The top tier of sour cream-eating countries are identified as the US, France, Poland, Russia, and Germany. The second tier includes countries of Eastern Europe and the EU.
Smântână taste is tangy and sweet, a soured Smântână is considered as spoiled. The word is a cognate with Slavic smetana (Czech: "cream", Russian: "sour cream"). Smântână is widely used in Romanian cuisine, particularly in appetizers, main courses, soups and desserts.