{"id":2119,"date":"2019-03-31T11:12:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T11:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/?page_id=2119"},"modified":"2025-11-13T10:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:16:19","slug":"cuisine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/cuisine\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulgarian Gastronomy: Dishes, Events, Beverages"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2119\" class=\"elementor elementor-2119\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd4430 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"edd4430\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b8190 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0b8190\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0754fe9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0754fe9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980bec7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"980bec7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27c627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a27c627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"81\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CategoryFood-and-Drinks-VariantDuochrome-ColourColour.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13146 lazyload\" alt=\"Gastronomy Category For Visit my Bulgaria\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CategoryFood-and-Drinks-VariantDuochrome-ColourColour.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13146 lazyload\" alt=\"Gastronomy Category For Visit my Bulgaria\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae9fde e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cae9fde\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f35cca premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"7f35cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Discover the Bulgarian <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">Gastronomy<\/span><\/h1> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b8105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b8105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anatolian and Mediterranean cuisines have had a significant impact on the tastes of Bulgarian gastronomy, which is bursting with various flavours.<\/p><p>Produce that is in season and fresh ingredients are essential components of our diet, which guarantees a wide range of mouthwatering dishes throughout the entire year. We do enjoy eating meat, but a significant portion of the traditional gastronomy is vegetarian or even vegan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d36c71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d36c71\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6337827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6337827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"469\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/10-Bulgarian-food-classics-You-Need-On-Your-\u2018Must-Eat-Bucket-List-768x469.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6701 lazyload\" 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class=\"premium-tootltip-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComing soon\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wine<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5734295 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5734295\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-tooltip-id=\"e48ad23\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-gtooltips-temp premium-global-tooltips-wrapper-temp-e48ad23\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tooltip_content-e48ad23\" class=\"premium-global-tooltip-content premium-tooltip-content-wrapper-e48ad23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-tootltip-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComing soon\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Rakiya<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f69286 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f69286\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad90d73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad90d73\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111037c premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"111037c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Popular <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">DISHES<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e5464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98e5464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fresh and light, or warm and hearty &#8211; it all depends on the season you visit Bulgaria. Hospitality here is centered around food and dining is much more than a quick bite. Take the time to savor the flavours and enjoy the atmosphere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecc7f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fecc7f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce510b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce510b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557b22c elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"557b22c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-768x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1482 lazyload\" alt=\"Shopska ensalada\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-768x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1482 lazyload\" alt=\"Shopska ensalada\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Shopska Salad<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is the most famous salad in Bulgaria. It has tomato, white cheese, cucumber, green pepper and onion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e936c0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e936c0e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e302c elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"d9e302c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"614\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3-768x614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1485 lazyload\" alt=\"The Shkembe soup or tripe soup is traditional Bulgarian soup\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3-768x614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1485 lazyload\" alt=\"The Shkembe soup or tripe soup is traditional Bulgarian soup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Shkembe Sout<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A creamy classic &#8211; tender cattle tripe cooked down with milk. Best paired with garlic and paprika.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47dd3ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47dd3ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879e043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"879e043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"614\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator-768x614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1486 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian cold soup called Tarator and made by yogurt and cucumber\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator-768x614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1486 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian cold soup called Tarator and made by yogurt and cucumber\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Tarator<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Refreshing and cool on a hot summer day &#8211; yogurt-based soup with dices of cucumber, garlic and dill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c32fc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c32fc9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e1642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"19e1642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"568\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sarmi-768x568.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1484 lazyload\" alt=\"Bulgarian stuffed cabbage rolls with sauerkraut, rice and minced beef.\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sarmi-768x568.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1484 lazyload\" alt=\"Bulgarian stuffed cabbage rolls with sauerkraut, rice and minced beef.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sarmi-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sarmi-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sarmi-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sarmi.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Stuffed Cabbage Rolls<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stuffed Cabbage rolls are the Bulgarian winter staple, often used to prepare these rice and minced beef cabbage rolls.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c96171 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c96171\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbdebdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"cbdebdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Giuvech.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4673 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Giuvech.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4673 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Giuvech.jpg 500w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Giuvech-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Gyuvech<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Autumnal comfort food &#8211; a meaty stew with seasonal veggies, cooked to perfection in a clay pot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b8437 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04b8437\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a83b9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"2a83b9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapama.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7054 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian dish Kapama\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapama.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7054 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian dish Kapama\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapama.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapama-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kapama-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Kapama<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This slow-cooked, fragrant dish mixes hearty flavours of meats, sausages and sauerkraut.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93aa09e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93aa09e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b14003 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b14003\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f75048d premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"f75048d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Gastronomic <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">EVENTS<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5517a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5517a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Big or small,\u00a0<b>Bulgarian gastronomy festivals<\/b>\u00a0all have something in common: they are carried out by locals with\u00a0<b>lots of love and a genuine desire to preserve traditions <\/b>and pass on cultural knowledge from the past into the present.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c3e6a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c3e6a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad71bb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad71bb6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93cc2c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"93cc2c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Smilyan-Beans-Small-Version-768x510.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-15442 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of Smilyan bean in Smilyan Village\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Smilyan-Beans-Small-Version-768x510.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-15442 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of Smilyan bean in Smilyan Village\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Smilyan-Beans-Small-Version-768x510.webp 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Smilyan-Beans-Small-Version-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Smilyan-Beans-Small-Version.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Smilyan Beans Festival<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the festival&#8217;s name, the village where this takes place is in Smilyan. These bean meals are one of a kind.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760e1e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"760e1e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b005faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"b005faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"464\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers-768x464.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9447 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of tomatoes and peppers in Kurtovo Konare\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers-768x464.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9447 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of tomatoes and peppers in Kurtovo Konare\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers-768x464.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Tomatoes &amp; Peppers Festival<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This festival\u00a0takes place in the village of Kurtovo Konare in the middle of September.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49310c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49310c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39482c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"39482c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9439 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of cherries in Kyustendil\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9439 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of cherries in Kyustendil\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Festival of Cherries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every year in June, the town of Kyustendil hosts the festival and declares the beginning of the cherry harvesting season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8890df0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8890df0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb4466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_info_button\" data-id=\"7eb4466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_info_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-info-button qodef-html--link qodef-layout--filled qodef-type--standard qodef-icon--right qodef-hover--icon-move-horizontal-short\" href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/11-best-food-festivals-bulgaria\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-text-holder\">\n\t<span class=\"qodef-m-text\">All events<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qodef-m-icon qodef--icon-color-set\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-m-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a32bd89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a32bd89\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6037b64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6037b64\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ab3fa premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"10ab3fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Traditional <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">BEVERAGES<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a0634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6a0634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What would a traditional Bulgarian dinner be without some of our delicious complementing drinks? Sample local varietals from our five wine regions or, if you&#8217;re feeling brave, try the Balkan fruit moonshine aperitif, rakiya.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94388e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94388e6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e6bc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2e6bc0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf1b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"aaf1b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wine-gbfa60c42d_1280-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6656 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian Wine\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wine-gbfa60c42d_1280-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6656 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian Wine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wine-gbfa60c42d_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wine-gbfa60c42d_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wine-gbfa60c42d_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wine-gbfa60c42d_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Wine<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Local winemakers are reviving indigenous grape varieties and revisitng Bulgarian classics like the deep, fruity Mavrud and savory, tart Gamza.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ab371 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82ab371\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-586e1ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"586e1ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"700\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rakiya-920x700.webp\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-13725 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian Beverage Rakiya\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rakiya-920x700.webp\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-l size-ocean-thumb-l wp-image-13725 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian Beverage Rakiya\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">Rakiya<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Traditionally made from plums or grapes, this double-distilled fruit brandy packs a punch with a high alcoholic content of 40% &#8211; 50%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e99cbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e99cbb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829a334 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"829a334\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241a3ff premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"241a3ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Selected <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">EXPERIENCES<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57048a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f57048a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tasting your way around Bulgaria is a sure way to discover foods you never knew existed, but could very well become your new favorites. Keep an open mind and challenge your tastebuds to new, explosive flavours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3157b19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3157b19\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a188e47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a188e47\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97241e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"97241e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation2 blur active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"591\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rakiya-768x591.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-13725 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian Beverage Rakiya\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rakiya-768x591.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-13725 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian Beverage Rakiya\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rakiya-768x591.webp 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rakiya-300x231.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rakiya.webp 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wine-gbfa60c42d_1280-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6656 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian Wine\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wine-gbfa60c42d_1280-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6656 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian Wine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wine-gbfa60c42d_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wine-gbfa60c42d_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, 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