Traditional Bulgarian Cuisine

Chirpanski's meatballs

This classic Bulgarian dish consisting of meatballs in rich tomato sauce is an authentic delicacy from the city of Chirpan. The region around the city is famous for the production of numerous vegetables, so it is no surprise that kjufteta po Chirpanski uses lots of them.

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Guvech

This traditional stew or casserole is typical of Balkan cuisine, and it carries the name of the clay or earthenware pot in which it is traditionally prepared - guvech.

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Tarator

Tarator sauce is a Middle Eastern sauce that is perfect for meats, vegetables, and seafood. It's even better on pita sandwiches like shawarma. A simple combination of tahini (sesame paste), lemon juice, garlic, and parsley, this mixture adds a nutty, fresh tang to almost any dish.

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Beans with sausage

A bean is the seed of one of several genera of the flowering plant family Fabaceae.A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings.

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Tripe soup

Tripe soup, tripe stew or tripe chorba is a soup or stew made with tripe. It is widely considered to be a hangover remedy.

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Bulgarian Lentils

The lentil is an edible legume. It is an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about 40 cm tall, and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each.

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Banitsa

Banitsa also transliterated as banica and banitza is a traditional pastry dish made in Bulgaria

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Shopska salad

Shopska salad is a cold salad popular throughout Southeastern Europe. This is Bulgaria's most famous dish and national salad, whose colors recall the Bulgarian flag.

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Moussaka

Moussaka is an eggplant- or potato-based dish, often including ground meat, which is common in the Balkans and the Middle East,

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Rakia

Rakia, Rakija or Raki, is the collective term for fruit spirits popular in the Balkans. The alcohol content of rakia is normally 40% ABV, but home-produced rakia can be stronger.

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Bulgarian yogurt

Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus is one of over 200 published species in the Lactobacillus genome complex and is the main bacterium used for the production of yogurt. It also plays a crucial role in the ripening of some cheeses, as well as in other processes involving naturally fermented products.

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Supa Topcheta

Supa Topcheta, or Bulgarian Meatball Soup, is a favorite traditional Bulgarian dish and comfort food at its best. The hearty soup is filled with vegetables and meatballs made with a combination of pork and beef. There are many variations of the recipe, some using rice, different vegetables such as tomatoes or chicken instead of beef stock.

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Traditional Bulgarian Cuisine


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Bulgarian cuisine shares a number of dishes with Middle Eastern cuisine, including popular dishes like moussaka, gyuvetch, kyufte and baklava. White brine cheese called "sirene" (сирене), similar to feta, is also a popular ingredient used in salads and a variety of pastries.

Bulgarian food often incorporates salads as appetizers and is also noted for the prominence of dairy products, wines and other alcoholic drinks such as rakia. The cuisine also features a variety of soups, such as the cold soup tarator, and pastries, such as the filo dough-based banitsa, pita, and the various types of burek.