AN OVERVIEW OF THE BANAT GASTRONOMY

Abstract

Specific features of people's diets are evident in their gastronomic preferences, with some elements also found in their daily eating habits. Thus, what is commonly referred to as a people's tradition refers more to particular specific dietary features. History has made the Banat region a patchwork of different cultures, given the successive occupations of the Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires. The richness of the natural and cultural heritage is given both by the uniqueness of the fauna and flora and by the ethnography and folklore preserved unaltered in this region. The traditional cuisine of this region is fascinating in its richness and variety, an effect of the influence of the nationalities living in this multi-ethnic area. The gastronomy is very diversified and representative of this Euroregion thanks to the mix of different traditional cuisines specific to the ethnic groups that have lived together for hundreds of years in this region.