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@@Godea.A The mici were quite expensive here. I think it's because the restaurant is a popular spot with Romanian dancing and music, so the prices are higher.
@@OneWayTicketAliHolly Gil Flash`s (La Cocosatu) and Terasa Obor. Cocosatu has great food across the board, but are considered the best mici in Bucharest, bar none. Terasa Obor is a close second and is VERY working class...but amazing taste and excellent prices. Since the Old Center bases their revenue on tourists the prices will always be jacked up there.
Polenta is more sophisticated than our mamaliga because it is made with cheese and ocasionally with butter and broth. Mamaliga is made with just water or milk and it is a great bread substitute. I totally understand why your espectations were higher 😅.
Actually, polenta means mamaliga. Traditionally, polenta is not made with cheese anywhere. It's just a local touch. As all staple foods, it is very simple. There are people who put cheese in it in Romania, too, but it's not traditional.
You eat polenta with the main dish. Polenta takes place of bread. You wouldn't eat bread separately, so you shouldn't eat just polenta on its own. Think of it like corn bread. So a bite of polenta, and then a bite of sarmale. That's the way to go.
@@OneWayTicketAliHolly actually its better to have a shot of palinca before you take polenta together with sarmale and sour cream in the same bite, then finish it with a bite of a fresh or pickled green pepper and wash everything down with a red wine. Trust me i am romanian!
Eating sarmale with your hand is a punishable offence. There is only one exception to the rule that allows you to do that. You must sneak into the kitchen and must make sure that you are completely alone. You have to take them directly from the pot in which they were cooked and only before serving or after serving (usually half an hour after saying "I've had enough, I can't eat any more".)
Come and visit Transylvania as well! For accommodation I highly recommend Count Mikes’ Estate from Zabala, King Charles’ Guesthouses from Zalan, and Count Kalnoky’s Guesthouses (their castle is a museum) from Miclosoara. The Mikes have two castles at their estate, the old castle in which the Countess and her family live in, and the new castle which functions as a hotel.
66 lei for 3 mici and some fries and 57 lei for 3 sarmale, it's crazy expensive and it's not worth it. They're good but not for that price. There's always cheaper alternatives.
Το Βουκουρέστι είναι πανέμορφο, αλλα το φαγητό μονότονο, παντού τηγανητές ζύμες, πολεντα , χοιρινό, πατάτες και λάχανο σαλάτα, δεν πάς για φαγητό στο Βουκουρέστι!!!
