Full Supermarket Tour in ROMANIA (expensive?)

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Grocery shopping in Romania.
On this episode, we went to one of the most popular supermarket in Romania, Mega Image.
Check how Romanian grocery stores look like, and what Romania grocery prices are like.
Are grocery prices cheap in Romania?
Is Romania expensive?
What are some unique things found in Romanian supermarket?
What is the cost of living in Romania?
Is it cheap to travel Romania?
Check out our full supermarket tour in Romania!
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Fruits, veggies & mushrooms (local or not?)
1:47 - Mici right by the front door (where it should be!)
2:54 - Most expensive, and least expensive loaf of bread
3:37 - Meat prices (liver?)
4:02 - Fromagerie (wow, good work Mega Image)
5:05 - Eggs, BIG sour cream, and THE BEST MILK
6:21 - You can buy wine per glass at the super market?!?!
8:02 - Health and wellness section
8:39 - Nutella, coke, pepsi, ketchup, etc. prices
9:07 - Coffee, tea, rum chocolate
10:25 - Ivana found IndoMie!!
11:37 - Ivana loves lovage (leustean - Romanian herb)
12:08 - Never judge a book by it's cover (pate is pretty good)
13:06 - 3 litres of beer for 2 bucks.... wow
14:29 - Ciorba de burta in a can?... maybe it's good?
16:18 - Mustard is better than ketchup!!!!
17:11 - Romanian beer snacks
17:52 - Doritos and Lays prices and flavours
19:39 - Romanian hangover cure?
20:05 - Final review, thanks for watching!
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@WeTrippyMane2 11 месяцев назад

Love for Romania from Bulgaria ❤❤❤

@eddy4505 11 месяцев назад

Love for Bulgaria from Romania❤❤❤

@inapetrisor2874 11 месяцев назад

Greetings from Bucharest Romania, my friends!

@shockandawe7274 11 месяцев назад

Love to Bulgaria! Long live our countries and our friendship.

@black47180 11 месяцев назад

Bulgaria ! Our best friends!

@lordfrost3752 11 месяцев назад

Love Bulgaria from Romania ! I buy my protein supplements from your country bro.

@petruberinde5957 11 месяцев назад

Mega image is most expensive supermarket in Romania

@sorinpopa1442 11 месяцев назад

Yes i tried to avoid that store as much as i can ^^

@Stop.01. 11 месяцев назад

That's why there are no people inside 😅

@bogdan-el 11 месяцев назад

Not true.

@petruberinde5957 11 месяцев назад

In Oradea they out of business faliment

@bogdan-el 11 месяцев назад

De prost ce le merge au ajuns la 960 magazine din care 26 in Timisoara.

@kitt_does_yt 11 месяцев назад

I simply love the fact that tourists visit a Romanian supermarket and be like "Wow this is so cheap!" but for the locals, 13.99 ron for 2 liters of milk is too expensive 💀

@RCB-BS 11 месяцев назад

BECAUSE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE

@roBuilder290 11 месяцев назад

with the small salary it's of course expensive

@destroyer100onblitz 11 месяцев назад

Chiar e scump, cumparam cu 5 lei inainte 2 litri

@PDanny84 11 месяцев назад

@@destroyer100onblitz dadea si vaca daca mai puneai 2 lei

@destroyer100onblitz 11 месяцев назад

@@PDanny84 🤫ne-au vândut și vacile

@zebrafarm4624 11 месяцев назад

Mega Image has definitely the most expensive products from Romania 😆 and is only in the biggest cities from Romania and some touristic resorts

@myway2843 11 месяцев назад

@zebrafarm4624....everything is expensive in Romania!!avarage salary is 200p lei(400€),and pay for an old appartment(45m2)250€!!!with gas,wather,electr exetea,money is GONE!! CARREFOUR-KAUFLAND-PENNY-LIDLdominates ,there aint no Romanian BIG SUPERMARKETS!!

@gestapo81 11 месяцев назад

we all know Brexit was a spasm against mass migration, wich is killing Europe at a lighting fast rate and the people has no say, as the vast majority it's against mass migration. this answear is because you became way to political for this kind of channell.

@ionelghiorghita688 11 месяцев назад

The only issue îs that they are not paying taxes. All/most the romanian money are going to them but they are not having profit.

@danoprea3066 11 месяцев назад

@@myway2843 If the prices in those supermarkets are so expensive for the average Romanian, how come they're not bankrupt by now? Most of them have been operating for 20 years. In fact, the opposite is true, more of these foreign supermarket chains are coming to Romania.

@RaduRadonys 11 месяцев назад

@@myway2843 There is Profi.

@edamameme1789 11 месяцев назад

I actually bought cans of food from Romania and brought back to Toronto (half a suitcase) because all we have in Toronto markets is canned tuna or corned beef. Super boring. When the apocalypse hits, I wanna have beans and sausage, ciorba de burta, and smoked ribs...oh and i have a few cans of kimchi because it always makes stuff more tasty. lol

@raduromanesti6408 11 месяцев назад

Nice lol

@edamameme1789 11 месяцев назад

@@Alexander-jr8nw canned food is allowed (so long as its not in a carry on). Now...the wheel of cheese and the 3 salam de sibiu i had...those arent exactly allowed. lol

@Bashynx 11 месяцев назад

@@Alexander-jr8nw Oh is that why, I was wondering why barely anything comes by the post xD

@adrianjuniorForever 10 месяцев назад

Mișto sa vorbești cu romanii în engleză

@Yury-sb4cw 11 месяцев назад

Mega Image is one of the most expensive places to make your groceries in Romania, besides some good offers but yes, those concept store like the one you went are pretty cool. But Kaufland, Lidl or Auchan are way more cheaper

@criss6945 11 месяцев назад

Having you here in Romania again makes me happy ☺. Wish you the best trip ever for this summer!

@omi685 11 месяцев назад

The Romanians love 'ficăței de pui cu mujdei de usturoi și mămăliguță'! 😂 The best cozonac to try is the home-made one, not the supermarket one.

@ConstantinVictor66 11 месяцев назад

Yes, the Boromir cozonac it's the best. Ala cu nuca...🤭

@KaiHansen-sf1lq 11 месяцев назад

Yes, just like in Bulgaria :) I'm surprised though that you have kozunàk all-year-round in your stores, here it's sold unfortunately only in the weeks before Easter, as it is the time everybody eats it, as we know :) I guess and hope more of the factory-made ones are good, not like here where 90% is not what it should be...?

@ghiocadrian7399 11 месяцев назад

@@KaiHansen-sf1lq i like the one from Boromir with cocoa and turkish delight, it's tender and not overly sweet

@KaiHansen-sf1lq 11 месяцев назад

(It's sold before and eaten on Easter and the days after it. That's a clarification for the foreigners only 😆) We used to make it at home whenever we would like, my grandma used to make incredible kozunak, of course :) , of many dif. kinds, but as a tradition it's an Easter 'bread' and now most of the people eat it only then.

@KaiHansen-sf1lq 11 месяцев назад

Haha, is this 'Boromir' brand owned by some fans of Tolkien or what...? :) Or just a local with this 'slavic' name. I've always wondered how J.R.R. thought out this name, since in Bulgaria it is 'Borimìr' and I've never heard of other versions in the other brotherly countries of ours...

@AlinaAlina-cv3sn 11 месяцев назад

I never expected a visit to supermarket to be this fun,but you guys made it❤❤

@myway2843 11 месяцев назад

@AlinaAlina-cv3sn...it isnt fun if you live in Roumania at all!!minimum salary is 2100 lei(415€),and 2 room appartment(45m2)=250€ at least!!!SO ,IT ISNT FUN AT ALLL!!

@Vidscrabershorts 10 месяцев назад

@@myway2843 Oh you don`t understand at all.

@myway2843 10 месяцев назад

@@Vidscrabershorts yeah,keep deney it,but go to work in west europe and live with 3 famillys in on house!!open youre eyes,youve entred the EU ,so opdn youre mouth a little bit!!CHANGE YOURE LIFE!!

@lyubomiryotov7918 11 месяцев назад

In the Balkans, the quality of the veggies, my US friends, is not determined by being local or not, but by being garden produce or mass produce (greenhouse).

@dacian_1346 11 месяцев назад

It is definitely determined by being local or not, veggies and meat from Romania are a way, way higher quality that the ones imported from Germany, Netherlands, Italy etc.

@lyubomiryotov7918 11 месяцев назад

@@dacian_1346 that's why I said in the Balkans. Germany and Netherlands are not Balkan states. Also, garden production comes in low quantities. The quality produce is in village people's gardens, not local greenhouses. Ya'll balkan folks know that cmon :D

@RaduRadonys 11 месяцев назад

@@lyubomiryotov7918 They're Canadian, not US.

@dacian_1346 11 месяцев назад

@@lyubomiryotov7918 both are good and with good quality in Romania, and we are not Balkan… just southern Romania is.

@balkanwitch5747 11 месяцев назад

@@dacian_1346 we are 1000% Balkan, Balkan is about culture, shared history, food, etc and we are also part of the Balkan Sprachbund, so you are wrong there friend

@RomaniaSteve 11 месяцев назад

This reminded me of my trip to Bucharest last year when I took photos of every aisle lol I love Romanian food stores.

@simpletraveltech 11 месяцев назад

The canned Ciorba de burta and varza are pretty close to a home made. They are actually cooking them in big pots and then put the portions in the cans. It's not really "factory" made. Scandia Sibiu and Edenia make the best ready-made meals so far.

@johndoe-ss8dr 11 месяцев назад

You're wrong about the canned food, no matter if it's Scandia or other food factories. It's full of preservatives (conservanti) all those E numbers that are bad for health. Actually it's factory food. When you are cooking home you know what ingredients you're using, and also no need to preserve the food for more than a few days. So eat properly and as healthy as you can!

@simpletraveltech 11 месяцев назад

@@johndoe-ss8dr I believe your intention is good and commendable. However the process of placi g food in a can dates since the times ships were sailing under wind at sea and no Cann of food needs preservative chemicals as the canned environment is the presevant. Please take a moment to read about it on the internet. You must be referring to the taste activator that the food industry uses but even that has no place here as the canned fasole cu jumări contains the same fasole and the same jumări that you would make from the same products. I am sure you are very well equipped to understand what a myth is and how this kind of talk prevents people from enjoying simple stuff of life. Fasole cu cârnați is the same in the Cann as it is in your pot at home.

@manuelagmz107 11 месяцев назад

@@johndoe-ss8dr Just because you don't understand it, doesn't mean it's bad for you ;)

@johndoe-ss8dr 11 месяцев назад

@@simpletraveltech Drying, smoking or salting foods are indeed old ways of food conservation. Pickling vegetables as well, and I think it's pretty healthy, but, thinking the canned food from the grocery stores is the same as cooking home your own food...it's superrealism :D

@johndoe-ss8dr 11 месяцев назад

@@manuelagmz107 I hope that was sarcasm :)

@cosminckraici2475 11 месяцев назад

The season of music festivals start in Romania. Electric Castle and than Untold, in Cluj. Untold is a huge international festival. If you are in Timisoara, check out Arad city as a day trip. It is very close.

@MC-pk5hq 11 месяцев назад

I am from Timisoara but i’ve never been in this Supermarket. Good to know. Next time I will go. Definitely is fancy!

@radumarius6444 11 месяцев назад

Please also note that the prices were almost half the current price before the pandemic for a lot of products

@izengolf1 11 месяцев назад

Dairy has doubled, it is crazy, I almost never buy brânză anymore. Milk from the dozator for 4 lei/L way better than 16 lei for that bottle

@marionicolasmartin 11 месяцев назад

mega image is the most expensive supermarket in romania. it’s sort of like trader joe’s or whole foods in the states or waitrose or m&s in the uk. most of us shop at supermarkets like lidl, carrefour and kaufland instead

@MyEmkill 10 месяцев назад

Carerefour and Cora are quite expensive as well, kaufland has decent prices, also Profi has decent prices

@mimisor66 11 месяцев назад

If you are in Bucharest on a weekend, go to Academia Militară. There in a parking lot is a market for producers. They have homemade cakes that are de-li-ci-ous (Dobos, Albinita, etc), cozonac, the real tasty ones, wines, freshly squeezed apple juice, and you can also eat mici barbecued there, or eat fish.

@alexandramuscalu4901 11 месяцев назад

:) As an idea, since you guys mentioned that Ivana wants to take back home some packs of dried leustean/lovage, - you can always buy seeds to plant back home, for a fresher taste and smell. Online markets or physical stores (Dedeman, Leroy Merlin, etc.) carry them, and they are very cheap as well: less than 1 dollar per pack.

@andreiunknown4353 11 месяцев назад

I a not so sure if you are allowed to travel with seeds.. there are strict regulations when it comes to agricultural stuff. Not because the veggies are a super secret weapon but because some might carry plant diseases which might cause huge problem in other parts of the world.

@sergiunan1544 11 месяцев назад

You should do a part 2 of this video - pick some products you are hesitant about (like the canned ciorbă, canned varză/fasole cu ciolan, pateu, icre spread, snacks you haven't tried yet) try and rate them and see if they are what you'd expect or not. Could make of an interesting video.

@Kapanol97 11 месяцев назад

Yeah make like a review of some products

@georgealex19 11 месяцев назад

Guys!!! So nice to see you visit and revisit Romania! Especially since you’ve been to so many places, it seems like Romania’s a common theme :) well, we do follow you guys so I’m guessing you’re starting to have a significant viewer base in Romania as well :) glad to see another Ro video, greetings from Bucharest 👍

@myway2843 10 месяцев назад

@georgealex19...thats why they visit Romania...to get subscribers!!

@diymicha2 11 месяцев назад

Leustean is so easy to grow. And you only need 1 plant for a whole neighbourhood :)

@dregavero 11 месяцев назад

Hey, happy to see you are visiting Timisoara ❤there are a lot of interesting events taking place this summer, especially since Timisoara is the European Capital of Culture this year. You can also try out a boat ride on the Bega river ⛵, visit the city center 🏙, Huniade Castle 🏰, Fabrica de bere 🍺, many beautiful churches 🕍, Muzeul Satului Bănățean(Banatean Village Museum) 🌳 and many more places. Wish you a good time 😊 * Boromir makes pretty good cozonacs, especially their holidays specials

@georgealex19 11 месяцев назад

I really like these Mega Image concept stores! Yes, they are pricier than other stores, but these stores are open 24/7! I find myself doing groceries at 1-2am, in peace and quiet :)

@vadergrd 11 месяцев назад

I loved how you named it Seaboo ( Sibiu ) , will call it like that from now on :)))))!!!

@dianegreig4627 11 месяцев назад

Im with you Ivana regarding Blue Cheese!! Nice grocery store tour. Keep safe, healthy and happy.

@danielgamingpc4090 11 месяцев назад

Welcome back to Romania!! Happy Holliday !

@scotj8006 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for this! I love it when people go to stores around the world. It is so interesting to me.

@ramonavlaicu6620 11 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed this! The variety of things there doesn’t compare to Canada. It feels like Christmas morning shopping there 😉

@travelerexperience84 11 месяцев назад

like are more in Canada or here?

@ramonavlaicu6620 11 месяцев назад

@@travelerexperience84 there is a lot more variety in the supermarkets in Romania. And not just that but clothing too!

@ipostaze2 11 месяцев назад

Chicken liver is actually a very good Romanian dish, goes great with some mashed potatoes (with the obligatory milk&butter added) and sume pickels beside them. It's kind of a comfort food form me, as a guy born and raised over here. The canned ciorba and beans are surprisingly okay, like a worker's meal, it reminds me of the military ration you got when conscription was a fact in Romania (until 2002-2003): if you were on a leave, going from your unit to your home town, you got from the army, beside your free train ticket, some food, which consisted of canned beans with sausages or beef meat, branza topita (that's cream cheese), pork pate (which, by the way, is the poor cousin of foie gras :D), sardines can and the mandatory Rom chocolate. Those were the days, funny I barely escaped conscription, as I was a student :)

@orlandolaurentiu731 11 месяцев назад

I had to scroll to far to find a fellow chicken liver enjoyer.

@silviubulza6019 11 месяцев назад

Chicken liver with rosemary, paprika and onions is heavenly, especially if you let the liver soak in milk overnight in the fridge since it draws out a lot of the bitterness.

@Bashynx 11 месяцев назад

@@silviubulza6019 I don't mind the taste of liver, but will try soaking it in milk. I usually make very simple liver, just cook it with some onions and salt it when cooked.

@nicolaeionescu6538 7 месяцев назад

Conscription was in effect in Romania until January 2007.

@ipostaze2 7 месяцев назад

@@nicolaeionescu6538 as of 2003 there was no draft in effect for university graduates, as was my case.

@mihaivale7170 11 месяцев назад

"Ficat de pui" aka "chicken liver" is very very good prepared in a pan with some oil and water, covered with a cap. Served with polenta and a sauce made from: 1) sour cream, garlic and salt (even with some oregano, coriander etc) or 2) garlic, salt and water ("mujdei"). Very popular here in Romania and pretty simple to prepare. Order it in restaurants!, you'll be amazed.

@NellyAndronescu 11 месяцев назад

Love the video ,good job thanks❤❤❤❤

@sergiupcr88 11 месяцев назад

Love your videos. Keep up the great work and enjoy your time in Romania!

@Tango12N 11 месяцев назад

Man, it’s first grocery video that made me laugh so hard, didn’t belive it Got your channel (also subscribed) from the Craiova Festival. Hope you guys are coming back, we love to see how our country is from tourist eyes.

11 месяцев назад

Foarte tare! Felicitari pentru clip! Chiar l-am urmarit cu interes si este interesant sa vezi ce spun altii despre produsele din Ro.

@MyNastyWorldUtopiaMustOccur 11 месяцев назад

Allways a pleasure to wach u guys

@raduromanesti6408 11 месяцев назад

I am not jocking when i say, Guys you are like superstars here in Romania! Almost every media is talking about you

@myway2843 11 месяцев назад

@raduromanesti6408..maybe,but what these guys are telling is FAKE!!ROMANIA IS EXPENSIVE!!avarage salary is 2000 lei(400€),and you pay for an old 2 room appartment(45m2)250€ at least!!so with electricity-wather-gas etxetra,YOURE SALARY IS FINNISHED!!thats wy 6-7 million romanians escaped from Romania,ITS EXPENSIVE!!!!!!!

@omi685 11 месяцев назад

@@myway2843Go back to your village!

@alexmihaila3501 11 месяцев назад

@@myway2843 that is just a flat out lie. Minimum wage is around 400euros after tax not average salary lol. Medium wage, countrywide average salary is 850Euros after tax (100% increase since 2015). However, there is a lot of disparity based on regions (not much unlike other western countries, like the US for example where income varies depending on state). Bucharest metro area has the highest salaries, followed by Cluj, Timisoara ,etc. However the problem comes in the more rural areas of the country where of course you can talk at averages of 500-600 euros and much more people working on minimum wage. Surviving on minimum wage is indeed hard, but you cannot lie and say that the current minimum wage is the average wage because it just is not. Romania still has a lot of work to do but the general economy is definitely way better than it was 10, 15,20, 30 years ago. Source: www.lpg-roumanie.ro/ro/publications/economie/nivelul-salariilor-din-romania-salariul-mediu

@raduromanesti6408 11 месяцев назад

@@myway2843 average Romanian salary by IMF , they say its 1200$ or something, i think many of us Romanians got Mentally traumatized by comunism because i can't understand why its Always us Romanians that put Romanians down, so for me you should shame yourself for lieing to others

@myway2843 11 месяцев назад

@@raduromanesti6408 ask a person who works IN ROMANIA (kaufland-lidl-penny-carrefour)and you will hear by youreself!!if they earn (NETTO)more than 21000lei(430€)then i will be shame okk??if the salaries where what you say(around 1200$,nobody would go to west europe and work there for 1500-1700€!!!BE REAL,IF YOU WANNA SAFE ROMANIA,YOU HAFE TO BE REALIST!!!!!!

@locotenentrocket1551 11 месяцев назад

Mega Image works with small producers in Romania. They periodically visit the locations where the crops are grown to ensure they are not treated with various substances. These visits are unannounced and unexpected. I know this because they work with producers in villages that I am familiar with. You can confidently consume their products as they are very good and free from chemical treatments.

@Gamer-kr8tc 11 месяцев назад

You guys were on Romania news top TV channel with the wedding video :))

@cbalano 11 месяцев назад

5:36 Napolact has good milk, but it is far from the best. At select locations, there are bring-your-own-bottle milk dispensing machines from local farms. Cows are milked between 4 and 5 AM daily, then the dispensers are refilled around 8 - 8:30 AM. This is the best milk, hands down. If you were to do a blind test between this milk and Napolact, you could distinguish the difference every time.

@mihaipetcu5930 11 месяцев назад

I liked the garlic remark.... We put garlic in every food and water in every drink🤣🤣

@merwizard71 11 месяцев назад

Ivana, in Lidl, you can find Nasi Goreng in the frozen products section, which is actually pretty edible (if not really tasty)

@JetLagWarriors 11 месяцев назад

Oh wow! Something new for us to try, although Ivana usually makes nasi goreng and it is sooooooo good

@cO0per.r8dii 10 месяцев назад

respectul meu, bravo!!

@nazekage1014 11 месяцев назад

I am glad you guys went back to Romania ❤

@Detelina13 11 месяцев назад

Hi! I saw that Yvonne likes the leustean herb, if you are from Toronto I can give you some to plant, I have a whole bush in our yard. Тhis herb is used mainly in fish chorba, bean stew, potatoes, soups. It is very easy to grow, it is perennial.

@cristibaluta 11 месяцев назад

I thought it's hard to grow, from people that do grow them, perhaps this is the reason it's hard to find fresh. I eat it with anything anyway.

@m8s-before304 11 месяцев назад

Omg the garlic joke cracked me up Steve 😂😂😂

@chaw294 11 месяцев назад

Interesting supermarket tour in Romania.....👍👍👏

@eduard289 11 месяцев назад

Haha. I am very happy to see foreigners have fun and actually enjoy being in my natal country ! Very nice, hope the best for you 2 !

@gigihentz5510 11 месяцев назад

Mega Image is one of the most if not the most expensive market...and its quality is debatable...the one you entered is rather a "concept, flagship" store, this is why nobody is in there...everybody come in, take a look and leave emptyhanded or with a bottle of water :):)

@LusioEcarts 11 месяцев назад

The PATEU is also loved by the students 😄 Fairly cheap ..and good enough to be eaten (even often). 😁

@myway2843 11 месяцев назад

@LusioEcarts...just students??80% of Romanians eat it,its all because PEOPLE ARE POOR!!LIFE IS EXPENSIVE for 85% of the population!!minimum salary =2100 lei(415€)!!!

@bekeoliver3716 11 месяцев назад

i love that you guys learned a lot of romanian words and enjoy our country. I'm from Timisoara we can have a beer at a local crafted beer if you want to meet a subscriber and explore more of the local spots and maybe a game of chess, you can play white if you don't play the queens gambit.

@harryp3963 11 месяцев назад

"Sweet ol' bunica!" LOL Thanks for sharing guys 😄

@dudmic 11 месяцев назад

The Cozonac from Boromir is actually pretty okay, especially those called "insiropat" or with butter (aka unt in romanian) it won't top the one made at home obviously, but i will top the cozonac from some bakeries which might charge you for more than normal.

@cristibaluta 11 месяцев назад

Better to buy the one made and sold in the supermarket, like in Auchan

@dudmic 11 месяцев назад

@@cristibaluta the cocoa filling in the Auchan cozonac has some flour added to it, it's not bad but still, the only advantage would be that it's freshly baked

@Andrei_D. 11 месяцев назад

This place is huge, great variety. We don't have Mega Image in Arad, unfortunately. Nice vlog!

@RaduRadonys 11 месяцев назад

Not unfortunately, at least here in Timisoara Mega Image is very very veeery expensive (compared to the competition I mean).

@Andrei_D. 11 месяцев назад

The diversity of supermarket chains make the prices lower, in general. I don't know if they are expensive in all the country or only in Timisoara because there are enough people that afford to go there.

@RaduRadonys 11 месяцев назад

@@Andrei_D. I don't know why there are no Mega Image in Arad. They opened the first one in Timisoara about 6 or 7 years ago and now there are 6 Mega Image stores in a 5 minutes walk around the place I live... They are everywhere, although most are small neighborhood supermarkets like Profi.

@myway2843 11 месяцев назад

@1995youtub..what would change if you had in arad??because this international big supermarkets,all MAGAZIN MIX ARE DEAD!!UK-FRANCE&GERMANY gains,you Romanians work abroad and send money to familly,who spend it back in THEIRE SUPERMARKETS!!when you Romanians are gonna wake up???Romanians are the MODERN COLONY OF WEST EUROPE!!!

@marcumatei5515 11 месяцев назад

Nice video, guys!

@JetLagWarriors 11 месяцев назад

Thanks :D

@hurubeanadrian 11 месяцев назад

Sunteti oameni faini. Misto videoclipul apropo!

@sorinadirnea3718 11 месяцев назад

You should also try tasting "icre"/ "salata de icre" from any store or homemade. You can find them only in Romania and they are fish eggs salad.

@ShineOnYouCrazyDiamond 11 месяцев назад

Greeks have it too, it's called taramosalata.

@saki437 11 месяцев назад

wait Romania is the only place with icre? But i love it😔

@ivetadimitrova6290 11 месяцев назад

Kozunak and Panettone are similar. Dough with sugar, milk and yeast and you can add raisins, chocolate, jam or delight. Very tasty.

@Monas99 11 месяцев назад

You can't compare cozonac with pannetone. Pannetone is dry with not much flavor compared with cozonac in which you can taste either the turkish delight, walnuts, fresh sweet cheese, poppy seeds or raisins in it. The difference in flavor is HUGE! Cozonac is so much better!

@ivetadimitrova6290 11 месяцев назад

@@Monas99 I compare the recipes and the way of making it not the taste.

@Bashynx 11 месяцев назад

@@ivetadimitrova6290 technically, pannetone is way more complex than cozonac recipe. But I'd agree that it is an italian version of the same recipe.

@Bashynx 11 месяцев назад

@@Monas99 Depends what kind of Panettone you had. One of my recipes has raisins and candied oranges. Another has white chocolate and pistaccios. Pretty sure there are ones with turkish delight as well. Dough wise, there are similarities between the two, but on the technical side, cozonac resembles the poppy seed rolls that you got all over europe. Well, I call them poppy seed rolls, but in Slovakia, they are also filled with nuts or cheese not just poppy, my great grandma didnt use to add raisins or turkish delight, as that is something better in fluffier dough, and she was making them very dry and with thin walls.

@andreivanpopa 11 месяцев назад

20:00 yes, those are for hangovers. Just had one this morning after 4 days in a row drinking session. They're quite good and my buddies from the UK always make stock of these every time they come visit me.

@TravelwithMonicaLazar 11 месяцев назад

Welcome back in Romania! 😍

@n30hunt 11 месяцев назад

I hope you will also visit Oradea. It is pretty close to Timisoara. Enjoy Romania!

@mosradu4953 11 месяцев назад

They did last year i think. And got lucky ;).

@myway2843 11 месяцев назад

@usabin...ROMANIA IS EXPENSIVE!!

@ionicafardefrica 11 месяцев назад

the best bread you can buy is obviously the bakery one. It has a nice crust, it boasts all natural ingredients and comes in a bazillion varieties. But it's also quite expensive, about 2-3 times the price of supermarket sliced bread. So for our daily needs, most of us buy the cheap one. I personally, read the label -if it's not full of chemicals and preservatives and it doesn't contain weird ingredients like sugar or flour subtitutes, I'll buy it, no matter how cheap

@ionelghiorghita688 11 месяцев назад

The worst ingredient by far îs the "margarina" the "vegetable fat"

@gleipnirrr 11 месяцев назад

everything is a chemical..

@ionicafardefrica 11 месяцев назад

@@gleipnirrr the cheaper products are just flour water, yeast and salt. Which is exactly what you want

@Crist2538 11 месяцев назад

You 2 are very charismatic, i really enjoy your content!!! Regards to you!!! :D

@serlucian9155 11 месяцев назад

awesome idea of a video! could you do one maybe where you taste romanian snacks?

@stefandaniel1 11 месяцев назад

Mega is mega expensive, hence the name :)) there are local supermarkets that offer better prices (unfortunately not so many) and the peasants markets are also a much cheaper grocery shopping option :)

@myway2843 11 месяцев назад

@stefandaniel1...there aint no Romanian supermarkets!!PENNY-CARREFOUR-KAUFLAND-LIDL dominates the Romanian FOOD/MARKET industry!!dont do NATIONALIST,its a poor and difficult country!!!!its VERRY EXPENSIVE who live and earn his/her salary(2000lei=400€)in ROMANIA!!!!!!

@andreiaiosif2534 11 месяцев назад

Maybe in small cities, in Bucharest markets are all „owned” by the Gypsy Mafia and are even more expensive as Lidl or Kaufland. And are also full of pickpockets, I didn't step in the local market in the last 3 years. Add to this no parking place.

@reibubbles2505 11 месяцев назад

I love blue cheese, but I love Romanian sheep cheese even more! It's like cheese and butter at the same, definitely gourmet. It's important where you get it from though, it has to be from actual farmers(I buy it from farmers from Sibiu who come and sell in Obor market in Bucuresti). I love it especially sprinkled over fries. The salty, spicy flavor of the cheese with the sweetness of the potatoes is an amazing combo, and the rich buttery aroma is just... my mouth is watering just thinking about it. Unfortunately I'm lactose intolerant and I can't eat it often, but the experience is worth the suffering! Haha!

@clashazdarius2202 11 месяцев назад

nice video!

@pluto762 11 месяцев назад

Those Puf biscuits are my favourites. I always buy like a dozen of those. They're just so good. They remind me of my childhood. Also, the subdivisions of 1 Leu (RON) are not called cents, like with the euros or dollars or other currencies. They're called "bani" ("ban", singular).

@lauratinca-zan8603 11 месяцев назад

Ivana,you can buy anywere "semințe de leuștean", lovage seeds, put it in the ground and hopefully it will grow ❤ it's about 2-4 lei a package. Like parsley, basil and so on

@bur3b1sta 11 месяцев назад

Yes... and lovage even likes cool climates, so it might grow quite well in Canada.

@Chris-ye7zc 11 месяцев назад

@@bur3b1sta completely frost resistant; my grandmother had a plant outside for years and aside from watering, never gave it much care :). you can find seeds, seedlings and dried herb all over europe!

@rusudenes8549 11 месяцев назад

From a Timisoara citizen, I welcome you and hope you enjoy your stay!

@Kalrak 11 месяцев назад

most open-minded, authentic and friendliest foreign youtubers travelling to Romania

@GAMINGSPIDER8489 11 месяцев назад

Tysm for supporting my country

@dudmic 11 месяцев назад

At 5:21 the milk bottle with some brown on it has 3.7 to 4.1 fat Best pate i ate is Carrefour Wild Boar Terrine (tastes closer to a homemade one), and the danish Tulip pork pate has the highest liver content. As for romanian pate Scandia Sibiu products are usually the top.

@bur3b1sta 11 месяцев назад

The best romanian pate, for me, is the one from Sergiana. I love it!

@LusioEcarts 11 месяцев назад

Commercial Cozonac is pretty good if you take especially the one you showed in the video: By the ,,Boromir'' brand. At least taste wise ..they often have good quality products. 👍 I like both versions that you showed in this video (I like the one with some yellow package too) 😀

@RaduRadonys 11 месяцев назад

They are like corn cu ciocolata, those cheap croissants. Same texture. Real cozonac is nothing like that.

@Relhio 11 месяцев назад

@@RaduRadonys I'd say it's more along the lines of panettone, it's good if you like that stuff; pretty damn expensive tho.

@dummus08 2 месяца назад

Love you guys! Best regardes from North Norway 🇳🇴 ...born in Romania

@carivus9363 11 месяцев назад

i love this video from romania

@lyubomiryotov7918 11 месяцев назад

You can find "Lovage" in Bulgaria as well, it's under the name "Devesil". Great with beans dishes and seafood ;) It is misleading when you say "only in Romania".

@florinssj2289 11 месяцев назад

Fresh lovage is best

@lalayastill610 11 месяцев назад

the Sibiu Salami is a high end salami. It's special

@chris.cloudroom 11 месяцев назад

As someone who 99% of time shops at Mega Image, man! This one looks so pretty compared to the one I usually shop at 😆

@florinG 11 месяцев назад

Prices have really soared in Romania, thanks for sharing.

@cristibaluta 11 месяцев назад

At least 50%

@andreiaiosif2534 11 месяцев назад

Prices have soared in the whole world.

@lkl3210 11 месяцев назад

Some supermarket mici can be as good as restaurant mici it really depends on the butcher, in Bucharest there was a Selgros i think ( may have been a different chain ) that was city famous for its mici for over a decade, but the butcher recently changed and the quality dropped. And most of the veggies you showed were indeed from Romania, in that mega all the local products had that folk inspired red logo with 'Gusturi romanesti' or romanian taste, doesn't mean they're from a grandma's garden though but it doesn't mean it's not either. edit: The Hangover black packet said 'Easier mornings after epic nights' so probably hangover cure yeah

@KaiHansen-sf1lq 11 месяцев назад

Best hangover cures - SHKEMBÈ CHORBÀ and... beer! 😁

@katekitoka 11 месяцев назад

Zamă dă pă varză 😂

@JetLagWarriors 11 месяцев назад

LOL Thanks for this comment. Good info and nice to know what the hangover cure was

@oanacamacho1980 11 месяцев назад

Very expensive for the Romanian pay checks, the prices are almost like in the USA 😱

@LusioEcarts 11 месяцев назад

@@Alexander-jr8nw SadIy.. you are right. They just want to find excuses (even BS excuses) to raise some prices 🙄🙄

@omi685 11 месяцев назад

This is one of the most expensive supermarkets in Romania, you can buy cheaper food from other supermarkets or plain markets. Unless you live in a big city, most Romanians grow their own fruits, vegetables, etc. during the summer and have winter food storage. The US is WAY more expensive, based on personal experience.

@oanacamacho1980 11 месяцев назад

@@omi685 I'm Romanian, living in USA since 2004, I was surprised to see that the prices for the products they showed were very close to what I pay here. My parents are living in Cluj-Napoca, they do have their own vegetable garden, chickens, pigs & sheep and I don't think they shop at this store chain 😊

@omi685 11 месяцев назад

@@oanacamacho1980 The prices are higher now because of the worldwide situation, they used to be half the price before the war in Ukraine started. Things will get better.

@marianapopescu753 11 месяцев назад

All food in Mega Image is first quality👍

@butunoiflorentina3896 11 месяцев назад

Love from Romania❤

@thegreaterstefan2200 11 месяцев назад

I recommend Lidl, Kaufland or Carrefour, they are cheaper than Mega Image

@LusioEcarts 11 месяцев назад

11:11 GUYS.. BUY THOSE when you can or when you see them 😄 ,,Eti Puf'' brand :) I love them ..my favorites are the ones you showed.. with coconut (white version). They are frickin DELICIOUS 🤤🤤(and also cheap in price). For me is hard to stop not eating too many 🤣

@Novosadjanin82 10 месяцев назад

Selen in Serbia is that herb Lovage. My grandma used to plant that 2 decades ago ( when she was alive ). You can still order it from some specialized websites and you can even buy seeds

@kimanna5928 11 месяцев назад

If you ever come to Cluj-Napoca, let me know and I can make you some cozonac, home made, how it's actually supposed to be. The store bought ones are honestly terrible, they don't even come close to the real deal 😂. It's very nice to see my country through your eyes, brings a new perspective ❤️

@oanacamacho1980 11 месяцев назад

They already have been twice, I hope they'll go again because they still have many beautiful places to see😊

@nord1k467 11 месяцев назад

I could move and live into that cheese section any given day!

@JetLagWarriors 11 месяцев назад

Same lol

@Kiwi-Araga 11 месяцев назад

Mega Image happens to be the most expensive super market chain.

@EleutheriosKaralis-yq9vl 6 месяцев назад

So orderly organized wow

@cosminel469 11 месяцев назад

Check the Auchan or Kaufland

@yellowbin 11 месяцев назад

I live in Timisoara and im telling you, every vegetable that you see in a supermarket is a factory farm.

@dianadobrin8160 11 месяцев назад

Ivana, I too love lovage and grow it myself. When you’re back in Canada reach out😉. And my mici are the best, although I may be biased😊. Love your enthusiasm for Romania and love your videos overall.

@yogiaol 11 месяцев назад

Vegetables are cheaper than in Bulgaria. Zacusca and Ajvar are expensiver than Lutenica in Bulgaria, there is 2 USD.

@pannatoth5967 11 месяцев назад

Lovage or "Lestyán" in Hungary is not that "only in Romania". It has been long cultivated in Europe, the leaves used as an herb, the roots as a vegetable, and the seeds as a spice, especially in southern European cuisine.

@cristibaluta 11 месяцев назад

Are you sure it makes seeds? Never saw them in my life. I had no idea we use the roots either.

@darktoranaga 11 месяцев назад

To be fair, I am not aware of a single culinary thing that is unique for Romania, Hungary, or whatever country in the region. There might be slight variations based on geographical region rather than country, but if you can have it in Romania, you can have it in Hungary and viceversa.

@Smjork 10 месяцев назад

@@darktoranaga Slight variations ... :-)))) First of all Romania consists of some very specific geographical regions. Romanians living in these regions were heavily influenced by their closest-direct country-neighbors and to some extent, in some cases, they also influenced their country-neighbors cuisine. That's why you can eat genuine "magyar gulyas", "ukrainian fish broth", "bulgarian pickled cucumbers" and "turkish delight" in Romania. And yet, as an example of many, you just CAN'T compare the turkish "sarma" with the romanian "sarmale". The turkish dish contains lamb/beef minced meat rolled in grape leaves while the romanian dish contains pork/beef minced meat rolled in pickled cabbage leaves. They taste VERY differently. Even the full vegetarian variants of the two taste VERY differently.