You're the first ever foreigner youtubers to make a Romanian breakfast, even tried the jam on bread at the end, nice! Eating like that in the morning makes you guys honorary Romanians. Also, it's OK to eat ciorbă with bread or mămăligă, soup is the non bread one. Lovely video, as always, keep up the great work!
@KristyandSteve
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Alexandru, we really appreciate your kind words! 🥰
@alexsimion7190
9 ай бұрын
@@KristyandSteveI think you got strawberry jam aswell, insted you should have tried homemade plums jam, it’s unique😊
@johnconnor555
9 ай бұрын
ROMANIA the country with best food in the world !!! Even the fast food in this country is better...and of course the most beautiful girls in the world. Trust me, i have seen many countries but this one has something special...
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Agree, its a very special country ❤️
@adrianneagoe3652
9 ай бұрын
In Romania its hard to decide what our traditional breakfast would be because most people just have a cigarette and a coffee in the morning lol
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Hahaha! Fair call 🤣 We would have included a cigarette with our Ted's coffee if we smoked lol
@RaduRadonys
9 ай бұрын
"Most people" is an exaggeration though, considering that only 28% of Romanians smoke.
@vladsamoila94
9 ай бұрын
And 50% are under 18 and are not included in the analyse. :)))@@RaduRadonys
@ioanadinu6011
9 ай бұрын
Not really, dear. Only 20% do smoke, so that is not a tradition. Traditional is to have a good breakfast. Yes, cheese, eggs, veggies are a base. But being that Romania, in many places ppl do fast, so eating would be reduced to some veggies during fasting periods. At least, in Maramures you can hardly find vegeterian food in the fasting periods. There are many other places like this too.
@adriantataranu2769
8 ай бұрын
Just 0,2% of Romanians have great, real s*x as a breakfast, 43% have already emigrated and they have now breakfasts in accordance with the place they live, 10% are children and. nobody cares what they have for breakfast, 35 % are old people and they don't have a breakfast , the rest are stupid idiots having a messy day schedule and they have no Idea about breakfast...
@Andreeaichim13
8 ай бұрын
Glad to see foreigners who appreciate Romanian food and our country in general. Also you two seem really sweet and down to earth. ❤️ new Romanian subscriber here 🙋🏻♀️ good luck in your following adventures, looking forward to seeing them
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
Hello Andreea 👋 Thanks very much, we really appreciate this ❤️ You have an incredibly beautiful country, we absolutely love Romania! ☺️
@ionicafardefrica
9 ай бұрын
Honestly, as a kid growing in Romania, breakfast was a lot simpler. A piece of toast, butter and jam. And a large cup of unsweetened tea. Pretty much every day, before I went to school, with the only variation being the jam type and tea flavor.
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing 🥰
@ovidiuhasegan7018
9 ай бұрын
Really? Piece of toast??? U were lucky! What about some polenta left over from dinner the other night?
@ionicafardefrica
9 ай бұрын
@@ovidiuhasegan7018 it wasn't because my family couldn't afford it. It was simply the practical, time effective for everyone and widely accepted as nutritious and healthy for a kid
@bobb77
8 ай бұрын
cold polenta left from day before with sugar 🙈
@RomaniaSteve
10 ай бұрын
Really enjoying your Romania videos. I have been 3 times but never been to Sibiu. We have booked to go there next June. Really looking forward to it. Oh and Papanasi and Sarmale are my favourites... oh and Mici!
@KristyandSteve
10 ай бұрын
Thank you Steven! Sibiu was our favourite place we visited in Romania, its absolutely beautiful - you'll have a wonderful time. Already missing papanasi, it really is the best dessert! Enjoy your trip next year 🇷🇴❤️
@LatinSlav
2 ай бұрын
oh it's a lovely town, you should try to visit it when there is a festival,there are some in the summer in the central park, it's amazing . I always try to visit sibiu,cluj,alba iulia and brasov at least once every year
@clarakam3858
9 ай бұрын
I love your positive vibe & i am so happy you have a nice stay in our country❤.
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
You’re very sweet, thank you so much🙏 ❤️
@bur3b1sta
9 ай бұрын
Bread with jam and cheese was (and still is) one of my favorites, for breakfast. Loved to see you try it!
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thanks Dragan! It was SO good, loved the telemea cheese 😋
@florinpopescu8621
9 ай бұрын
Whenever you'll be trying again tripe soup , mix it with sour cream and garlic paste that they offer with it. And ''supa'' is the light clearer one', "ciorba" is more like a broth with chunkier bits of vegetables ," bors'' it's the fermented mix made out with grain and barley (leftovers after you grain them to make flour ) and you add lavage and other spices according with taste and region you are in, and you add this mix in to the "ciorba"
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for this information Florin! 😊
@johnconnor555
9 ай бұрын
Corect, chiar mă uitam că mănâncă ciorba de burtă fără să o dreagă cu smântână și mujdei, ardeiul iute a rămas neatins, deși ar fi trebuit ospătarul să-l intrebe dacă știe cum se servește ciorba de burtă...doar a văzut că-s turiști străini...
@mihaelapolverea1865
5 ай бұрын
@@johnconnor555Nu, nu este vina ospătarului să-i întrebe dacă știu cum se mănâncă, mai ales că smântâna și ardeiul iute erau lângă farfuria de ciorba. Cat de inteligent trebuie sa fii să înțelegi că toate se mănâncă împreună? Eventual clientul trebuie să întrebe care era rolul smântânii și ardeiului acolo lângă ciorbă? Ospătarul dă explicații daca este întrebat, nu se află în treabă de unul singur.
@johnconnor555
5 ай бұрын
@@mihaelapolverea1865 Doamna Mihaela, am călătorit mult și știu că atunci când mergi să mănânci un preparat tradițional din respectiva țară/regiune, contează mult dacă ți se recomandă cum se servesc acele mâncăruri de către localnici...sigur înțelegeți la ce mă refer.
@mihaelapolverea1865
5 ай бұрын
@@johnconnor555 Da, Ioane, ai dreptate, dar ospătarul nu se află în treabă daca nu este întrebat, multi clienți interpretează ca annoing gestul de explicație fara a solicita explicații. De unde să știe ospătarul daca clientul mănâncă acea mâncare tradițională chiar, prima data sau nu? Cum ar fi că de îndată ce ți se servește ceva începe ospătarul să-ți dea instrucțiuni, neîntrebat, doar ptr că aude, poate, că vorbești în altă limbă? Nici nu este politicos. Plus că, ospătarul poate nu cunoaște, și n-ar trebui sa fie obligat să cunoască (!), limba clientului! Mai degrabă, TU ca și client, ar trebui să ști măcar cuvintele uzuale de minim respect sa le cunoști in limba țării pe care o vizitezi! Și eu am călătorit și știu despre ce vorbesc. In anii de după '89, Românii sunt cu siguranță una din cele mai umblate nații, cu experiența nu numai al călătorului, dar cu experiența celui care cunoaște cultura și modul de gândire al altor popoare prin trăirea efectivă printre alții, dar, spre deosebire de alte nații, și dacă nu-i dreptul străinului, Românul va sări la alt Român și nu la străin, ceea ce tu faci aici că sa" perii" doi tineri care fac bani din călătorii. In niciun restaurant cu pretenții din lume, niciun ospătar nu-ți face muzică în cap daca nu-l întrebi, nu-ți insulta stiinta gastronomică daca nu este solicitat. Asta este normal, in rest, numai bine îți doresc.
@ventrillo8832
9 ай бұрын
For salata de vinete you just bake the eggplants, peel it chop it really good with a cleaver and then peel and chop an onion. Then just mix them up and you have the one you were served. If you wanna take it up a notch just make some homemade mayonase and throw it into the mix. Enjoy :)
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Yum! We will definitely be making this when we get home. Is it more of a side-dish or is it usually served with bread/polenta? ☺️
@ventrillo8832
9 ай бұрын
@@KristyandSteve it's more of an appetizer. With bread and tomatoes on the side if you want a fresh kick. No polenta 😁
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Great, thanks so much! 🙏
@ripanalex6818
9 ай бұрын
The cleaver needs to be made out of wood, it's a special cleaver.
@dianapenes8259
9 ай бұрын
eggplant salad ingredients: 2-3 large eggplants, 1/2 onion, 50 ml oil (not olive oil, preferably sunflower oil), salt. (Optional: pepper, mayonnaise) Cook the eggplants on the stove flame on a grill pan or on a special baking sheet. They can also be baked on the grill, in the flame (they can also be baked in the oven, but they have a different taste) Put them in a bowl of cold water to clean themselves of the bitter juice they have. After baking, clean the skin well, then chop them well on a chopper with an ordinary or special wooden knife. Put the chopped eggplants in a bowl. Clean and finely chop the onion, separately. Add a little oil over the eggplant, mixing well. Add salt to taste, then the chopped onion. The salad is eaten with bread. If we also have some slices of tomato, it is even better. This is the simple, traditional Romanian recipe. You can also add a little mayonnaise, but it changes the taste and adds calories. And, if course, it will not getting well wuth your liver or your stomach. ****************************** I would want to add the recipe of that turkish Ayran you liked: Yoghurt (greek yoghurt or other, but be sure it is concentrated yoghurt: 5%, 10%) Salt, at taste Cold water In a large bowl, mix the yoghurt gradually with the water. You can add water as you please. I mean, as thick you want to be the final beverage. (That's why I didn't specify any quantities of the ingredients.) Then add salt at taste. (put salt, mix it well, then taste it. If you want more salt, add some, mix it well and s.o.)
@Bugholeexcalibur
Ай бұрын
The papanasi are served with sour cream and blueberry jam on top. The cheese part, is sweet cow cheese that the papanas is supposed to be made of, but restaurants use mostly dough for them, and maybe a little cheese in the mixture. You basically mix the cow cheese with a bit of semolina and an egg or two and fry it in oil. If you haven't tried boiled papanasi, you missed out.
@KristyandSteve
Ай бұрын
Thank you for this information! 🙏🥰
@doizece6002
10 ай бұрын
Polenta is generally a replacement for bread.
@ChaosAI24
9 ай бұрын
Was!
@johnconnor555
9 ай бұрын
În România mâncăm mămăligă, polenta e italiană și se prepară cu lapte și unt...
@cristinanedelea1993
2 ай бұрын
My favorite food is drob de miel. I'm glad you liked your dishes!
@KristyandSteve
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! 🥰
@Flavius-Tech
Ай бұрын
For us polenta is like bread replacement, thats how we eat it in the most dishes, beside the polenta with cheese.
@KristyandSteve
26 күн бұрын
We'd love to try a sweet polenta dish next time (if this even exists?) such a versatile ingredient ☺️ Thank you for watching!
@andreimasache7818
9 ай бұрын
YES! I got so much flak for putting salty cheese on jam from romanians for so long. To see Kristy try it on a whim and vouch for it gave me the best feeling of validation (insta-subbed after seeing that btw) ❤
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Haha how good is the salty cheese on jam though! Delicious 😋 Thank you so much for watching, commenting and subscribing, we appreciate you! 🥰
@calinblaga2055
9 ай бұрын
That breakfast looks delicious! 🤤
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
It was so good! Thanks ☺️
@freedomsdead647
9 ай бұрын
As someone born and growing in Sibiu, the city is packed with tourists. You came to Sibiu at the end of the touristic season. Between May and September the city is full. In November- December the city was also packed with tourists for the X-Mas market. Cheers 🍻
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Looks like we picked the perfect time then (very start of October). Thanks for watching 🤗
@qwertyqwerty-zi6dr
10 ай бұрын
An order of papanasi usually means 2 donuts, if you only get one donut it will be a big one. Cool video, I really like your style!❤
@KristyandSteve
10 ай бұрын
Thank you 🥰
@ionelghiorghita688
10 ай бұрын
Papanași originally was a home sweet made of cottage cheese sweeted with sugar and cooked and some sour cream on the top, something which everyone could have it. Today I didn't taste it but I suppose that the cottage cheese was mixed with some flour for a better fry and the toping makes the difference.
@marcelspiroiu3202
8 ай бұрын
Hello guys. I just found you on internet and are 3 hours watching your visit in Romania. I am from Arad but unfortunately i live in London. I hope you will visit Arad too. Thank you for your kind and beautiful words about my country. Good luck for you.
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
Hi Marcel! We were lucky enough to spend a few days in Arad (we didnt film here though unfortunately), great city - loved it! Thanks very much for watching and taking the time to comment, we appreciate it 🥰
@marcelspiroiu3202
8 ай бұрын
Hi guys. Thank you for the answer and really i am glad if you been in Arad. I am really happy because i found you here. I follow only you and somebody ealse here but you are the best ever. You take the time to answer to everybody !!!! All my respect and my best wishes !!
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
We appreciate you Marcel, thank you so much ❤️
@clarakam3858
9 ай бұрын
It' s fresh , they do it there. ❤ also we have langoși in România. I love langoși with chesse & cașcaval and garlick sooo good❤
@mohamedrafi9748
9 ай бұрын
Mujdeiul de Usturoi✔
@mohamedrafi9748
9 ай бұрын
Iubesti gratarelul in Ograda🤣😂
@CatalinStanciu-ry7qp
Ай бұрын
Clarita :*
@ioanadinu6011
9 ай бұрын
You nailed it, very good food. There are many other sups and traditional foods to try.
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Ioana, glad you liked the video & appreciate you watching 🥰
@costinhalaicu2746
5 ай бұрын
Lovely video, peeps from the land down under. 😊 Fun facts: Sibiu is classified as a city, in fact it has a population of around 150000 people, it's not exactly that tiny, it's more like medium sized. The former mayor of the city is now the president of the Romanian republic too. Our cuisine is a bit similar to the Hungarian one for sure (Ukrainian as well), but there is more influenced by Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia than by Hungary or Ukraine. Finally, if you want the Romanian version of ayran, it's called chefir (kefir). As a matter of fact, kefir is a traditional Eastern European drink, popular not only in Romania but also in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, Georgia, Bulgaria, and so on. In fact, the main difference between kefir and ayran is that the kefir also has fermented grains in its composition, which cause it to have more beneficial bacteria.
@KristyandSteve
5 ай бұрын
Hello Costin! Thank you so much for watching and providing us with this information. That is interesting about the kefir and ayran, which one do you prefer? We really enjoyed the ayran! ☺️
@cristianandronie3531
5 ай бұрын
As @costinhalaicu2746 mentioned, the Romanian cuisine is a mix of influences. I even dare to say that there is no such thing as Romanian cuisine... Sarmale is a dish that you will find all over the Balkan peninsula and even on the northern coast of Africa and Middle East. With just some differences in the ingredients used because the pork is haram in the Muslim countries. So many other dishes are a reminder of the hundreds of years of Turkish occupation that left behind some words, some recipes and some habits. Go google ”peşkeş” that turned to ”bacșiș” in Romanian language. Just an example on how words and habits were embraced in the occupied territories by the Ottoman Empire. What I'm trying to say is that you will find no original recipe in Romania and everything you call Romanian cuisine, you will find in Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, and even in the Middle East and North Africa. Of course, with variations forced by the religion or empowered by the ingredients you find in those areas. That aubergine salad is very popular in Greece and Turkey where they use also lemon juice. Because they have lemon trees, of course. We don't! Bulgarians that are also making that dish, don't! Same idea, same dish, a bit different ingredients due to availability. Our "pride" dish, mici, is known as a kebab in the Muslim countries. They don't eat pork but we do! So, mixing a bit of pork in the recipe, makes them mici. The pride dish! Our "national" snack... It was brought to us by the Turks and we just adapted that. Not a Romanian dish! National cuisine means a bit more than just the presence in the menus everywhere. Try to guess where the "Fish and chips" are coming from... The list is long. Our list of "Romanian cuisine" dishes is actually not that long... Mămăliga is the cheaper version of the Italian polenta that requires some other quality ingredients and a longer cooking time. We don't use Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and butter or olive oil, It is just water, corn flower and salt. Not a polenta! Just Mămăligă! Not the same thing! There are some influences from a different area on the other side of the Carpathian mountains. Their cuisine has different influences from the Austrian-Hungarian zone. Still nothing original there too! First step in recognizing a problem is to admit that we have one. There is no Romanian cuisine. Yet!
@costinhalaicu2746
5 ай бұрын
@@KristyandSteve Well I guess both taste very similar, so either is fine for me. 😁 But I'll just give just a very minor edge to kefir over ayran, if I have to make a choice.
@vlahopolcaraiman75
2 ай бұрын
the breakfast made by my mother: milk, bread with butter and honey (the honey can be mixed with butter and spread on a slice of bread)... tea with bread and butter, over butter adding different types of or jam my favorites were those of cherries, black cherries and sour cherries and the last one...rosses jam like a desert
@KristyandSteve
2 ай бұрын
Yum! Sounds lovely 🥰
@vlahopolcaraiman75
2 ай бұрын
@@KristyandSteve is amazing...breakfast of the gods🙂
@KristyandSteve
2 ай бұрын
Romania does breakfast the best in our opinion! Fresh, healthy and delicious 🤤
@vlahopolcaraiman75
2 ай бұрын
@@KristyandSteve this is our luck... Romanians still realize that natural products are the basis of harmonious development, both physically and mentally. it is infinite. and over time it has been refined and from my point of view it is the best in the world next to the Chinese one. I'm not saying this because I'm Romanian (who lives in England), I'm saying it because I've tried other cuisines and the twist is that what the Romanians and the peoples around us eat, only the Greek and Romans gods could afford. 🤣...was a joke the last phrase 🤣
@vladlazar5979
8 ай бұрын
Great food trip!! 🥰 Greetings from Romania!
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
Hello Vlad! Thank you for watching ❤️
@AutumnMurder
7 ай бұрын
Sibiu is most defiantly a city! lovely video and glad you enjoyed
@KristyandSteve
7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! 💕
@22seanmurphy
10 ай бұрын
Hi guy's wow what a beautiful place full of color and architecture, my heart dropped when you were climbing up the stairs in the bell tower, Steve regarding your tripe and the flavours you were getting it's a sign that the tripe wasn't washed enough because of where it comes from it takes on flavours from the liver and kidneys and it needs to be washed at least 4 times in clean water each time to remove a lot of that flavour it also looked under cooked and being tough, brilliant as always, stay safe and god bless 🙏❤️
@KristyandSteve
10 ай бұрын
Hi Sean! 👋 Yes Sibiu is an incredibly beautiful and peaceful place to visit in Romania, we really enjoyed our time there. Have you been to Romania? Only a few hours flight from the UK ☺️ Oh the tripe soup definitely did not taste as nice as the one we had in our previous Brasov video unfortunately. Thank you for watching & we will see you in the next video (Timisoara) ❤️
@22seanmurphy
10 ай бұрын
@@KristyandSteve hi no I've never been but after watching your last two vlogs im definitely putting it on my list 😊🍻
@KristyandSteve
10 ай бұрын
Please do ☺️
@mariorenato5444
4 ай бұрын
Love much love for you guys, to see such sincerity just makes me want to go there...
@KristyandSteve
4 ай бұрын
That is very kind of you, Mario! Thank you 🥰 Highly recommend visiting, its a wonderful city
@stefanialaza4093
9 ай бұрын
If you liked Sibiu, you must also visit Oradea, Romania! It is a very beautiful city!
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Hi Stefania! Yes quite a few people have suggested we visit Oradea. Unfortunately we have left Romania - but will definitely be back! Thank you for watching 🥰
@sebastianstoica578
9 ай бұрын
If you ever return to Sibiu, try eating "ciorba de burta" at the Prima restaurat. The restaurant is nothing fancy but it has the best "ciorba de burta" in town.
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Noted! Thank you very much Sebastian, we appreciate the recommendation 🤗
@harryp3963
9 ай бұрын
Usually the places in good touristy locations don't have the best food. Kon Tiki has probably the best ciorba de burta in Sibiu, they're proud of their soup and a bunch of other soups and foods that they serve.
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
You are so right, we were disappointed with our ciorba de burta in this video. The one we had in the Brasov video was really nice (Casa Romanesca I think the restaurant was called, just out of the old town). Thanks for watching! ☺️
@runkurgan
3 ай бұрын
When you did that toast with jam and cheese I couldn't believe it! That's like a "breakfast menu hack" in here! Where did you learn about it? Edit. You're visiting Timișoara next? I gotta see that video since it's the best city in the country!
@KristyandSteve
3 ай бұрын
Hello 👋 We just thought it would taste nice so mixed the jam and cheese - SO GOOD! Hopefully you enjoy the Timisoara video & thanks for watching!
@RaduRadonys
9 ай бұрын
I think you got a bit confused about the cheese/sour cream in the papanasi. The white liquid stuff on top is sour cream, but the cheese is inside the donut, mixed with the flour. So the inside should be more dense and less fluffy than a regular donut. I mean, this is the traditional home made way, but maybe the restaurants cut corners and skip the cheese as it's the most expensive ingredient, I heard that but I dunno :)) Nice video guys, the tripe soup reaction is expected, as we Romanians either love it or hate it. I personally hate it :).. good news is there's a chicken variant, exactly the same tripe soup but with chicken breast instead of tripe... It's called "ciorba radauteana" and I love it, you should try it if you have a chance.
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thanks Rudu! Appreciate you taking the time to share this information - and yes you're right, we were so confused where the cheese was in the papanasi 🤣 We now know, thank you! The ciorba radauteana sounds delicious 🤗
@s.a.d1086
9 ай бұрын
How funny , when I was a kid , was eating jam with sheep cheese as well , it goes perfectly!!
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Oh really? Thats awesome! We loved this combination, you have great taste 👌🏽 Thank you for watching! ☺️
@grahamjohnson7383
10 ай бұрын
Thanks guys for another informative blog, well done,keel it coming.
@KristyandSteve
10 ай бұрын
Thanks GJ! ❤️
@lauram4168
16 күн бұрын
eggplant dip is roasted eggplants with mayo and onion and if it's made with home made mayo than maybe because we add mustard to mayo could be that ,that's the sourness
@KristyandSteve
15 күн бұрын
Thank you, Laura! ☺️ Might give this recipe a go now we are back home
@lauram4168
15 күн бұрын
@KristyandSteve yes try it I always do it in the winter too ,I buy eggplants that I roast on bbq in the summer and put them in the freezer. I live in Canada now but I miss food back home, I'm happy you enjoyed my country ❤️
@KristyandSteve
14 күн бұрын
Love grilled vegetables on the bbq! Yum! Thanks for the tip ☺️
@cheeseflavoredsoda3262
9 ай бұрын
This looks awesome, have fun guys!
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thanks very much! 🥰
@hanguflorin4516
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for visiting!! Amazing videos🎉🎉
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! 🇷🇴❤️
@flybordercollie7469
8 ай бұрын
You guys are so sweet :x Subscribing . Love from Romania !
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, we appreciate you ❤️
@truckersforfreedom4535
8 ай бұрын
Preety cool. im from Timisoara also in Romania and Sibiu looks great i visited it a few times. I can tell you most of the tourists here in Romania come for the food and they love the food:) Its not very touristy Romania because its not so promoted and some other reasons plus there arent many things to do if you stay like for a week. For a few days its cool, most tourists stay for a few days. Its like really every tourist tries the food and they love it, its like the number one thing. Restaurant food, street food, coffee, beers...
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
We absolutely agree with everything you said! The food in Romania is outstanding, we are continuing to make our Romanian breakfasts while we are home in Melbourne- our nephews love it! 🥰
@truckersforfreedom4535
8 ай бұрын
@@KristyandSteve its good food because initially the food was made for people that worked the fields and they had to have strength, endurance and energy so the romanian food has a perfect balance between everything. traditionally women would cook for the men who went to do hard work. for kids its also good because it satisfy their growing needs to develop their minds and body. the romanian food also is not based on one thing for example the cheese but the whole package including the soups and deserts so you like get everything you need. Also the food doesnt shy away from fat which is also good if you do hard work and intelectual work at the computer. The philosophy is different about what is healthy and what is not. For example as a Romanian i went to other countries and suffered because they dont have soups or ciorbe and here the ideea is that you need something liquid (not water) to digest the second meal better the hard foods, hence the soups. The deserts are also good because they are generally sweet and do have some sugar, again here the ideea is that you need sugar to function properly. About the coffee they are everywhere including local brands, everyone drinks coffee here its like food. Beer and wine has a very old tradition it was made first in Europe in Romania thousands of years ago where Dacia was called back then. Yeah the food is great if you want to eat well and not the modern aproach of Healthy, which might not be healthy for many people. Here i also buy food a lot from the local restaurants, its expensive but its good food:)
@bogdangavril448
9 ай бұрын
Great video guys. I love it!
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! 😀
@CarlosManuelCoto
4 ай бұрын
amazig trip guys
@KristyandSteve
4 ай бұрын
Thanks Carlos! 🥰
@adrianady691
9 ай бұрын
nice video guys, glad i found u on youtube!!
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Adrian, glad you liked the video! ☺️
@CristianCismas-u2x
Ай бұрын
That's a very traditional breakfast indeed but for only like 20% of the romanians. The rest of us just have like 2 cigarretes and the coffee😂. If you go in Maramures or in the moldovian part of romania, the breakfast also includes " palinca" or tuica😂. Nice video!
@KristyandSteve
Ай бұрын
We would have included a cigarette if we smoked 😂 Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment ! ☺️
@RaduLacurezeanu
9 ай бұрын
You did the right thing combining salty cheese with gem.. sweet and salty.. Glad to see that you realy enjoyed the romanian breakfast...about the smoking thing.. most of us don't realy favor it
@alex11udr
8 ай бұрын
In the Romanian country side, jam and cheese on bread is a staple but with magiun ( plum and wallnut jam ).
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
YUM! Wish we got to try the magiun, we love plum jam and with walnut it would be even better! Is it the telemea sheeps cheese that you would normally have with it?
@catalincandescu5095
8 ай бұрын
Hey this it's my home town 😊. Subscribed I like this type of videos plus I like australians accent 😂.
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
Oh wow what an incredibly beautiful town you are from! Very lucky ☺️ Thanks for watching Catalin!
@radup.888
9 ай бұрын
We took donut recipe, just added a little holiness AND BOOM, GODLY PAPANASI!
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Haha 🤣 We still havent found a better dessert!
@danielmaxter1928
Ай бұрын
You should also try "salata de icre" especially of carp fish, its pink in color. Romanians themselevs have no idea that only we, Greece and possibly Bulgaria too are the ONLY countries inthe world that have "salata de icre" aka fishegg salad. Also try AMANDINE cookies, they are a Romanian cookie type of cake. They are unique and they are better than anything you ever tasted before.
@KristyandSteve
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the tips here, Daniel! 🙏🥰 We'll give them a try next time we visit Romania
@lacatusalina4683
9 ай бұрын
Hi, I am from Romania but I living in Glasgow UK, Oradea is a small city on Romania,but very nice and good food
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Hello 👋 A few people have recommended we visit Oradea! We didnt have enough time on this trip though unfortunately- next time! ☺️
@chrislowe2293
10 ай бұрын
Another quality video you guys all i can think about after watching you both is going getting some food lol 😂 anyway catch you in the next one 👍👌
@KristyandSteve
10 ай бұрын
Thanks Chris! 😍
@carteunu467
9 ай бұрын
Good job with cooking 🍳 the Romanian breakfast 😂😋 🇷🇴
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thank you Carte! We loved it 🥰
@anamariaionescu7857
9 ай бұрын
Hey, very nice videos in Romania! Thank you and congrats! About the tripe soup. If it is chewy it's more natural, taken from the local farmers. Most times it has nothing to do with the period it was boiled. It's the material itself. The softer one which melts in your mouth it's actually bought from the supermarket coming from animals which were raised in less natural environments. Usually, Romanian prepare the tripe soup at home and the good stuff is not soft. It's supposed to be chewy. 😅
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Ana Maria ❤️ We really liked the tripe soup we ate in our Brasov video (towards the end)...it was delicious! This one was very different and surprised us a little 🤭 Thank you for watching, we appreciate you taking the time to comment to 🤗
@johnconnor555
9 ай бұрын
Ați venit cu niște precizări destul de bune, pentru partea cu burta de calitate, care o iei de la măcelărie și nu din supermarket. Trebuie să-i simți gustul și textura, doar să nu scârțâie că atunci nu e fiartă...
@alpeba1996
8 ай бұрын
Thx guys. Now I go to eat at 2 am :)))))
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
Haha sorry! 🤭
@celliagherman3381
9 ай бұрын
You breakfast is approved by my Românian Grandma :)
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Best compliment ever! Thank you so much for watching ❤️
@DADBUD23
10 ай бұрын
Another good one 🙌
@KristyandSteve
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@CR7_fanpage_CR7
9 ай бұрын
The dumplings in the soup are in fact made of semolina(griș) 17:49
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thanks Alex! ☺️
@Daniel-lh4do
9 ай бұрын
egplants is cooked on charcoal..and mixed with onion and mayonesse..
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thanks Daniel! - we loved the eggplant salad! 😋
@andreienea3132
9 ай бұрын
let me explain, papanasi always, normaly comes in 2, but the restaurant split s it in 2 when you order one plate thinking you know they are 2 and you might just want to share, they go out of their way to make sure that if you change mind just by looking at it you don t have to wait for the other to finish or share same fork
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thank you Andrei! ☺️
@spacecore2077
9 ай бұрын
15:19 count yourself lucky, the extra bug in your soup was free topping
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
and extra protein! Yum 😋
@kypsunrider5983
9 ай бұрын
I enjoyed it..keep it up...also to my knowledge polenta on the side is not to be eaten by itself as is very bland it supposed to take on the the flavor you eating with..like is you eat scrambled eggs you can enjoy the full flavor of it and so on...keep it up!!
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thank you Kyp! 🥰
@caterina-cj3di
9 ай бұрын
Bucovina North itsThe best from Romania
@anabrasoveanu2390
8 ай бұрын
Go to visit Iași guys
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
Would love to on our next trip! We heard great things about Iasi 🥰
@SadShadow004
9 ай бұрын
for a better flavor on the tomato add a bit of ground black pepper ;)
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Absolutely! 👌🏽
@bisaionut
8 ай бұрын
Try adding a spoon of white vinegar to the tripe soup 😄
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip! ☺️
@reckonertime
9 ай бұрын
Trebuie sa ajungeți și în Oradea. Este cel mai frumos oraș din Romania
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Hello! We have been told by a lot of people to visit Oradea, it must be incredible! We didn't have enough time on this trip unfortunately, but will definitely return. Thank you for the suggestion 🥰
@ionelghiorghita688
10 ай бұрын
When it's about sheep cheese in the area is about Romanians shepards from Croatia to Ukraine and from Greece to Moravia, the top of the mountains was the place of the romanians shepards for the last few thousands of years. The last century changed this due to the wars and the controlled borders.
@KristyandSteve
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for this information ☺️
@evflorea
9 ай бұрын
for mici go in bucharest in the Obor Market, best mici in the country! enjoy your stay!
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thank you! We did go to the Obor Market, it was fantastic. Best vegetables & fruit we have had! Didnt try the mici from there though unfortunately 😢
@evflorea
9 ай бұрын
@@KristyandSteve maybe next time:)
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
For sure 🥰
@RaduLacurezeanu
9 ай бұрын
For sarmale they should've give you the cream as wel
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Sarmale is fantastic on its own and even better with the cream - YUM! 😋
@degauss22ro1
9 ай бұрын
Iaurt is delucious..❤❤
@bobimoto28
9 ай бұрын
Great video guys ...you did really well with the pronounciation amd with recognizing the ingredients ... the chicken soup had semolina dumplings...and the eggplant salad has charred eggplant chopped onion sunflower oil and lemon juice ...really impressed you did very good with everything ..safe travels
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Appreciate you watching our video and your kind words 🥰
@sergerea
8 ай бұрын
Romania: ''Come for the views, stay for the food'' Happens every youtube video 😂😂😂 Love that sweet Australian accent, makes my heart melt. You guys are so cute!
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
Haha you are absolutely correct! Romania has it ALL, such a wonderful country. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment🥰
@Reiutu
9 ай бұрын
I hope you come to the first capital of Romania ! I ll gladly welcome you to Câmpulung Mușcel!
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
You're so kind, thank you 🥰 We've left Romania unfortunately
@andreipascal7967
9 ай бұрын
Eggplant Salad. It contains eggplant roasted on an open fire, white onion, vegetable oil, and salt. From the eggplant, must remove first the seeds as many as possible. Most likely you eat eggplant roasted in the oven, which is not the real deal. In other regions, eggplant salad contains also roasted bell peppers, not spicy ones, cooked in the same manner as eggplant. It's like 80 % eggplant, 20 % peppers. Real Chicken sour soup, its made with at least 2, 3 year's old cickens. The taste is much more intense. Small noodles must be hand made, not mass-produced market ones. It can contain a large variety of veggies. Bors its mostly called like this in the Moldova region, which many tourists don't come because of Google. :) Bors is a sour liquid water obtained by fermenting wheat remains from the flour grinding process. Bors is added to the soup in the middle of the cooking process. Tochitura dont have souce. Its plain porc meat with some sausages and ribs, boiled in porc fat with salt and pepper. That's it! On the plate, nust see tochitura with one fried egg, some polenta and a side dish with pickled white cabbage.
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for this information Andrei, we really appreciate it! - oh and Tochitura is INCREDIBLE, absolutely delicious! What is your favourite Romanian dish?
@MayorGabriel
9 ай бұрын
need to by go astra museum sibiu its amazing place
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Sounds wonderful! Thank you for the tip ❤️
@MishelleMc
10 ай бұрын
Desperate times call for desperate measures cuz 😘
@KristyandSteve
10 ай бұрын
See how much sense that makes when it is said properly! 🤣 Haha Thanks cuz 😘
@ksy1111
9 ай бұрын
Ciorba de burtă is better if you add vinegar to it 🤤
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Yum! sounds even better 😋
@clarakam3858
9 ай бұрын
Wellcome in our country❤
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thank you Clara! 🇷🇴❤️
@DAKESIS17
9 ай бұрын
i shall call that cheese 'telemiah' from now on:)))
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Oh gosh did we pronounce that wrong to? 🤣
@ValnTheFan
9 ай бұрын
putting the sour cream in your "ciorba", makes me miss home
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@Daniel-lh4do
9 ай бұрын
it is all fresh...Sibiu was the capital of culture in Europe
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
You are so right, Romania has some of the freshest, most delicious food we have ever had and Sibiu is a wonderful city - we loved our time in Romania 🇷🇴
@popaileana2236
9 ай бұрын
Va multumesc ❤❤🎉
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
🇷🇴❤️
@Daniel-lh4do
9 ай бұрын
another thing now...about the smokeers...it i not legal inside..but it is outside..
@sandervandoorn6671
9 ай бұрын
nice trip
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
🥰
@RaduLacurezeanu
9 ай бұрын
You were right .. that restaurant is not the one to go to. We locals feel the same
@ddoru3969
9 ай бұрын
Only I saw the reaction of the guy behind at minute 12:45 ? i was looking at some of the comments :))
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Haha we had to watch that part a few times to see what you were talking about! So funny 🤣
@ErikaPangratiu
9 ай бұрын
cool
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
☺️
@bella9509
9 ай бұрын
Ciorba is made with Borş this is where the sourness came from
@kojinnimatek1684
8 ай бұрын
goo to work🎉🎉
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
😀
@nataliapopa9309
9 ай бұрын
Sarmale!!!❤❤❤❤❤
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
THE BEST!
@youngkidsicko
3 ай бұрын
People say papanasi has cheese because the dough itself is made with goat cheese
@KristyandSteve
3 ай бұрын
Oohh ok! Thank you 😊
@lilylilya9148
9 ай бұрын
hello. i want to know the location at the begining
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Hi Lily, link to the Airbnb is in the description ☺️
@valibla3156
9 ай бұрын
I m so sorry for that fly, u could ask for another one...
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Oh its totally fine! Ive eaten far worse haha Thank you 🙏 ❤️
@degauss22ro1
9 ай бұрын
Ciorba is thicker.can be made from legumes and or without meat...soup is made from boiled meat..
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for letting us know ☺️ Which one do you like better out of ciorba and soup?
@degauss22ro1
9 ай бұрын
@@KristyandSteve i like ciorba more than soup....becouse there are a lot of recepiese......now..being the Christmas "post" ( the 40 days of not eating mest...people do a lot of ciorba...i really dont know uf there is a translation if the word in english...i think its a turkish word
@edutzugaya
8 ай бұрын
ffs now i have to order some soups ffs damn i hungry for some reason
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
Haha sorry! Enjoy your soup 🥰
@gigizismangusta
8 ай бұрын
If you grown it urself or bought it directly from paesants is traditional…. If not then is not traditional
@atrium8609
8 ай бұрын
Don't want to be rude but when we eat, we Romanians take off our caps, hats whatever we have on our heads. Its polite to do this. 😊
@KristyandSteve
8 ай бұрын
You're not being rude at all, we completely agree with you. Steve should have removed his hat - we realised this when we were editing this video ☺️ Thank you for watching!
@RazvanMihai88
9 ай бұрын
that was a dumpling in the soup.
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Loved it! Was one of my favourite soups Ive ever had
@535wmb9
9 ай бұрын
When u eat ciorba de burta always add vinegar and u can't eat sarmale without sour cream!!!!
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tips! ☺️
@lucian223
9 ай бұрын
That it’s lapte acru not ayran nothing to do with that. Ayran it’s watery and salted, our it’s much much better sour,sweet and creamy!
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Yum! 😋
@vincentvelasco7263
9 ай бұрын
What's the Airbnb link?
@KristyandSteve
9 ай бұрын
Hi Vincent, I've just popped the link to the airbnb in our description.
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