Romanian cuisine emerged under the influence of different cultures. These cultures include Türkiye, Germany and Hungary. Traditional Romanian cuisine includes dishes that are not very easy to digest and are based on meat products. When you go to a restaurant in a country where the snack habit is highly developed, you will definitely find treats such as tomatoes, cheese, onions, salami and mushrooms on your table. You won’t come across many examples of world cuisine in rural areas. But in big countries like Bucharest, you will encounter more variety in this regard. Corn flour is widely used in Romania, where local dishes are very delicious. Soup is one of the indispensable ingredients of traditional Romanian cuisine. Meatball soups called ciorba de perisore, vegetable soup cooked with rice balls and sour cream called ciorba tãrãneascã, meat soups made from chicken offal and a wide variety of fish soups are of considerable importance in the country’s cuisine. One of the flavors you should try when you go to Romania is parjoale. Be sure to taste this spicy pastry decorated with garnishes. Sturgeon, which they prepare by grilling and calling it Nisetru la gratar, is among the prominent flavors of the country’s cuisine. Mamaliga, which they consume by pureeing and making from corn flour, is one of the basic foods of the country. In the country where street food culture is quite common, salty crackers called saratele, sausage-shaped spicy meat snacks called mici, sugar-coated cakes that resemble donuts, gogoshi, and hotdogs filled with cheese, called langoshi, are among the most common delicacies you will come across on the streets of the country. In addition to the local desserts that can only be tasted in the eastern part of the country, pasca with chocolate or cheese, cherry-stuffed cakes called sponge pan are among the country’s traditional desserts. In addition, Romania is one of the countries where it is easiest for vegetarians and vegans to find alternatives. When you go to a restaurant, just ask if there is “mancare de post”. This means it is suitable for religious nutrition, which means meals that do not contain animal products in the country where the majority is Orthodox. Although being a vegetarian or vegan is not a very understandable thing for Romanians, you can easily find suitable dishes. Wine is one of the most consumed drinks in Romania. Wine production, which has a history of approximately 2000 years, is one of the most important reasons for the home-made wine tradition in the country. Beer, another drink that is much more common than before, can be found very cheaply in the country. Palinca, one of the country’s unique drinks, is a very strong drink with 60 percent pure alcohol. In addition to this drink, also known as tuica, they also have hot wines called glühwein and wines made with grapes from Moldavian vineyards, called grasa and feteasa. The expected tip amount in the country is approximately 5 to 10 percent of the bill. Mavimore Turizm is a travel agency registered with TÜRSAB. Document number: A-8307