| Planning a trip to and wondered about the correct | | | | be polite to thank the host as they have gone to a lot |
| way to eat when visiting friends/relatives or just | | | | of trouble preparing it probably in your honor as the |
| staying in the hotel? Well, let's take a look at how the | | | | guest of the house. |
| people of set up their dinner tables and enjoy each | | | | Traditional customs In : |
| others company once seated around the table. | | | | There are two traditional holidays, where all the |
| Placing the dishes | | | | members of the family gather, Christmas and Easter. |
| Everyone, who sits at the table, has two plates in front | | | | At Christmas, people usually eat pork and in Easter, |
| of them - for the first and second courses. | | | | people usually eat lamb. Traditional food and drinks |
| The knife is on the right and the fork is on the left. | | | | consist usually of two main courses and a desert. The |
| Serving of the meal | | | | traditional second course is meatballs in cabbage. |
| The meals are served by the host, who usually is the | | | | The desert is usually ice-cream or cake. Romanian |
| lady of the house, but sometimes it is possible for the | | | | adults drink wine and plum brandy, known locally as |
| members of the family to help themselves. | | | | Tuica, which is the traditional alcoholic drink. At the end |
| Table manners In : | | | | of the meal Romanians, occasionally drink coffee. |
| It is polite to wait until all the guests are gathered | | | | Usually, children in drink juices. Restaurants are popular |
| around the table before starting to eat. It is considered | | | | In Romania and people who spend a lot of time |
| bad manners to say something while you are chewing | | | | working, sometimes have lunch or dinner at a |
| the food. However, Romanians talk a lot during the | | | | restaurant, with their family or friends. Such an evening |
| meal. It is impolite to leave the table before everybody | | | | spent at a restaurant can be very pleasant after a |
| has finished the meal. It is also impolite to smoke while | | | | day of hard work. |
| the other people are serving the meal or still eating. | | | | Why not try to spend some time with a Romanian |
| At the end of the meal people usually thank the host | | | | family, enjoying a delicious Romanian meal, a taste of |
| for it and congratulate the host for such a wonderful | | | | the local plum brandy and a lively and entertaining |
| meal, even if you haven't enjoyed the meal, it still would | | | | time? |