Muswell Hill has, as far as I'm concerned, the best Chinese and Turkish restaurants in the ENTIRE WORLD
seriously, though, they're excellent.

Worst is Romanian. I had a chicken-organ-in-spiced-water thing that was all levels of fucking rank. I choked it back because hospitality but Christ, it was dire.
( Kroney, Thu 22 Aug 2013, 11:26, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

I spent years firmly believing that the hearty peasant food of most places would be the best food in any given region.
...until I went to Romania.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 22 Aug 2013, 11:31, Reply)

"really good for hangovers" they said
"fix you right up" they said.

Certainly, if the best hangover cure you can think is immediately vomiting, then it might work. As it was, it just layered an extra veneer of misery onto the whole experience. Especially since Romania in August is hot as ALL of the balls.
( Kroney, Thu 22 Aug 2013, 11:34, Reply)

Transylvania in March is not. Really not.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 22 Aug 2013, 11:39, Reply)

We were in Buzau, which is out on the plains.
40 degrees does not raise a Romanian eyebrow.
( Kroney, Thu 22 Aug 2013, 11:40, Reply)

That'll be their heavy Slavic brows.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 22 Aug 2013, 11:41, Reply)