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Traditions in Romania
Manian cuisineis a diverse blend of dierent dishes from
several traditions with which it has come into contact, but it
also
maintains its own character. It has been greatly inuenced by
Ottoman cuisine, while it also includes inuences from the
cuisines of other neighbours, such as Germans Serbs and
Hungarians. Traditionals meals are
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Setting thetable %ro%erly ma&es life easier for the
guest.
They will see a table which loo&s good and feel, 'uite
rightly, that
you are ma&ing them feel welcome. (
well laid table s%ea&s volumes to a guest.
The diagrambelow shows the layout of a
table set to include a )sh course.
It ispoliteto wait until all the
guests are gathered around the table
before starting to eat. It is considered bad
manners to say something while you are chewing the food.
However, *omanians tal& a lot during the meal. It is
im%olite to
leave the table before everybody has )nished the meal. It is
also
im%olite to smo&e while the other %eo%le are serving the
meal or
still eating.
At the endof the meal %eo%le usually than& the host for
it
and congratulate the host for such a wonderful meal, even if
you
haven+t enoyed the meal, it still would be %olite to than&
the host
