Well, I began my search to learn more about the beautiful city of Iasi (pronounced Yosh) Romania. This is the main city I will be staying in for my internship. Halfway through, we take a traintrip into Hungary and some other places but for the most part, we stay in Iasi. So I googled it and found some cool sites. Of course I won't really be there touring but makes me hopefull we can get around to see some of these gorgeous sights. One link talked about the food eaten there...I'm not sure if I'll gain or loose weight if we eat according to the customs there. Going to the grocery store for the first time shall be an intersting experience. Just thought I'd share...these people obviously like meat I guess...
And from what I see, there's 1 McDonalds and lots of pizza places but in relation to where we are staying, I don't know how close they are...
The below described Sarmale kinda reminds me of what they server you at PF Changs but I doubt its ANYTHING like it.....
Romanians generally have three meals a day - breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast usually consists of bread with butter, jam, cheese, ham and also eggs. Romanians generally have tea or coffee. A traditional Romanian lunch consists of different kinds of soups, a main course and dessert. Dinner is quite similar to lunch, but a bit smaller (without soup). Soups play an important part at mealtimes and are usually rich and thick. One of the national dish of Romania is called "sarmale", made with rice mixed with hacked meat, all wraped on cabbage leaves. "Mamaliga" (maize flour mush) is often served with cheese and cream and is especially associated with the traditional Romanian life. Another specific dish is called "mici" and is mainly made from a mixture of different types of hacked meat. In restaurants and cafés one can find delicious cakes and ice-cream, specific to this area.
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Romania huh? Well how fun! My sister-in-law went to Ukraine last year to teach english. She had a blast! She also went to Hungary, France, and Germany I think, while she was there. When she came home she made us some Ukrainian food. Some of it was quite interesting and a couple of things were good. For the most part though, she thought the food was disgusting. And hopefully you don't get a place like she did. Sometimes she wouldn't have electricity in her apartment and the water was usually cold and brown. And maybe don't drink water from the faucet...her roommates did that and they got sick. Sorry, I don't want to scare you, but that's what she told us it was like. Anyway, I'm sure you'll have tons of fun and I wish I was going there...maybe someday. Be sure to take lots of pictures and update your blog often so I can see what you're up to. Love you!
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