I have discovered the hotspot of my neighborhood. It's like Moustafa's Gemüsekebab for Berlin or Manni's Tanke for Görlitz (if you include liquid food). Day after day, especially at weekends, there's a long queue in front of it. You're more than a street corner away and yet you can still smell the spicy-sweet aroma of golden-brown goodness: the broiler in front of Kaufland. Dozens of chickens are piled up in the glass counter and the ovens are full of supplies.[caption id="attachment_387" align="alignright" width="166"] Pepene Murat - pickled melons[/caption]And there is an endless queue of hungry people in front of it, who are now even offered a heated tent, for the full enjoyment of the broiler. But that's not my cup of tea. I discovered something much better in Kaufland: pickled melons. That sounds like the perfect mix for me. And indeed - they taste very good. Spicy, tangy, delicious. During my Erasmus stay, I also want to try traditional Romanian meals. I've already tried a few things: Mici - small meat rolls, pimped with baking powder they taste like gummy meatballs.[caption id="attachment_385" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Ciorba de burta[/caption]Ciorba de burta - tripe soup, which I tried hungover Sunday lunchtime. It was surprisingly good, but I don't think I'll dare to try it again.[caption id="attachment_386" align="aligncenter" width="284"] Mamaliga[/caption]Mamaliga - solidly cooked corn semolina pimped up with cheese and bacon.[caption id="attachment_388" align="aligncenter" width="232"] Samale served in bread[/caption]Samale - small cabbage rolls filled with rice and minced meat. Yesterday they were served to me in a loaf of bread - highly recommended.vegetarians are unfortunately often only left with a side salad or vegetable soup. Romanian cuisine is quite meat-heavy. In my shared flat, I only cook vegetarian food and my Romanian flatmate sometimes doesn't even notice that there is "only" soy mince in the food... ;-)Supported by: