Romanian Easter: Traditional Meal Courses

April 20, 2009

Our second consecutive Easter outside Romania went excellent. Why? Thanks to our ability to prepare a traditional Romanian meal, of course . Lamb is the traditional meat for Easter.

First, as you might know, the dyed eggs (”ouă vopsite” / “ouă roşii“) are the central part of the meal, even they are served in the beginning. We knock each other’s egg, in the search of the strongest one. The broken eggs are eaten, the stronger survive, maybe until the next meal . Eat the rest of this entry »

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World’s smallest grater

March 9, 2009

I just bought the world’s smallest grater (actually, to be fair, I just hope so). I usually use a regular cheese grater, but I needed a small one for garlic cloves. It costs just €1.50.

Can anyone beat my grater?

(click on picture for real size)

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Dublin&Pizza stuff

March 2, 2009

It’s almost one year since I’m in Dublin. Generally, I like to eat healthy food and I’m always looking for new ways of achieving that. But sometimes, as a real foodie I am, I like to try a pizza or something related with “fast food”. You know?

So, my choices used to be Four Star Pizza or Domino’s. I hate the normal crust in pizza’s made in Dublin (it’s like a bread), I’m a fan of Italian style crust, a thin one. I hade an argument with Four Star Pizza, a while ago, due to an error they made, so no more Four Star Pizza for me. Domino’s have a thin crust, but it’s made from pastry dough, so it’s NOT pizza crust, it’s a pie crust. Eat the rest of this entry »

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Paulaner Oktoberfest Dublin

October 12, 2008

Paulaner Oktoberfest Dublin takes place on George’s Dock until 19th of October.  I’ve been there on 10th and I like it. The Paulaner beer (€5,50) is excellent (if you don’t know yet Paulaner, go and taste it!), the German sausages (€5, bratwurst, krakauer, etc) are heavenly, the waitress are so friendly and Bavarian look-alike. Too bad that the menu is just in German, but I guess you are familiar already with terms like Bratwurst or Sauerkraut (cabbage). Eat the rest of this entry »

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Festival of World Food, Rathfarnham

October 7, 2008

Food of World Fesival took place in Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, South Dublin, last weekend.

Roasted pigs, homemade (fantastic) breads, homemade crisps, and a lot of ethnic food (from Lebanon, Germany, Japan, etc).

No beer :(, just sodas and fresh juices. Excellent sunday:). Eat the rest of this entry »

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