Cooking my favorite Romanian food (MICI) for my Canadian family 🇷🇴 🇨🇦

We made mici, one of our favourite Romanian food for our Canadian family! What do our family think of this famous Romanian street food and bbq? Check out their reaction!
Special thanks to Ramona's Cuisine for the recipe www.ramonascuisine.com/homema...
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Preparing the little ones!! Too much baking soda?
5:12 - Shoutout to our Easter dinner (and bagged milk)
7:02 - Time for a test mici
11:12 -Mici and beer... reminiscing about our 90 days in Romania
15:54 - Time to eat the mici
19:45 - MY MOM'S FAV INTERNATIONAL FOOD SO FAR?!
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JetLagWarriors is a Canadian couple -- Steve and Ivana. After travelling here and there for a few years, mostly during Canadian winter, we fully caught the travel bug and decided to travel INDEFINITELY! Subscribe to keep up with our journey. Thanks!

[@alexbolog3635]

advice from a romanian (a drunk romanian): never use ground garlic from the store, just buy some garlic and grind it. trust me.

[@obudanbondon]

why not both

[@stefanemanuel5606]

​because one is beautiful natural flavor and the other processed crap @obudanbondon

[@taikai1]

as a Romanian watching this, I got to say that I am pretty sure that all Romanians watching this video have had a biig smile on their faces for 20 minutes! I sure did! Happy to see mici are conquering the world! Looking forward to seeing you back in Romania!

[@alexa1338]

I am half Romanian and half Portuguese 😂edit : I’m also Learning Spanish and my school , ty for all the likes 😜👌🏻🥳👋

[@MURRYCHOOCK]

I agree! And for somebody trying an recipe on internet...the result seems pretty authentic. I wish they invent smell transmission on internet

[@trotinel2970]

So true @Tai Kai......😂

[@charity9685]

It’s not Romanian … mici nu sunt tradiționali românești

[@deathshot371]

Fabian esti foarte prost

[@gigibenea3529]

You are the best ambassador of Romania in Canada 👏👏👏😀🍁💙💛❤

[@reluracasanu9985]

Steve and Ivana, greetings from Romania! As a Romanian, I was super proud of what Steve's mother said at the end of the vlog!

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Nicely done👍 good job ! Mici is definitely a way to go at any kind of barbeque they want to throw at or any grill party, the only thing is that when are freezed before cooking the meat will shrink and they need fiddling turning to all sides to be well cooked but once done they are finished they are so rewarding in taste just with bred, mustard and pickles ! ;0) 👌😋

[@spamspam541]

"shoutout to Canada, bbqing in 7 degrees" Thats the Romanian spirit! Ain't no weather bad enough to stop us from grilling mici!

[@alexandraroxanamoraru9979]

Omg!!! You make me cry…they look insane!! For sure I’ll try it as well…it’s been more than 5 years since the last time I ate mici…as a Romanian that lives in Canada I really appreciate this video…😍

[@silviag1547]

Depending on where you live in Canada you can get amazing mici . In Montreal you can get the meat already done you just have to form them .

[@balkandad]

Va salut!

[@voicutiulea400]

@@silviag1547 DACA SUNTETI ROMANI PE UN CONT ROMANESC DE CE NU SCRIETI ROMANESTE?

[@silviag1547]

@@voicutiulea400 Because I have lived in Canada most of my life and I can’t write in Romanian.

[@Zdamaneta]

@@silviag1547 I live in Montreal as well but I can't find them anywhere on UberEats to order at home. All restaurants are mostly greek, italian and asian.

[@cbalano]

4:58 Mici is plural, mic is singular. One mic, two mici. First mic ever, leading to the creation of 31 mici.

[@adrianneagoe3652]

Love you guys from Romania🇷🇴

[@valentindruta2358]

buna

[@joshuachad]

I’ve never eaten Mici or Romanian cuisine before. The food you’ve (plural) made must be really good because your mum said so. Always trust mums! 👍

[@wu-layunysoul6348]

They are called mici or mititei translate in english is smalls...because they are like some one bite skinless sausage

[@cornelnaumencu5272]

Don't use translated version...it sounds strange...actually, personally, i have no ideea if their name it actually has a conection with the romanian word for "small" or it is a simple coincidence. Like, the most sadic joke of my childhood " prăjitură" which means "fried" but also "cookye" ...my grandpa used this trick with me, just imaginate me when i thought i was asked if i want a cookie and i got some sort of fat-meat dish...not fun 🤣😅

[@saymyname2682]

you need to try

[@celest_light]

Should really try it! The tradițional food is very good and special avery were un the world!!

[@vrb1234]

Joshua just go for it

[@adrianaustralia4207]

From a Romanian ..living .in Australia .Steve &Ivana=PURE ROMANIANS ! WE❤ YOU GUYS ! Great job !!!

[@eugenstan6656]

Oh yeah, and the bagged milk reminds me of my childhood. Up until about 15 years ago, milk was also bagged in Romania. Every kid did this: when our mothers sent us to the corner shop to get a bag of milk, we would get back home with a corner bitten off, and half a bag of milk =))))))

[@AJ-ul2bb]

Some memories :) i've these days bag milk in ro

[@soll86]

pffff... ce amintiri 😭

[@wu-layunysoul6348]

Cred ca la fel se intampla si cu franzela luata de la alimentara...era asa de gustoasa si de proaspata ...incat pana acasa muscam din coltul painii....era cea mai buna bucatica😋😋😋😋😋

[@gerulais]

@@wu-layunysoul6348 coltul franzelei era preferatul meu. Nu puteam sa ajung acasa fara sa mananc coltul. :D

[@LusioEcarts]

Hahah.. true and sweet memories 😄👍

[@MoseNdj]

1'st of May is the unofficial "Mici" day in Romania. Let all the grills burn 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@exrons3818]

Greets from Deva, Romania. I love MICI with MUSTAR!

[@emanoilmihaila9506]

Respect vouă și familiei, va așteptăm in România❤️

[@MikkyTek]

Can’t wait to see you back here. Greeting from Romania !

[@JetLagWarriors]

Big shoutout to Romania and all the romanians who made our trip so great :D! Will be back in 3 months or so

[@flamingo1976]

Salut from Romania! God bless your beautiful family, Ivana, your gourgeous mom, and your father! I can't wait to watch your romanian adventures again. maybe we'll meet if you'll be around Cluj! great MICI, good chef Ivana

[@psypsy751]

Mici is easy but somewhat specific, whereas with ciorba you can't really go wrong. It's like romanian pizza, we just put whatever vegetables and meat we want in it. Go for it, Ivana!

[@adrianvat1501]

Doesn't really apply for ciorba de burta, that one is pretty specific as well.

[@cosmin1518]

@@adrianvat1501 fr, you just don't fuck around with ciorba de burta, you either follow the recepie or don't and be exiled from the country lol

[@ipostaze2]

I have to say, as a Romanian who's not really into mici, that you did a great job preparing the meat. A mention is that you really have to cook'em on a charcoal grill, so that they take that smell of smoke. Glad your parents liked them, my mom is the biggest fan of mici and beer :) Also, it is true, they... shrink :P

[@ArmAndrei]

Also you need that home made "Slănină" to rub on the grill so the Mici don't stick ! 😁👍👍

[@yanderedev-dm6kk]

they do,sunt roman si da sunt buni

[@kramerkrm]

Romanian mici are now more famous than ever :D

[@clc2986]

You are the ambassador of Romanian food ❤️❤️❤️

[@eugenstan6656]

Wow! Just Wow! I am so impressed but actually I'm more proud of you both! Congratulations Ivana for your first mici! A lot of Romanian people don't get it like this after a few times, but you succeded the first time! You don't realize, but its amazing, you deserve an award. Also big respect for following the recipe precisely; some people, out of commodity skip the beef stock, which is very important for the mici, but you didn't, so congrats again. Steve, you are awesome, you always understand the important stuff in things in general, and as well now you did understand the proper way of constantly turning the mici and using a low fire! WOW guys! I can't wait for you to be back in Romania; I'll be waiting for you in Timisoara! I hope we get the chance to meet. Take care! See you soon :D

[@ourlivesinbits]

Hello guys, from Bucharest! Congratulations for cooking mici at home and thank you for talking so nice about Romania ! ❤️❤️❤️

[@Brown2fly1]

I just made mici burgers! They are delicious. Thanks for the recipe❤

[@int6107]

Don t do thaaat!!! Please!!!! It really is against mici protocol

[@alinatiuga1777]

The most cool - cute couple I've seen ever. Very authentic and natural video 🙂💁‍♀️

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Can we use minched beef n lamb or chicken instead?

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@justme7920 Thank u for d tips, appreciate it. 🙂

[@augustiniumihaila4466]

@@Yasin_Affandi Never use bird meat to mici... chicken, turkey or else.... Initial recipe was contained horse meat, like 3 part beaf, 2 part lamb . 1 part horse (late 1700 to middle 1800) but in 20-th century was excluded. So, basically are to sorts - beef/sheep or beef/pork . Can also find sometimes mixed. Reason for the two variations is that originally, mici were prepared in Wallachian's Inns or caravansaray's, were used tio stay many muslim/jewish traders and they didn't eat pork.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@augustiniumihaila4466 Thanks for d info n d brief history of mici. If I'm not mistaken, Steve n Ivana like it very much that they cook this dish at their house in Canada. 🙂

[@marcfaur]

Yay! My favorite traveling couple is back with another Romanian content! (Writing this before actually watching.) Post viewing edit: Yes, I remember the bags of milk from my 6 months stay in Canada. On another note, I have to take you guys out for the best mici in Bucharest when you'll be back.

[@bogdanmatei4336]

Can't wait to have you back in Romania guys!

[@notdoodle]

You guys are legends. Thank you so much for taking this small bit of Romania with you. Keep up the good stuff, take care!

[@oanacamacho1980]

Looks delicious👌😋 I'm glad your family enjoyed it!🤗

[@cristian-andreibegu1742]

Been following you since the Romania series. Great job for trying our mici. Can't wait for you guys to be back in Romania 🇷🇴

[@AdrianBurhui]

Yesssssss! You did it! I'm so proud of you! 🤗❤️🤗

[@gigivoicu9998]

That's so cool. From your travels to my country you brought the best of our tasty cuisine to Canada. Awesome guys!

[@meteu171]

OMG guys, seeing you enjoing such a basic meal from Romania made my day :D Love you and cant wait to come back here !!!

[@oxygen8630]

nice you coming back so happy to hear that

[@virgiliu_life]

Proud of you guys! Mici forever! Waiting for you in Romania! 👍👍👍

[@Fnaf-vh9cs]

ou very nice enjoy the romanian food man, you guys are always welcome back to our country !

[@cynthiacrys]

Just had my first picaña in Madrid, all thanks to you guys! Happy to know you you are coming back to Romania! Discovered your channel by accident been following you since!

[@dr1m181]

Cheers !! can't wait to see you guys back in Romania !

[@GMH-xl4lu]

From now on ,you are half romanian!Every time I see or think about "mici",i have a watering mouth!

[@alexanderk.3056]

So glad to see that foreigners love/like to eat romanian dishes! Regards from Timisoara!

[@Bigmao101]

Just some little tips for the next time you cook "mici",use fresh garlic in the recipe,less baking soda or it will be hard to digest,before to put them on the grill you can rub them with a bit of vegetable oil.and when they are cooking pour beer over them and i will sugest you to use an charcoal grill or natural coal resulted from burning wood,the flavour is a lot diferent than the gas grill ,and the last tip as an romanian bbq maker,we don't close the lid of the bbq,we kinda sear the mici over high heat and quickly turn then upside down regular so they don't burn or taste burned,greeting from Romania good luck,happy holidays wish you all the best

[@romuluschitic5909]

Congrats guys, you did a really good job, the mici look very genuine! Cheers from Bucharest!

[@mr.classy7504]

Nice content guys. Big up from România, nice mici and beer!

[@SuperDubstep16]

I got to say that those are some good looking mici. Congrats Steve and Ivana and we await your arrival here. Kudos from Romania.

[@vladtataee]

Big respect ... ty for promoting this .... i watched your trip in Romania and i am glad u liked

[@aishx]

An Ivana cooking video brings back memories of 2020 in a good way 😌

[@elenagisa1318]

Ivana , the mici are on the complicated dishes side in Romanian cuisine for me personally, and I never had the courage to try to make them but seeing you doing it I think I will try make them from the scratch myself. They look delicious and mouth watering. Looking forward to see you in Romania xo xo xo

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Mici (or Mititei ) are actually part of other cultures that got in Romania during older wars with Turkey empire the only difference is that Turkey recipe includes beef & lamb (usually baby lamb or baby goat) they cylindrical & longer and are cooked in the similar way as kebab meat and the spices were more predominant instead of beer (since they are part of muslim culture) but in Romania after the Turk empire got back the traditional cuisine of Romania did it's own recipe with what meat was most popular beef & pork and beer + baking powder to make them moister and juicy being cooked much better on the barbeque & grill..

[@alexevo8016]

@@poplaurentiu4148 Te-ai gasit tu cu explicatii, crezi ca toate bucatariile sunt autentice, dealungul secolelor s-au imprumutat obiceiuri si traditii, asta este frumos in costructia unei "etnogeneze". Repede, sa dai tu explicatii pripite, ca sunt de la X sau de la Y, este tardiv si sta in mentalitatea noastra slaba, in loc sa punem accent si sa promovam totul! Traim vremurile validarii si ale oportunitatii de orice fel! Ce mai spui de nemti care se lauda cu "german doner" sau "Berlin doner", oare branzeturile frantuzesti sunt asa autentice? Aveau turme de oi si capre prin toata Franta, din Normandia, Bretonia si pana in Alsacia si Lorena? Pizza e asa italiana autentica sau era coca aia facuta in cuptoarele din Egiptul antic cu mirodenii pe ia? Oare drumul mirodeniilor de unde a provenit?

[@gigihentz5510]

As is not an easy recipe, the chef deserves all thumbs up...!

[@ronniekoh2226]

Well done Ivana! The mici u made looks super delicious making me drooling 🤤 🤤🤤.

[@SUNNYB0Y]

Wow! Look amazing!

[@alexandrupatru2892]

Wow, that was a nice surprise! Been a long time since anyone from friends or family, yours truly included, has made the composition, nowadays, in Romania, most just buy them already rolled and ready for bbq, you guys are awesome! Mouth-watering, even after all the goodies I have in the fridge due to Easter! 5+1 star! :)

[@Ihatenumbersinnametags]

Your mum is so sweet! Enjoy the mici, guys! Looking forward to see you back here in 3 months. The war is close but so is Summer with no Covid restrictions. Should be a blast ;)

[@XploreSeason]

Romanian here, good job guys! Happy to see you back in Canada and remember about your romanian experience. Lots of love from RO!!! Hope you come back and explore more !!!

[@expatinbrazil]

Impressive! All my respect guys !

[@serlucian9155]

WOOOO LETS GOOO Much love from Romania!

[@midelli57]

Good job Yvonna ! Bravo ! I am so proud of your work ! The secret is having the grill very well heat !

[@asanctum]

really glad you like them and seem to really enjoy them, you got the mici spirit

[@criss6945]

Aww, this is nice. I enjoyed so much your videos in Romania. Bring back memories indeed! Never cooked mici before, I will probably do now. 😂

[@YoogYtube]

super video! happy to hear from u that u coming back to our country!! :)

[@maraovy]

Great job, guys!

[@oanapuciu]

Wow thanks man for bringing this to your place

[@beautifulfishing]

5 sec into the video and LIKE :))) come baaack to Romaniaaaaa

[@wifeysaucethf4331]

Can't wait to have you guys back here ❤

[@nataliapopa9309]

Hi from Oradea( Romania)! I don t belive you!!! Wow! Bravo! I love mici! God bless you!

[@ciobanoiuciprian9639]

Suuuper nice!!! Good job 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴

[@alexr833]

I absolutely loved this! Making some as well in the UK

[@ramonac5600]

I'm impressed that you made it at home. What's interesting, is that usually the good stuff in life is made by people that we don't actually know. Like "mici" for example, we all know that is made by someone who ran out of that carcass, and that's all. And I'm sure that in every country you find a certain dish very popular but they don't have any clue who made it. 😄

[@viorelradu2545]

You guys are the crackest of the cracks! Ivona is a star cook! Well done and looking forward to having you back in Romania! Pofta buna!

[@rajinderkaursidhu752]

The food looks delicious 😋

[@adeemirics8988]

I'm definitively your fan guys/ lovely videos/ love your material with Romania

[@RatzY11]

Welcome back Steve and Ivana, we miss you here in Romania, hope you guys miss us too and will come back soon. 🥰 Your mici looked really good! I bet they were tasty as well. 😁

[@zitapapp436]

OMG! U made mici in Canada! It makes me so proud! Of U! Of me...being a romanian! In so glad your mama liked it! 😘🤗❤🙋‍♀️

[@makelovenotwarnoob]

Great job. They look amazing.

[@lixandrumarius8452]

Huge smile on my freaking face..... nice job Steve!

[@zippo4222]

You are just awsome man :))) i am a Romanian in DK and i also try to teach them how good stuff taste like. I'm so happy you appreciate so much our food :)) i've seen almost all of your videos from your trip in RO. Hope we will see you again!

[@vladroman8521]

We love you guys and we hope you coming back in Romania’ 😍👏🏻

[@Cocodrillo18]

im so happy u like mici.... proud of u, proud of romania, my home country :) u guys are natural.... they look exactly how they supposed to

[@cheeseguy6445]

I love to see people like the food from my country

[@oliviapalade8599]

Just on time for the 1st of May bank holiday & celebrations in Vama Veche, when everyone's going to the beach there and throughout the country to enjoy the mici and the beer! Good timing guys. Well done for preparing it all by yourselves. Impressed. 🎊🎊🎊

[@LawrenceGreco]

This is my favorite youtube travel channel. In a few days, on May 1st, there is a big traditional party in Vama Veche, I will be there. ;-)

[@popamarian3584]

What i can say... Big respect, from Romania!

[@OrtodoxiaAutentica]

Greetings from Romania! Awesome to see that you enjoy mici! I can bet that you will love Sarmale, they are awesome, i am not going to spoil anything in case you might taste them in the future! Was fun enjoying the video!

[@lynia6587]

Woww 👏🏻 hi guys...that was super delicious mici , not too complicated to prepare and yet amazing taste , good job Ivana and Steve , this really brings back the memory in Romania , glad that Steve's parents love mici , thanks for the recipe and I would love to try making mici 👍 awesome 5-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@marianvlad9047]

Congratulations!!! Well done!!!

[@tessabessa5725]

Just wanted to point out that you and your dad are a mirror image giving the tumbs out. Thanks for the video, love watching you two.

[@Vali.N]

This is so cool to see that the experience was authentic. Bless you! for the sneeze :) Nice to see you guys are really appreciative and it also makes us even more appreciate you for showing some of our stuff to the world. Pointers, you don’t really need to put chili in the mix if some people don’t like spice, some black pepper is enough. And yes, as you discovered, they shrink on the grill so making them bigger when preparing helps. Biggest pointer however is, these are meant to go over an open barbecue, not a closed grill. Just crack up the heat a little, have a friend over the grill, have a (or more) beer(s), have a chat over the smoke about the game, life, kids, credit, whatever, while always playing around with the mici on the grill, turning them around. Mici brings people, stories, cultures together, that is the magic. Great job on the video! Oh, and please don’t put them in a bun. They are mici, leave the buns for hot dogs and sausages. As long as you have room temp mustard and a piece of room temp bread, hot juicy mici off the grill and a cold as ice beer, there will be peace in your tummy and bliss in your heart :)

[@bb0497]

Thank you guys for the comercial that you are making for Romanians, you are wonderfuls❤

[@alexandrurontu1682]

Haha you are a proper Romanian now brother!! Keep up the good stuff!! 👍💪 best from UK

[@clickforasmr]

yes sir ,Romania approves this , you are now certified in producing and cooking Mici

[@devorbacualex]

Tripe soup for life. We’re also big shawarma lovers. :-) but that’s still below the MICI. Can’t grill anything in Romania without some MICI

[@aimworkin]

Great mom you have man. Even if it didn seem 100% for her she wants to make it because you guys love it so much. Great person to be around

[@danutzphg1948]

Honestly I'm really glad and I feel proud that "micii" they are appreciated and you like it, in moments like that I feel proud to be a Romanian😂🇷🇴✌🏼 Greetings from Romania

[@emiloprisa]

Hehe, in the middle of the mici cooking, a beautiful image of my hometown castle ❤️. Greetings from Spain. When I miss home, I binge on your videos among others.

[@florinnastasa5506]

Nice work. For greater authenticity, you need to fry the mici on the wood grill. They get a special aroma that way, fried but also a little smoked . You can also add 10% sheep meet.

[@augustiniumihaila4466]

Mulțumim!

[@vladtita5143]

kudos to U from a romanian canadian, thumbs up buddy , u nailed it with the baking soda!!!

[@silekasztel]

Nice to see you making Mici ! I love so much that Mici ! I am from Romania Bucharest i see all your post s ! best and beautiful!

[@Dani_Sinaci]

Hi, i'm romanian and i really enjoyed this video and also thoose in Romania.. Mici is our Sunday tradition when we go at the used stuff fair, also at every barbeque.. 👌

[@dragosdespinoiu-radu7728]

Hi guys ! first of all I am a Romanian / Canadian citizen , born in Romania , emigrated in Canada, Ontario, lived in Toronto North York ON , studied at University of Toronto , physical therapy, worked at Baycrest Centre ,married my wife, a doctor in dentistry who was working in a dental clinic in Toronto on Bay St. Dr. Steven Small clinic....and moved back in Romania Bucharest ,because my wife has a dentistry clinic in Bucharest ....so , Thank You so much for promoting Romania so hard !!! Thank You again for beeing so Canadian/Romanian !!! I missed so much from time to time my summers and falls in Toronto or in the North Bay , Nipissing District ....Love you guys and the best of luck !...oh I mostly forgot....I'm a fan of Rapid Bucuresti soccer team since infancy but I coach a couple of children hockey team in Toronto , the Downsview Beavers and Toronto Red Wings ....

[@preciousstone6878]

Heyy...Diane, so glad to see you enjoying the mici! I like it too! Gonna make it one of these days when I find a good piece of beef and pork too! (I will mince it myself) I'll have it pan fried or bake/grill.