- Ciorbă: Sour meat or vegetable soups, such as ciorbă de perișoare (tiny meatball soup), ciorbă de burtă (tripe soup), and ciorbă rădăuțeană (a sour pork rib and vegetable soup).
- Mămăligă: Cornmeal mush similar to polenta that can be served as a side dish or as the base for other dishes, such as mămăligă cu brânză (cornmeal mush with cheese) and mămăligă cu lapte (cornmeal mush with milk).
- Sarmale: Cabbage rolls stuffed with a mixture of ground pork, rice, and vegetables, often served with mămăligă and sour cream.
- Micii: Small, cylindrical-shaped grilled minced meat sausages, usually made from a mixture of pork and beef, seasoned with herbs and spices.
- Covrigi: Ring-shaped pretzels that can be topped with salt, sesame seeds, or poppy seeds.
- Pâine: Romanian bread, including white, whole wheat, and rye bread, often baked in a wood-fired oven.
- Plăcinte: Filled pastry pies with sweet or savory fillings, such as plăcinte cu brânză (cheese pies), plăcinte cu mere (apple pies), and plăcinte cu carne (meat pies).
- Papanași: Sweet cheese-filled doughnuts, often served with sour cream and blueberry jam.
- Cozonac: Traditional sweet braided bread similar to a brioche, often made during holidays like Christmas and Easter.
- Gogoși: Romanian doughnuts that are deep-fried and coated with sugar.
