They will welcome you into their modest homes, feed you until you burst, and expect nothing in return other than friendship. Don't rebuff it. Those who live to eat will find life pretty dull in Romania. Romania's most novel dish is mamagliga , a hard or soft cornmeal mush which is boiled, baked or fried. In many Romanian households, it's served as the main dish.
Romanian wines are cheap and good.
Avoid the ubiquitous Ness , an awful instant coffee made from vegetable extracts, and try cafea naturala , a 'real' coffee made the Turkish way, with a thick sludge of ground coffee beans at the bottom and a generous spoonful of sugar. Lonely Planet Publications Pty. Ltd. All rights reserved.