Hey folks, despite rumors to the contrary, I am NOT dead :P It’s been a busy week in my (quite Romanian, of course!) offline life and trying to make some money and all those usual boring things. Hang in there and we’ll get back up to speed. BTW just for laughs, the number one search term of people finding this blog lately has been “who … Continue reading Yes, we have no bananas
Note: There may be some SLIGHT exaggerations in this story. Also, all names have been changed to protect the so-called “innocent” LOL I have a little confession to make. In my earlier post about drinking in Romania I did mention tuica but I neglected to inform you that yes… *sniff*… I am something of a tuica whore. There are two kinds of tuica in this … Continue reading How Tuica Almost Made Me Start World War 3, Completely by Accident and Totally Not My Fault
Time to talk about good old slanina. Yep. If you travel to Eastern Europe, sooner or later you’re going to run into it so time to learn about it NOW. As I mentioned in my earlier post on drinking, the very first day I was in Romania, I spent a few hours in the home of a Romanian couple who didn’t speak English. They poured … Continue reading Romanian Food – Slanina
This morning, for my breakfast, I’m eating some halva (pronounced hall-VAH). It may not be the most traditional breakfast item but hey, it’s quite tasty. But what is it? The food comes via the long history of Turkish influence in the region and the name itself comes from an Arabic root meaning “something sweet to eat”. And it is a kind of dessert but it … Continue reading Food in Romania – Halva
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