04-Mar-2023
Our first taste of Romania came from the local supermarket:
Romanian classics: Capsicum and eggplant salad; sheep's cheese; and pastrami, a much-travelled food
A very pleasant Romanian red
But the following day we ate out at La Mama, which we would thoroughly recommend:
Sarmale -- which are cabbage rolls stuffed with meat, served with additional slices of meat, sauce, and polenta -- and beetroot salad with horseradish
Transylvanian goulash
A couple of glasses of the house red
This is papanasi, a traditional Romanian soft-cheese doughnut that comes complete with sour cream and jam
This was all super-delicious. And together with a bottle of water, two cups of coffee, and a tip, it all came to 200 lei (or 200 ringgit, or 40 pounds), which we thought was pretty good.
Another place we would totally recommend is the Soup Carousel:
This is tomato and basil; the one at the top is lentil. Both came with a generous supply of croutons
The chorizo sandwich was awesome too
Sundries have included:
Covrigi are Romanian pretzels
I'm not sure whether this also falls into the covrigi category. It's shaped differently, is softer, and contains dried fruit
Placinta is a kind of pie, but the top and bottom layers are more cake-like than pastry-like. We tried two: Soft cheese and raisin; and apple
I just love that the world is still diverse enough for a journey to a neighbouring country to bring a whole different culinary experience.