages or the hamburgers - had been exempted from the regulation, the heated discussions in Romania and the associated burgeoning Euroscepticism could be contained.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ România liberă - Stefan Iancu: Strada Covaci este locul unde au fost inventati micii, May 18, 2007 , accessed on September 23, 2014
- ^ Horst G. Klein, Katja Göring: Romanische Landeskunde, pp. 169–170, Gunter Narr Verlag, Tübingen 1995, ISBN 3-8233-4149-9
- ↑ Acum.tv: Reteta de mititei de la Restaurantul CARUL CU BERE din Bucuresti , accessed on September 23, 2014
- ↑ Carucäne.ro: Menu item 1498 ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on September 23, 2014
- ↑ ADZ : Can the EU ban the Romanian "Mititei"? dated May 7, 2013, accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ Österreichische Fleischerzeitung: Romania wants to save traditional grilled specialties from the EU ban from May 8, 2013 ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on September 23, 2014
- ↑ cf. u. a. Deutschlandfunk "Environment and Consumers" from June 3, 2013
- ↑ Österreichische Fleischerzeitung, May 8, 2013, Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung, May 7, 2013
- ↑ România liberă - Andrei Mărgăritescu: Micul, salvat de regulile UE, alături de burger şi chorizo of May 6, 2013 , accessed on September 23, 2014
- ↑ WirtschaftsBlatt, print edition, May 6, 2013, Der Standard, May 2, 2013
