Full Supermarket Tour in ROMANIA (expensive?)

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]

Love for Romania from Bulgaria ❤❤❤

[@eddy4505]

Love for Bulgaria from Romania❤❤❤

[@inapetrisor2874]

Greetings from Bucharest Romania, my friends!

[@shockandawe7274]

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

[@black47180]

Bulgaria ! Our best friends!

[@lordfrost3752]

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

[@petruberinde5957]

Mega image is most expensive supermarket in Romania

[@sorinpopa1442]

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

[@Stop.01.]

That's why there are no people inside 😅

[@bogdan-el]

Not true.

[@petruberinde5957]

In Oradea they out of business faliment

[@bogdan-el]

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

[@kitt_does_yt]

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]

BECAUSE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE

[@roBuilder290]

with the small salary it's of course expensive

[@destroyer100onblitz]

Chiar e scump, cumparam cu 5 lei inainte 2 litri

[@PDanny84]

@@destroyer100onblitz dadea si vaca daca mai puneai 2 lei

[@destroyer100onblitz]

@@PDanny84 🤫ne-au vândut și vacile

[@edamameme1789]

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]

Nice lol

[@edamameme1789]

@@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]

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

[@adrianjuniorForever]

Mișto sa vorbești cu romanii în engleză

[@zebrafarm4624]

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

[@myway2843]

@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]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@myway2843 There is Profi.

[@omi685]

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]

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

[@KaiHansen-sf1lq]

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]

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

[@KaiHansen-sf1lq]

(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]

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...

[@Yury-sb4cw]

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

[@lyubomiryotov7918]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@lyubomiryotov7918 They're Canadian, not US.

[@dacian_1346]

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

[@balkanwitch5747]

@@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

[@criss6945]

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

[@simpletraveltech]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@johndoe-ss8dr]

@@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]

@@manuelagmz107 I hope that was sarcasm :)

[@AlinaAlina-cv3sn]

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

[@myway2843]

@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]

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

[@myway2843]

@@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!!

[@RomaniaSteve]

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

[@marionicolasmartin]

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]

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

[@radumarius6444]

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

[@izengolf1]

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

[@cosminckraici2475]

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.

[@diymicha2]

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

[@alexandramuscalu4901]

:) 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]

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.

[@MC-pk5hq]

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

[@mimisor66]

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.

[@scotj8006]

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

[@vadergrd]

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

[@ipostaze2]

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]

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

[@silviubulza6019]

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]

​@@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]

Conscription was in effect in Romania until January 2007.

[@ipostaze2]

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

[@dianegreig4627]

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

[@m8s-before304]

Omg the garlic joke cracked me up Steve 😂😂😂

[@sergiunan1544]

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]

Yeah make like a review of some products

[@dregavero]

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

[@Gamer-kr8tc]

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

[@georgealex19]

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]

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

[@dudmic]

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]

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

[@dudmic]

@@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

[@danielgamingpc4090]

Welcome back to Romania!! Happy Holliday !

[@sergiupcr88]

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

[@NellyAndronescu]

Love the video ,good job thanks❤❤❤❤

[@georgealex19]

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 :)

[@mihaipetcu5930]

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

[@harryp3963]

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

[@MyNastyWorldUtopiaMustOccur]

Allways a pleasure to wach u guys

[@mihaivale7170]

"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.

[@Detelina13]

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]

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.

[@locotenentrocket1551]

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.

[@ramonavlaicu6620]

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

[@travelerexperience84]

like are more in Canada or here?

[@ramonavlaicu6620]

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

[@ivetadimitrova6290]

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

[@Monas99]

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]

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

[@Bashynx]

​@@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]

@@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.

[@nazekage1014]

I am glad you guys went back to Romania ❤

[@sorinadirnea3718]

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]

Greeks have it too, it's called taramosalata.

[@saki437]

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

[@merwizard71]

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

[@JetLagWarriors]

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

[@stefandaniel1]

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]

@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]

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.

[@chaw294]

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

[@bekeoliver3716]

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.

[@Tango12N]

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.

[@gigihentz5510]

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 :):)

[@eduard289]

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 !

[@andreivanpopa]

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.

[@n30hunt]

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

[@mosradu4953]

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

[@myway2843]

@usabin...ROMANIA IS EXPENSIVE!!

[@LusioEcarts]

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

[@myway2843]

@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€)!!!

[@serlucian9155]

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

[@Andrei_D.]

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

[@RaduRadonys]

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

[@Andrei_D.]

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]

@@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]

@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!!!

[@raduromanesti6408]

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

[@myway2843]

@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]

​@@myway2843Go back to your village!

[@alexmihaila3501]

​@@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]

@@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]

@@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!!!!!!

[@cipriananghel950]

Very nice video, btw, that pateu having a "pig with army hat" was actually a "pig with a granny hat and a necklace" :)) That was funny

[@marcumatei5515]

Nice video, guys!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks :D

[@ionicafardefrica]

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]

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

[@gleipnirrr]

everything is a chemical..

[@ionicafardefrica]

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

[@pluto762]

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).

[@Crist2538]

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

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

[@lauratinca-zan8603]

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]

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

[@Chris-ye7zc]

@@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!

[@reibubbles2505]

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!

[@Novosadjanin82]

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

[@dummus08]

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

[@LusioEcarts]

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]

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

[@Relhio]

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

[@lyubomiryotov7918]

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]

Fresh lovage is best

[@clashazdarius2202]

nice video!

[@florinG]

Prices have really soared in Romania, thanks for sharing.

[@cristibaluta]

At least 50%

[@andreiaiosif2534]

Prices have soared in the whole world.

[@lkl3210]

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]

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

[@katekitoka]

Zamă dă pă varză 😂

[@JetLagWarriors]

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

[@dudmic]

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]

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

[@cbalano]

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.

[@neaguelena6570]

I am also a big fan of lovage/ leustean in the soup! Have fun guys 😍😍😍

[@lalayastill610]

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

[@LusioEcarts]

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 🤣

[@dianadobrin8160]

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.

[@Sandor-gv2nx]

I pick plants for tea from the garden. 🍵🌱

[@thegreaterstefan2200]

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

[@oanacamacho1980]

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

[@LusioEcarts]

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

[@omi685]

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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@cristian-andreibegu1742]

You guys should try Lapte batut, saw you liked the milk section 😊

[@GAMINGSPIDER8489]

Tysm for supporting my country

[@cosminel469]

Check the Auchan or Kaufland

[@nord1k467]

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

[@JetLagWarriors]

Same lol

[@rusudenes8549]

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

[@chO0per.r8dii]

respectul meu, bravo!!

[@yogiaol]

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

[@EleutheriosKaralis-yq9vl]

So orderly organized wow

[@unicornns5695]

10:30 i just ate those noodles yesterday when you had live :))

[@kimanna5928]

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]

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

[@alinnn4798]

next time in bucharest, i ll get you some real cozonac, not the store crap ahahha. let me know❤

[@athazasc]

Sunteti oameni faini. Misto videoclipul apropo!

[@TravelwithMonicaLazar]

Welcome back in Romania! 😍

[@ovidiuoprea1568]

Lidl and Kaufland are the best and cheapest supermarkets in Romania. Also as an advice , because u are a mustard fan , i recomend you the one from Univer or the Premium mustard from Profi only. Bucur is the best Romanian beer.

[@myway2843]

@ovidiuoprea1568...dont be NATIONALIST!!ROMANIA IS AN VERY EXPENSIVE COUNTRY!!avarage salary 2000 lei(400€)and cheapest old 2 room appartment(45m2)you pay 250€ rent!!!electricity-gas-wather etxetra,SALARY IS FINNISHED!!!!be REAL,WAKE UP ROMANIANS!!if EU colaps,what will 25 million Romanians do????WAKE UP!!!!

[@Alex2K]

@@myway2843 average salary is over 1250 euro what you've been smoking 2000 lei is minimum wage xD

[@myway2843]

@@Alex2K ask people who works at KAUFLAND-LIDL-PENNY-CARREFOUR ore one of TEXTILE COMPANYS....so thats wy all Romanians go to germany-uk-belgium-france-holland??they earn there arround 1600€!!so,for 200€ more they go abroad??tbecause tis stupid NATIONALIST menthality of you,Romania nothing changes!!!TALK ABOUT THE FACTS!!!!

[@myway2843]

@@Alex2K you talk about NETTO????so they learned you to smoke weed in europe!!it makes you dream

[@Alex2K]

@@myway2843 ba ciumpalacule, calmeaza-ti flocii pro rusi ca intru peste tine in casa

[@Superator69]

You guys should just move to Romania at this point, you're always there anyway 😂. That mixed grill with mici, sausage and pork chops looked delicious and massive, and it's less than $7 USD! Do you guys have a grill at your hotel? And the Romanian lovage herb is delicious, especially in soups! Romanians even grow it in their garden in the US.

[@myway2843]

@send9089..again doing NATIONALIST??ROMANIA IS EXPENSIVE!!avarage salary is 2000 lei(400€)250€ old 2 room appartment(45m2)gas-wather-dlectr...SALARY IS GONE!!!and then u say that 7-8$ isnt expensive???6-7 million Romanians escaped and went to other countries!!!WAKE UP ROMANIANS,WAKE UUUUPPPP!!!!

[@iuliuantoniofilip8140]

​@myway2843 I won't state that it is fair enough, not by far, but the average salary in Romania is literally over 4000 Lei (870 USD). In Bucharest, it is over 5400 Lei (1180 USD). The minimum wage is by law enforcement 2000 Lei. Not to mention that most people earning average salary get like 4-600 Lei (88-130 USD) in meal cards. Some people even get gift cards and vacation cards in value of several thousands Lei/ year. Also there are quite usual annual bonuses in value of 1,5x the monthly salary. Why do we always try to seem poorer than we actually are?

[@Superator69]

@@myway2843 😂 Yes I'm doing "nationalist" again, I love doing nationalist! But I do understand that if you live there and don't get paid in Euro or US Dollars it can be expensive. And the minimum wage is about 500 euros a month in Romania but that's the minimum. Some Romanians make a lot more like corrupt politicians, doctors, IT workers paid in Euros, and computer programers, engineers, etc...

[@myway2843]

@@iuliuantoniofilip8140 come onn,i live now for 15 years here.Romania is not just bucharest!!people getting max 2100 lei in theire hands(NETTO)!!!i feel sorry for people like you,why you try to be Nationalist??ask people who works in lidl-penny-kaufland-carrefoure-kfc etxetra!!its an hell for people!me as an dutch foreigner feels sorry,but you as an Romanian try to be Nationalist!!its a big LIE what you are telling here

[@myway2843]

@@iuliuantoniofilip8140 why you lying???what bennefit you got from this??gift cards 4-6000 lei(88-130$)ARE YOU DREAMING??ARE YOU HIGH???people earn 2000 lei(400€)NETTO....gift cards 12 lei daily(NETTO)!!!YOU TELLING STORYS FROM ALICE IN WONDERLAND!!!

[@Kalrak]

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

[@danielcantoreanu]

„All of these are sour cream. Look at this, 900 grams!” Yeah, Romanians love sour cream, especially the fatty one. I personally eat it almost daily, it makes food a lot better! Also, if you wanna try cozonac, it's better if you don't buy store-sold mass products but opt for a bakery made one or even a granny made one. The taste is a million times better. Much love from Romanians, loved your perspective on our stores!

[@ratiuvictor9533]

31 Lei for 1 Kg of Mici. That's crazy expensive. You can find in Koufland or in liddle Mici at half the price

[@alexfescu665]

Yes.. But the quality is lower

[@draculakickyourass]

Don't complain,here in Madrid the price is double

[@ratiuvictor9533]

@@draculakickyourass And your salaries are triple

[@andreiaiosif2534]

@@ratiuvictor9533 Double, not triple.

[@pannatoth5967]

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]

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

[@darktoranaga]

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]

@@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.

[@chris.cloudroom]

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