Tocană, also known as tocăniță, is a Romanian stew prepared with tomato, garlic and sweet paprika.The Old World Kitchen: The Rich Tradition of European Peasant Cooking - Elisabeth Luard. pp. 517-518.Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook - Anya Von Bremzen, John Welchman. pp. 311-312. Traditionally, it is consumed with a cornmeal mush named mămăligă. Derived from the Latin "toccare" into the modern "toca", the term is sometimes rendered as "tokana" in English.
While the Hungarian dish tokány shares a linguistic connection with the Romanian tocană, tokány reflects Turkic/broader Eurasian Steppe culinary tradition. A dish in the style of the Hungarian tokány is believed to have been prepared by shepherds in Transylvania since the arrival of the Hungarian tribes.The Multicultural Cookbook for Students – Carole Lisa Albyn. p. 97.
Variations Variations include the inclusion of mushrooms in the stew's preparation.Romania & Moldova - Nicola Williams Additional variations include the addition or use of meat, such as lamb, and potatoes.
See also
List of stews Tochitură Tokány
References
External links Tokana (Shepherd's stew). Cookipedia.co.uk. Moldavian Mushroom Stew (Tokana). AZCookbook.com.