If you’re coming to Romania and you’re either 1) trying to save a little money and/or 2) wanting to eat incredibly fresh food, you need to listen up. The word in Romanian is piata (pee-ahtza) which just means “market” or “square” or “plaza” or lots of other things. In this case, think of a “farmer’s market” in which fresh meat, dairy, vegetables and fruit are … Continue reading How To Survive a Romanian Piata
This has been a post I’ve been wanting to write for a long, long time. Cars are expensive in Romania and gasoline/diesel is as well. Therefore a lot of the population takes taxis, which are numerous and plentiful just about everywhere. Unless you’re visiting Romania and driving your own car, chances are likely you’re going to take a taxi at some point. Before I say … Continue reading My Guide to Taxis in Romania
I’m not going to lie. I saw the movie Borat when it came out and laughed like hell. It’s definitely a funny movie and being American myself, I loved it when Sacha Cohen’s character of a (supposedly) naive and clueless foreigner exposed a lot of real foolishness (and downright racism) of the various Americans in the film. What I didn’t find quite so funny though … Continue reading Romanians in TV/Film – Borat
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
Ah yes, time to talk about the single most important Romanian food of all time – mămăligă (pronounced mama-league-ah). Any time I ever mention this food, ever, anywhere, within hearing range of an English-speaking person born anywhere on the planet, they immediately go “oh yeah it’s just like polenta“. No! No, no, no and no. Folks, polenta and mămăligă are very similar but they are … Continue reading Mamaliga!
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