Delicioasa poveste a cozonacului românesc by Tatiana Niculescu Bran

Delicioasa poveste a cozonacului românesc by Tatiana Niculescu Bran is one of the books I got while in Romania. It was an impulse purchase and I am glad I got it. It is in Romanian, so this is going to be a very short review for this reason. Delicioasa poveste a cozonacului românesc is translated as Delicious story of the Romanian cozonac. Cozonac is a sweet loaf made in Romania for special occasions. It is made at Christmas and Easter, at funerals and for weddings, including as Turta Miresei [Bride’s Cake], a large round loaf decorated with leaves and flowers made out of dough, which is shared with the guests.

The book covers the long history of the cozonac, starting with what might have been the first iterations of cozonac, depending on how you describe it and how it was named throughout the centuries. I found that fascinating. I liked that she included recipes or part of recipes in the book, as they were described in historical documents, short, just to understand the differences between them. I enjoyed this book a lot and the only reason I gave it 4 stars is that some of the words used were not commonly used in Romanian, but more akin to those used in storytelling. I would have preferred a more standard approach of writing non-fiction.

Delicioasa poveste a cozonacului românesc by Tatiana Niculescu Bran

Details about the picture: In the picture is Romanian cozonac which I made following a family recipe, passed on to me from my great grandmother.
My rating: 4/5 Stars
Would I recommend it: yes
Language: Romanian
Published by: Humanitas
Year it was published: 2024
Format: Paperback
Genre(s): Romanian history
Pages: 206

About the author: Tatiana Niculescu este o scriitoare română, fost producător de programe și prezentator la radio BBC World Service Londra și redactor-șef al secției BBC WS în limba română, autoare de biografii interbelice, cărți neficționale, romancieră și dramaturg.

Tatiana Niculescu a studiat Litere la Universitatea București, absolvind ulterior și Institutul european de jurnalism Robert Schuman din Bruxelles (în original, Robert Schuman European Institute of Journalism). Între 1994 și 2004, a fost editor și prezentator al secției române a BBC World Service din Londra. Între 2004 și 2008 a condus biroul BBC World Service din București.

În 2006 a publicat prima sa carte de non-ficțiune, Spovedanie la Tanacu, numită de critică un “In cold blood” românesc.
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