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Warm polenta in a cast-iron cauldron, with a wooden stirring stick, on an embroidered cloth
Warm polenta in the cauldron

Sunday, 1 November 2026

Pastramă and Warm Polenta Day

Name of the day in Romanian: Ziua Pastramei și a Mămăligii Calde

  • Lamb, Black Angus beef and pork pastramă
  • Round bulz from the grill and boyar's bulz from the oven
  • Papanași with sour cream and jam

See the full themed menu

On 1 November, the table at Ceaun is all about pastramă and polenta: three kinds of pastramă, bulz (cheese-filled polenta) from the grill and from the oven, warm polenta from the cauldron with mujdei (garlic sauce), cheese and sour cream, and to finish, warm papanași (cheese doughnuts).

From 12:30, with live music, at Restaurant Ceaun, Str. Maica Domnului nr. 54, Bucharest.

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The day is already selected in the form. If you phone, tell us you're coming to Pastramă and Warm Polenta Day and how many of you there are.

Themed menu

Pastramă selection

  • Pastramă de berbecuț la tigaie sau la grătarLamb pastramă, pan-fried or grilledVery tender.
  • Pastramă de vită Black AngusBlack Angus beef pastramăJuicy, flavourful and tender.
  • Pastramă de porc fragedăTender pork pastramăMarinated the traditional way and browned on the grill or in the pan.

Bulz specialities

  • Bulz rotund la grătarRound grilled polenta ballGolden polenta shaped into a ball, generously filled with burduf cheese, mutton sausages, butter, bacon and smoked meat, cooked on the grill until it has a crispy crust and a melted centre.
  • Bulz boieresc la cuptorBoyar-style baked polentaWarm polenta layered with burduf cheese, fried eggs and smoked sausages, browned in the oven.

Sides and sauces

  • Mămăligă caldă la ceaunWarm polenta from the cauldron
  • Mujdei cremos de usturoiCreamy garlic sauce
  • Brânză frământată de oaieKneaded sheep's cheese
  • Smântână cu 32% grăsimeSour cream, 32% fat
  • Murături asortate de casăHomemade mixed pickles

Dessert

  • Papanași (biluțe)Fried cheese doughnut ballsServed warm, with sour cherry, strawberry, blueberry or forest fruit jam and sour cream.

Pastramă from the Ceaun menu, any day

Dishes from our regular menu, which you can also order outside the themed day. Full menu

Other events at Ceaun

They all start at 12:30, with live music. Full programme

  1. Moldavian Feast at Ceaun

    Ospăț Moldovenesc la Ceaun

  2. Transylvanian Dishes and Flavours

    Bucate și Gusturi Ardelenești

  3. The Great Romanian Celebration of 1 December

    Marea Sărbătoare Românească de 1 Decembrie

  4. Ignat Traditions and Winter Feast

    Tradiții de Ignat și Festin de Iarnă

Pastramă and Warm Polenta DaySunday, 1 November, from 12:30

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