Gourmets
have long since esteemed the merits of Bulgarian
cuisine with the verdict that it is tasty, spicy
and varied, appealing to one and all. Indeed, who
would not like the abundance of fresh vegetables
and fruits, juicy meat, grilled or served with
piquant sauces, mouth-watering vegetarian dishes,
simmered slowly on low heat, the banitsa (cheese
pie) which simply melts in your mouth, and famous
Bulgarian yogurt? The Bulgarian
"culinary" geography abounds in
delicious specialties and exotic dishes:
Bansko-style kapama (meat and vegetables stewed
in an earthenware dish), Rhodope cheverme (lamb
roasted on a spit over an open fire), Thracian
katmi (a special type of pancake) and
Dobroudjanska banitsa, Danube fish soup and
Sozopol-style mussels.
Traditional
cookies
The cosy, typically Bulgarian folk-style
restaurants will tempt you with Shopska salad and
chilled grape brandy, stuffed vine leaves or
peppers, kavarma,
monastery-style hotchpotch, moussaka and kebab.
The smell of oven-fresh bread rolls is mixed with
the fragrance of savoury. Thinly sliced loukanka
(flat dry sausage) from Smyadovo, pastarmi,
the most delicious Bulgarian yellow
and feta cheese are temptingly arranged on
ceramic plates. The delicate white wines Dimyat,
Misket and Riesling are followed by full reds
such as Merlot, Cabernet and Gamza. Cups of
steaming coffee are served with sweet jam,
pancakes with honey and walnuts or baklava
Gourmets
have long since esteemed the merits of Bulgarian
cuisine with the verdict that it is tasty, spicy
and varied, appealing to one and all. Indeed, who
would not like the abundance of fresh vegetables
and fruits, juicy meat, grilled or served with
piquant sauces, mouth-watering vegetarian dishes,
simmered slowly on low heat, the banitsa (cheese
pie) which simply melts in your mouth, and famous
Bulgarian yogurt? The Bulgarian
"culinary" geography abounds in
delicious specialties and exotic dishes:
Bansko-style kapama (meat and vegetables stewed
in an earthenware dish), Rhodope cheverme (lamb
roasted on a spit over an open fire), Thracian
katmi (a special type of pancake) and
Dobroudjanska banitsa, Danube fish soup and
Sozopol-style mussels.
Traditional
cookies
Good
appetite!