Traveling from an Asian country to Romania, i faced lots of problems. They were not about security issues at the airport, or home sickness but of FOOD....yes Asian food is very rare in this country especially in Sibiu.
Traveling from the Indian sub-continent, one is fond of basmati rice and spices, the rice I found but it is very expensive nearly ranging between 9-15 Lei per 500gms (1 Euro = 4 Lei).
Most Europeans are fond of salt and pepper only as spices in their food, the ardei iute (red hot chili) is not hot at all for us, and ginger is difficult to find. Other common spices not available include turmeric powder, and garam masala.
Neighboring European countries such as Germany, Austria, etc have alot of Asia stores from where all sorts of Asian foods and spices are available.
Thats all for now!
