http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2008/03/11/romanian-cuisine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=romanian-cuisine Kingdom People - Living on Earth as Citizens of Heaven Wed, 23 May 2012 23:18:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2008/03/11/romanian-cuisine/#comment-2100 corina Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:22:41 +0000 http://trevinwax.wordpress.com/?p=1161#comment-2100 I just had mashed potatoes for lunch (of course with meat and veggies)! :) I think that Romanians and the Belarusians etc. don't really understand the variety in food because they've never had it. And now, when they can have the variety, they don't want to change a thing because they are so used with that. I think though, that the younger generation is a little different. The funny thing is that I've met several internationals that have been in the United States, but they could not accept the variety of food - including vegetables like squash, sweet potatoes, beans etc. I just had mashed potatoes for lunch (of course with meat and veggies)! I think that Romanians and the Belarusians etc. don’t really understand the variety in food because they’ve never had it. And now, when they can have the variety, they don’t want to change a thing because they are so used with that. I think though, that the younger generation is a little different. The funny thing is that I’ve met several internationals that have been in the United States, but they could not accept the variety of food – including vegetables like squash, sweet potatoes, beans etc.

]]> http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2008/03/11/romanian-cuisine/#comment-2099 Kristi Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:37:07 +0000 http://trevinwax.wordpress.com/?p=1161#comment-2099 I am currently sojourning in Eastern Europe (Belarus) and understand where you are coming from about lack of variety... Whenever my Belarusian friends comment that I've made a dish that is "not Belarusian," it is inevitably because it lacks the Belarusian staples: potatoes, cabbage, carrots, beets. They also like meat, almost always fried. Baking is still a pretty foreign concept at times. ;) (I proudly credit myself with introducing locals to spices, like chili powder... though of course, very few of them can actually tolerate it.) I am currently sojourning in Eastern Europe (Belarus) and understand where you are coming from about lack of variety… Whenever my Belarusian friends comment that I’ve made a dish that is “not Belarusian,” it is inevitably because it lacks the Belarusian staples: potatoes, cabbage, carrots, beets. They also like meat, almost always fried. Baking is still a pretty foreign concept at times. (I proudly credit myself with introducing locals to spices, like chili powder… though of course, very few of them can actually tolerate it.)

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