Shawarma and Falafel in St. Petersburg, Russia

[@will251]

The food looks very good. Great quality for such a low price. I hope you guys enjoyed it.

[@spaceman1]

St Petersburg is beautiful

[@aramsargsyan7403]

I started watching your videos when you had just started. I was like 14-16 yrs old back then. So this year I finally visited Spb and Moscow and I want to visit again!

[@mikeandcheryl]

Another fantastic video, totally loved it. Well done Ronald for learning and speaking Russian, so many westerners just don’t bother, total respect.

[@jeremy745]

Ive heard "cheap" come out of Ronalds mouth like 15 times

[@realrussiablog]

That's why he has plenty on money. :)

[@sminem7466]

He's upsest with these cheap places lol. All he talks about are cheap places. He should start a KZbin channel just talking about cheap places.

[@doglover32993]

I am also from Texas! I want to visit Russia so badly but I’m terrified of how cold it will be! Hope Ronald is enjoying his time there!!

[@farlajones8231]

but I’m terrified of how cold it will be! ========== why to go in winter?

[@okayvision3413]

in summer 30 degrees and more are common for months in russia.... spend your vacation in that period, and you will be amazed about the beauty of russia.

[@nickysh1]

Come in summer or spring)

[@ericelliott227]

It may be a bit cold in Russia, but you know what, the people are warm. Russians are very kind, they show that more privately than in public, but their kindness is genuine. Russians will always help you.

[@gardini100]

@@okayvision3413 say around 60-70..Americans use fahrenheit not celsius and a Texan would think 30 degree is cold :)

[@maryrichardson6029]

This is the second video, I've watched. You Go Ronald the Texan. So glad you could go to Russia and have such a kind and informative guide. Enjoy Enjoy Enjoy your trip. Thank you for sharing.

[@maddogcharm]

We have a German food truck come near my work every week or two. They sell the döner, or the German street food style shawarma. Our food truck isn’t cheap though. It costs like $8 usd. But it is worth every penny.

[@amc3]

Sergi, your American mate Ronald is learning Russian very well, seems to be enjoying his time in your country. While the food is cheap, its also pretty healthy. Flat bread and chicken are both low in fat, its also packed with fresh vegetables. Only fat is maybe in the sauce? Looks proper tasty. I would love to visit Saint Petersburg much more than Moscow.

[@kelevra1493]

Ronald looks like a typical Russian Alyosha. Ахахаха

[@maximlucky848]

@@freshsoulbeats6084 Like typical immigrant from middle Asia, nothing close to "VOR"`s

[@danielnobel5869]

Bomzhosha

[@quiahjohnson5871]

What is Alyosha?

[@kelevra1493]

@@quiahjohnson5871 Typical Russian Name

[@Vencock]

Good video Sergej. Like your friend too.

[@brandonbrown1670]

I am traveling to Volgograd this December, these videos help me gain insight

[@okayvision3413]

i love to eat it sometimes. tastes very good.

[@ericplatt5749]

Hey Sergey I love your videos man I've been watching from the first vlog with your old friend Sergey Pichugin or Grome or whatever name he was using. I'm sorry he tried to steal from you I bet he regrets it now that your channel is huge and growing. Good luck my friend I hope you never stop making videos I will always watch and support you. PEACE!!!!!!

[@dg7438]

what? I never heard that.that's terrible

[@antonioedwards1309]

@Appliantologist Sergey said he had to go and spend time with his family, never mentioned any problem with him. Also what was up with suddenly referring to himself as Grom?

[@geminiwill2688]

Great video. Love! Wow. I want to move there.

[@lisabudd5979]

Its a piti bread ...i make dona kababes chicken and beef for a Turkish restaurant. We are more expensive lol.the cabbage is not one thing we put in ours .we are usually busy not matter what background ppl are all walks of life come in for freshly made food .glad you guys got this idea there also.

[@ahmedalqahtani7270]

You must come to Saudi Arabia or Dubai and try the real Shawarma which can be made from beef, lamb or chicken and the beaches are really nice Kabab is different and have so many varieties

[@elmasry3241]

I really love your show and your accent and because of you I will visit Russia.

[@StalinTheMan0fSteel]

Nobody's going to starve in that town! That food looks healthier than fast food too. 8-)

[@usagiynami9937]

The food looks delicious.

[@brandonbrown1670]

I really like how you showed the prices. I appreciate this! looks like you enjoyed your day, have a good one!

[@opl500]

I don't know why shwarma isn't as popular in N America. You can get it here but you have to go out of your way.

[@farlajones8231]

opl500 wrote : "I don't know why shwarma isn't as popular in N America." ======================== I know why and I can explain - all shawarmas in Russia and in EU are owned and operated by turkic emmigrants - turkic is not exactly Turkish - turkic are muslim ethnicities originated in Caucases mountains and Central Asia - in Russia most emigrants are from those countries while in USA you have mexicans and latinos who own mexican food restorants... by the way you will NEVER find pork in shawarma because it is muslim and so called "halal" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal

[@zlatafruhling1948]

Too many vegetables? :)

[@PerthTowne]

opl500+ That type of food is common in some parts of North America, but not all. Depends on where you are. If you are in New York City, for example, it would be very easy to find that type of food.

[@BenTajer89]

Super common on the east coast, not as common in other parts. As mentioned by Алекс Алекс, the availability is generally correlated with the presence of people from cultures who make it.

[@PerthTowne]

Turtle von Nurtle+ True, and to respond to something else stated by the second poster, yes all sorts of Latin American cuisine is common in parts of the US, but it's not limited to that. I don't live in a big city, but within a few miles of me, I can find restaurants that serve Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Peruvian, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Greek, Portuguese, Polish, and so on. Again, depending on where you are, it's not hard to find diverse type of foods in the US.

[@JohnConnor-wk3sc]

All that food for 2 Dollars?You can't find that bargain in Beijing even food-prices are rising there! And It looks better than a cheap McDonald meal.

[@americanfairy]

It really is delicious! There was a place right across the street from my dorm. My classmates and I ate there often.

[@JohnConnor-wk3sc]

Exactly! Although I don't think US debases its currency for "tough times".Those pulling strings behide the scene do it intentionally,they first do away with metals,then papers to create digital currencies exchanged through chips that don't have a physical form.

[@hurguler]

The shawarma shop counter person misinformed you. Döner and shawarma (çevirme) are pretty much the same thing and they can both be made with beef, lamb or chicken and in some rare cases fish. Greeks make it with pork and they call it gyro(s). Shawarma is how Arabs pronounce the Turkish word "çevirme" (chevirme) which in time evolved into shawarma. Döner and shawarma both mean rotisserie (turning) in Turkish. There's also another variety which you never see outside of Turkey and it's called called çağ kebabi. By the way, kebap or kabab in Arabic means roasted meat and although shish kebap or shishlik is the most famous one, there are countless varieties of kebaps in different regions. Personally I'm not a huge fan of doner/shawarma because it's fast food, the thin slices of meat is often over cooked and you get a small portion of meat. Turkey is such a regional place that for good doner you need to travel outside of Istanbul and visit the city of Bursa and try their "Iskender doner" with yogurt and tomato sauce.

[@widjoh]

Thank you so much again, Sergey, for a nice video, describing the life in Russia. I've been in Russia 4 times now, mostly Moscow, but some day I will visit SPB, and when I do that, I will let you know. I would be happy to invite you for a lunch there... Take care Sergey, and keep on your good work to tell the world about how wonderful it is in Russia...

[@enzoenzokun8512]

Sergey , if you organize city tour in Moscow and SPB for sure I'm coming to visit Russia , anyway after covid-19 I have to come I can't wait !

[@SAJANOVA]

Shawarma is the Arabic word for Turkish Doner Kebab. And it is used for chicken or beef. I wonder how in Russia you got the Arabic word instead of the Turkish, thu so many Russians speak Turkish. Also the bread is called Saj, you find it in the middle east and Turkey as well.

[@farlajones8231]

shawarmas are not owned by ethnic russians - those are owned by turkic migrants from Central Asian ex-soviet stans and from the Caucases region - you can exactly see that looking at the guy who served food for Sergey and this Texan guy in that shawarma - why do those shawarma owners call it shawarma is like the question in this song:kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZTdlmp7fNSlhc0

[@nellennatea]

Both meals looked great. Thanks for advice Ronald.

[@ddiesel1836]

i want to go back to ST. Petersburg!

[@hfsav001]

Shawarma! I think I could eat it every day. That looked delicious. Are there fancier shawarma restaurants in St. Petersburg? If I were there long term and had to conserve my food budget, I would think of shawarma as "inexpensive" rather than cheap. Cheap has a connotation of poorly made and although this usually doesn't apply to food :) it would make me feel good that I was eating fairly healthily and inexpensively. Bon appetit!

[@opl500]

Fancy shwarma. Lol.

[@PaulV.]

Actually there are much fancier places where you can get a shawarma. For example the Israeli chain of restaurants - Bekitzer or some Ginza restaurants make their shawarma too. Shawarma there is really good but will cost like 3 times more.

[@jouleskelvin]

Good travel advice. Food looked really tasty.

[@drexelmildraff7580]

Ronald does NOT have one of the Texas accents. His "demeanor" is not common here either (I am writing this from Texas). He may be living in Texas now, but I doubt that's where he grew up.

[@АнтонМолев-х6ъ]

Американец, видимо,фанат исторической реконструкции из 90 х! Решил не отличаться от гопоты...😊

[@annemoore5961]

I really enjoyed this I enjoy you talking with the guy from Texas I'm sorry I forgot his name but I enjoy hearing his perspective on things help you do it again with him let's respect to you both, I remember Ronald is he still there question is it a lot of Americans living there? Black Americans?

[@forrestgump1379]

That's cool, Sergey do you charge for personal tours?

[@realrussiablog]

You think I have time for a free personal tours?

[@forrestgump1379]

Well, friendly walk and meal or what ever you call what you are doing with Ronald......I sure Ronald learned a few things and hopefully enjoyed your company. I would expect you to be compensated for a tour but not sure you were even interested in such.

[@realrussiablog]

I make daily videos with no ads, so my channel still works in loss. Some people are participate in my Patreon and helps at least to reduce the loss. So, Ronald is one of few of my supporters. I wish I can't yet do a free tours.

[@KetansaCreatesArt]

Wow so awesome. I will have that Shawarma without meat, if they can do it. ☺️

[@KetansaCreatesArt]

@Appliantologist aah, nice information. Thank you very much. 🙂

[@debpartin8737]

Can't believe I missed this.

[@longdang3602]

The burritos made me want to watch the video.

[@jbwalter1589]

What is the american coffee verses russian ? Stronger or weaker in flavor ? Looks yummy and warm !

[@PaulV.]

You can get any type of coffee in Saint-Petersburg. From American since Starbucks operates there to such exotic as Vietnamese (really good coffee btw) or Brazilian.

[@litoboy5]

cool

[@aragornii507]

Wow Sergey lucky to have many places to choose from to eat

[@robertcgage]

Thanks for uploading.

[@mammabear6875]

I love your videos Sergey🤗

[@patrickcoulter6246]

And sometimes high end for the hotel .. Thanks so much ..

[@josebodon2995]

That looks like good stuff.

[@TashaKlein1]

Very interesting - especially about the prices! Love your videos!

[@purplepatio]

Very informative. Thanks, Sergey.

[@theonlymixman]

I also live in Russia, but in the city I am there is no good Shaurma. At all! But, we have Greek gyros, which is very great, but you also don't want to eat the same thing all the time.

[@shanhami2433]

Sergey's videos are very nice and interesting...

[@georgianborat]

Ronald doesn't look like a happy camper.C'mon man, with all those savings on food soon you'll be a millionnaire.

[@malikmalik-ny7tv]

I want to visit st petersburg beautiful city

[@aladdinyt8064]

I eat shawarma a lot here in Pakistan Lahore It is pretty common here

[@sinnozeina9689]

Hello Sergey, I am Lebanese and I saw you with Marc wiens. Nice videos. But you should ask him about the shawarma that he ate here!

[@southernwanderer7912]

Ronald is learning Russian. Looked like a good meal. Enjoyed this video.

[@Wasssssuppppppp6869]

The Americans here freak out when you video record them but over there in St. Petersburg they are respectful. Crazy. They need something like the food there over here in the Midwest. The prices here in the Midwest USA are expensive for everything.

[@michellegaudier8389]

Doing great with language! Kudos!!

[@jamesrobinson6382]

Regarding changing money being a ripoff. I always use an ATM machine card everywhere in Europe and so far have never been ripped off. Even at hotels and airports.

[@jn777]

Now I am hungry! great video! I like the style of the latest videos!

[@dratovytee]

Russian shawrma is my all time favourite

[@EricCartmanez125]

1:27 falafeli, if I have pronounced it correctly in Russian. Its good to see you again sergey, I was busy with school and it is good to see you again.

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

Hello Sergey, I love your videos 😊 Next week I‘m going to St. Petersburg. Is there some cafe/restaurant/bar where I should absolutely go to? Thank you so much 😄🙏👏

[@HariKumar-ce2zp]

Oh it is just opposite galleria mall at ploschad vosstaniya.

[@realrussiablog]

Curious but this place is already not exist. Rebuilt for the grocery store.

[@royal1investments]

Love me some shawarma, get it sometimes here in San Diego.

[@kimmiller6607]

food looks good, fair price

[@dastanaiub4607]

l like traveling with those guys

[@lIlIANONYMOUSIlIl]

Looks good. I would be eating there. I like that veggie mix.

[@nickysh1]

Ronald, good to see you again. Have a great time in SP)

[@waterenglish9501]

Very nice

[@wilsor90]

All that for 5 US Dollars? I guess they don't care about the little man in the US nowadays as regards food prices.

[@edmunddworakowski7499]

Do you have any videos featuring Kiev ? I was there twice in the 1980s... las time we left the morning before the Chernobyl accident... a beautiful city !

[@realrussiablog]

No. Because here is mostly stuff about Russia.

[@edmunddworakowski7499]

Sergey Baklykov / Real Russia I keep forgetting it’s now part of Ukraine ! I may come to visit you in St. Petersburg in the Spring ,

[@mony2k6]

Love that you guys enjoyed the food. The food cost little but it seems healthy. I wonder how long Ronald is staying in St Petersburg. It seems like he is liking it and nice tips on money,

[@okarus5535]

In Russia, it is not customary to tip, especially for fast food, only if it is a large gourmet restaurant and if you are very fascinated by the service and you are a rich man.... tipping in Russia is not mandatory and the sellers of fast food will not look askance if you do not give them, you pay only for what is in the check and it's right.

[@mony2k6]

@@okarus5535 No not tipping someone. I meant he gave nice tips on where to change the money etc.

[@Anon72005]

If I visit Russia should I use google translate?

[@Baqsam]

It helps, but consider learning the beautiful language as well.

[@Anon72005]

Baqsam Yes, I’m planning that too. Is it ok if I present Communism there? Like holding USSR flags

[@unwantedvoid1678]

It will help you definitely. USSR symbolic is not a problem. Russian society is pretty tolerant.

[@zlatafruhling1948]

@@americanfairy lolwut?) Nobody care what you wear. About flags - i don't know.

[@americanfairy]

@@zlatafruhling1948 I didn't say anything about clothes. I was talking about running around with a Soviet flag, or wearing a Soviet pin on your jacket, or something along those lines. I was in Russia last year, and most of the Soviet themed items that I saw were aimed at foreign tourists.

[@yameenali403]

nice yours all vedios.

[@vishnuvardhanreddyvishnuva581]

Good food analysis sir

[@airsoftghost]

приятного аппетита!

[@pritamhell]

The best shawarma I ate was near the Maryno station

[@patrickcoulter6246]

I want to visit your country in the spring.. Can we meet when i get there and where should i stay ..?

[@verrynice4620]

Falafel is cheap everywhere except in USA 4 balls taste like wood will cost you $14. Enjoy brothers

[@DouniaBedboudi]

nice video im glad u liked shawarma

[@Asriel2]

Рад что ты говоришь шаверма ,а не шаурма

[@reilea9977]

How did you run into Ronald from Texas?

[@athiyyanabila9695]

Hi! where is the exact location of that Shawarma store? Thanks:)

[@georgeprokopenko3044]

good

[@thebatt6183]

I only stay in 4 star hotels at least

[@Baqsam]

Has this turned into a food review channel? ☹

[@realrussiablog]

Yes. Unsub! :)

[@kindafoggy]

Hope so. That's pretty important in every day living.

[@Baqsam]

@@kindafoggy Food for survival is important, but recreational eating is another thing.

[@Baqsam]

@@realrussiablog I'll stay subbed for other content or really unique/interesting food reviews.

[@affipk]

an american working in russia? nice. so Sergey, would you please let us know how much does a worker earn in St Petersburg? (working in bars/ cafes/ labour/ white color/black collar jobs?)

[@samkhoury2499]

What is the name of this shawarma place ??

[@midlifecrisis7888]

I want to go back !!!

[@joesambrano7634]

love falafel

[@ElementEvilTeam]

Wow thats cheap! That same shawarma costs $15 here lol.

[@cori1396]

looks yummy 😍😃

[@thatguyfromca]

Is Ronald there for the women? Lol.

[@derekroundhead4117]

How long has your friend lived in Russia? , can anyone move there?

[@paulsdancing5429]

Hey you guys, I want to come next summer. Please help me to make connections. Thank you. Love from Canada.

[@arah6783]

I want to live in Russia maybe for one month but how is it safe for a female

[@nuckelavee6682]

It is Piter, baby - shawErma!

[@abbasbazzi6954]

does the government subsidize food

[@malice41414]

I agree with your friend. It looks more like a tortilla.

[@nigonkouk1770]

Yup, looks mighty tasty' :[)

[@zlatafruhling1948]

Питер - шаурмечная столица) мало где ещё есть сетевые шаурмечные.