How to choose, store and compare the groceries we buy every week.
Which spices you need for Moldovan home cooking: pepper, bay leaf, paprika, dill, thyme and more. How to choose them, how long they keep, whole or ground, and how not to buy too much.
18 October 2026 · 4 min readHow to choose a Moldovan wine for the home table: how dry and semi-sweet differ, red, white and rosé, what the label says, what temperature to serve at and how to store a bottle. For adults.
18 October 2026 · 4 min readHow to read a sausage label, what the order of ingredients and meat content mean, how cooked, smoked and dry-cured sausage differ, how to choose sliced cuts and how to store them once opened.
18 October 2026 · 4 min readHow whole bean, ground and instant coffee differ, how to work out the price of one cup from the weight of the pack, how to brew in a cezve, a French press and a moka pot, and how to store coffee.
18 October 2026 · 5 min readWheat, rye, sourdough and wholegrain bread, how to tell a fresh loaf from yesterday's, where to keep bread, how to freeze it and what to cook from a stale piece.
18 October 2026 · 4 min readWhat brânză, telemea, cașcaval and processed cheese are, how to pick each on the shelf, how to keep them in brine or paper and how to soak a cheese that is too salty before you eat it.
18 October 2026 · 5 min readWhat the grades and the marking on eggs mean, how to test freshness at home in a glass of water, where to keep eggs and how to compare prices when a box of ten weighs differently.
18 October 2026 · 5 min readHow refined oil differs from unrefined, what cold-pressed means, which bottle to buy and how to store oil at home so it does not turn bitter.
18 October 2026 · 4 min read
