A slice from Romania
Dan shares a crazy story from Romanian history (Vlad the Impaler) and his own history in this episode. It’s interesting how history and geography put Romania at a crossroads, and some of what Dan talks about seems West European while other stuff seems more Slavic.
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8:45 ~ Dracula. There are extensive histories on both the fictional horror villain and the medieval strongman. Vlad’s impalings are connected closely to the history of the region of Wallachia, now in Romania.
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17:30 ~ Gheorghe Hagi. This is possibly the card that met an unfortunate demise in the interests of youthful scientific discovery.
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Peeing on fire is not recommended.
20:03 ~ papanasi sound like amazing donuts. Maybe if you got a Sour Cream Glazed and a Timbit with whipped cream and some jam, you could have a Canadian copy. I’ll get back to you on that.
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20:40 ~ drob de Miel is a reminder that there are many cultures who have an inexplicable need(recipe in Romanian) to make meatloafs.
21:41 ~ koliva is as much a delicacy as it is part of the Orthodox Catholic tradition. Step 1 of this recipe is asking for God’s blessing.
22:40 ~ idioms
- A trece ca gasca prin apa
- the king passes through the land
- Tai frunza la caini
- A freca menta
thoughts on Romania
I must have been a similar age when I too discovered the parental discipline related to starting fires on carpeted floors. It is crazy, that continents over, other boys are making the same discoveries.