Coliva: A Symbol of Everlasting Life

In the autumn of 2006, I moved to Romania to pursue a master’s degree at Babes-Bolyai University and I had a roommate named Danny who used to bring back all kinds of delicious traditional foods from his home town. One time he returned with something that looked like a cross between pudding and porridge, made from a base of cooked wheat mixed with raisins and nuts and ornately decorated with dried coconut, cocoa powder, bits of chocolate…
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