{"id":6700,"date":"2022-02-13T08:47:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T08:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/?p=6700"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:42:28","slug":"10-bulgarian-food-classics-need-must-eat-bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/10-bulgarian-food-classics-need-must-eat-bucket-list\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Bulgarian food classics you need on your \u2018Must Eat\u2019 bucket list"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6700\" class=\"elementor elementor-6700\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3aa10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a3aa10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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list!<\/b><\/h1>\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-aa387ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa387ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d09b32b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d09b32b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579b13d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"579b13d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\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-fceaaef elementor-widget 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data-settings=\"{&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/\u041b\u043e\u0440\u0438.jpg\" alt=\"Lora Neshovska\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/\u041b\u043e\u0440\u0438.jpg\" alt=\"Lora Neshovska\"><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Lora Neshovska<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Edited by<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cde37 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"11cde37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\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-139945f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"139945f\" 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>Bulgaria, the land where Balkan and Slavic revelry meet Guvech eastern European grit and stoicism. The country is also incidentally the birthplace of the Cyrillic alphabet! The country is fast gaining ground in other countries in Europe as one that is high on most backpackers\u2019 lists of where to visit. A big part of this interest lies in the diverse geography, ecology, the history of the people and of course, the Bulgarian food. Here we are going to share with you 10 food classics you need on your bucket list.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c41c938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c41c938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting started with Bulgarian food<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f745b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09f745b\" 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>If you ever venture on a Bulgarian holiday, remember a few things: Bulgarians love to catch up with family, welcome visitors, feed them and talk to them about<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/history-and-culture\/\">their lives and culture<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. A big part of this bonding happens over meals. Bulgarian food, traditional drinks and Bulgarian cheese all complement the splendid hospitality and surroundings. Here\u2019s what you can expect from a traditional <strong>Bulgarian meal<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b0659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05b0659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Bulgarian Gyuvech - Vegetable Casserole with Meat in a Clay Pot<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3369c47 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3369c47\" 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-782a569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"782a569\" 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>It&#8217;s a really nutritious dish that&#8217;s high in vitamins and protein. It&#8217;s typically made with pork or beef, tomatoes, okra, mushrooms, peas, green beans, potatoes, eggplant, onions, herbs, and spices, and it&#8217;s sometimes served with &#8220;Balkan Mixed Salad,&#8221; a mix of roasted eggplant, sweet roasted peppers, garlic, and tomatoes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3031a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3031a4f\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Giuvech-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11821 lazyload\" alt=\"Food classics - Giuvech\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Giuvech-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Giuvech-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Giuvech-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Giuvech-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Giuvech-2048x1361.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Giuvech-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11821 lazyload\" alt=\"Food classics - Giuvech\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Giuvech-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Giuvech-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Giuvech-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Giuvech-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Giuvech-2048x1361.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b25147f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b25147f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Banitsa - A symbol of the Bulgarian cuisine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e87cf7 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e87cf7\" 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-40aef19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40aef19\" 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>This traditional Bulgarian pastry is something you\u2019ll find across the country at bakeries, coffee shops, canteens and bus stations. It\u2019s buttery, cheesy, goodness is highly addictive. This snack (that goes very well with coffee) is prepared by stacking up layers of filo pastry dough \u2013 or\u00a0<em>fini kori<\/em> as the Bulgarians call it, with butter and traditional Bulgarian cheese before it is baked.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s a true <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/bulgarian-street-food-guide-banitsa-kebapche-more\/\">street food<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>staple that captures the heart of everyday Bulgarian flavor.<\/p><p>*If you\u2019re on a diet, you\u2019ll definitely overshoot your calorie limit with a couple of Banitza, but trust me \u2013 it\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cda74a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cda74a\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"587\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_-1024x587.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1479 lazyload\" alt=\"Banitsa food tour\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_-1024x587.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1479 lazyload\" alt=\"Banitsa food tour\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banista-Theculturetrip.com_.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a8f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37a8f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Lukanka - The Bulgarian Salami<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f8087 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20f8087\" 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-08402c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08402c3\" 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>Lukanka is a type of dry, cured Bulgarian sausage. It is a traditional delicacy in Bulgarian cuisine and is similar to other dry sausages found in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. Is\u00a0typically made from a mixture of ground pork and beef, seasoned with various spices such as salt, pepper, paprika, cumin, and garlic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The meat mixture is then stuffed into natural casings, usually made from pork intestines, and left to dry and cure for a period of time. The sausages are often air-dried in a cool, well-ventilated area for several weeks or even months, which helps develop their distinctive flavour.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c4eed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40c4eed\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lukanka-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11822 lazyload\" alt=\"Food classics - Lukanka\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lukanka-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lukanka-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lukanka-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lukanka-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lukanka.jpeg 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lukanka-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11822 lazyload\" alt=\"Food classics - Lukanka\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lukanka-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lukanka-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lukanka-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lukanka-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lukanka.jpeg 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40dd1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a40dd1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Shkembe (Tripe Soup)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03994fc e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03994fc\" 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-e40e668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e40e668\" 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>Bulgarians love soup and salad. The shkembe is a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/top-10-bulgarian-soups-from-tarator-to-shkembe-chorba\/\"><strong>traditional Bulgarian soup<\/strong><\/a><\/span> made from tripe. If you look at a Bulgarian cookbook, chances are \u2018Shkembe\u2019 will be one of the first recipes you come across. So \u201cWhat is tripe?\u201d you may be thinking. If you remember what it is, chances are you\u2019re wondering what it may be like in a soup.<\/p><p>For the uninitiated, tripe is, of course, the thick stomach lining found in the bellies of cattle. But wait. Before you get grossed out, learn more about it! This traditional recipe is made by boiling cut or minced tripe for several hours with paprika, milk, and oil. Apparently, the more the paprika the better the shkembe. Little known fact:\u00a0<\/p><p>*The shkembe isn\u2019t just a traditional soup, it also doubles as a post-drinking snack to settle the stomach, and is a great hangover cure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7fd17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d7fd17\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1485 lazyload\" alt=\"The Shkembe soup or tripe soup is traditional Bulgarian soup\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3-300x240.jpg 300w, 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.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-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_3-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shkembe_chorba_3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e33e26b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e33e26b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80925c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80925c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a54763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a54763\" 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>HEY FOODIE!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a932dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a932dca\" 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>If you&#8217;re looking for additional food classics related to our cuisine, you may find a complete list of typical Bulgarian foods <a href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/cuisine\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/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-756d6d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"756d6d4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b337f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19b337f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Panaguirski\" Eggs<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3046a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3046a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stuffed red pepper<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c125e5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c125e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kapama\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226dd1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"226dd1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mekitsi<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a2430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66a2430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Liutenitsa\n<\/p>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b4325 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91b4325\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb41e2b premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"eb41e2b\" 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\">Looking for an experience? Check the local tasty tours provided by <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">Pendara<\/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-a5dd2bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"a5dd2bc\" 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-animation1 none active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Weekend-Exprience-with-Pendara.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20526 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Weekend-Exprience-with-Pendara.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20526 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Weekend-Exprience-with-Pendara.webp 2000w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Weekend-Exprience-with-Pendara-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Weekend-Exprience-with-Pendara-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Weekend-Exprience-with-Pendara-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/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\">Book now<\/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>Visit Pendara&#8217;s site and choose an adventure.<\/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\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pendara.bg\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2ca27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e2ca27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Tarator (Cold Soup)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a00e4a e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a00e4a\" 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-080d6e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"080d6e7\" 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>Tarator is a cold soup or refreshing yoghurt-based beverage that is popular in several Balkan and Middle Eastern countries, particularly in Bulgaria. A summer refresher for the Bulgarians, Tarator is always the go-to at the start of any meal. Legend has it that the recipe for the soup was stolen from the Greeks and appropriated by Bulgarians after adding a little water.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The main ingredients of tarator include<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/bulgarian-yogurt\/\"><strong>yogurt<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, cucumbers, water, garlic, and sometimes dill or other herbs. The yogurt serves as the base and is typically thinned down with water to create a more liquid consistency. The cucumbers are usually grated or finely chopped and added to the mixture, providing a crisp and refreshing element to the dish.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb70b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efb70b5\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1486 lazyload\" alt=\"Traditional Bulgarian cold soup called Tarator and made by yogurt and cucumber\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-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-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tarator.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed33c5 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ed33c5\" 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-9db0d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9db0d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Shopska Salad<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b59749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b59749\" 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 you\u2019re often missing though is the traditional Bulgarian white cheese or \u2018Sirene\u2019 that is grated on top of the veggies, giving this salad its unique flavour. The name \u2018Shopska\u2019 was apparently inspired by a big group of very frugal folks called the \u2018Shopi\u2019 who are of Bulgarian ethnicity, often living in the mountainous regions of the country.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to Bulgarian tradition, Shopska Salata or the Shopska salad is what newlyweds sit down and eat as their first meal together after the ceremonies. The recipe may seem simple, with just a few fresh-cut vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, and peppers as ingredients.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec17a07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec17a07\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-1024x685.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1482 lazyload\" alt=\"Shopska ensalada\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-1024x685.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1482 lazyload\" alt=\"Shopska ensalada\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pcgxf1islodatz0mer86n5yqk-1-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb8f37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbb8f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Meshana Skara (Mixed Grill)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba9fa3 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ba9fa3\" 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-ee98783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee98783\" 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>The Meshana Skara is the holy grail of Bulgarian food, especially if you love meat.\u00a0The mixed grill includes the classic kebapche, and other meats like kyufte (meatballs much like the Indian kofta) and skewers of pork meat and a pork steak.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a7bfd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a7bfd9\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meshana-skara.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11825 lazyload\" alt=\"Food classics - Meshana skara\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meshana-skara.jpg 900w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meshana-skara-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meshana-skara-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meshana-skara.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11825 lazyload\" alt=\"Food classics - Meshana skara\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meshana-skara.jpg 900w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meshana-skara-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meshana-skara-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea22a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea22a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Lozovi Sarmi (Stuffed Grape Leaves)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7045972 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7045972\" 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-1f31e90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f31e90\" 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>One of the unique Bulgarian dishes you can taste is the Lozovi Sarmi. Often eaten as a starter and sometimes even a main course, Lozovi Sarmi uses grape leaves as a base, and stuffs them with minced meat, rice, herbs, yoghurt and more. Pro Tip: Dip the stuffed leaves in some yoghurt and down some mineral water after every leaf to feel the flavours, wash down the food better and cleanse your palate.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3938c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d3938c\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"396\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/a08fd3fa443ca8141a28fba23184da29.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11824 lazyload\" alt=\"Food classics - Sarmi\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/a08fd3fa443ca8141a28fba23184da29.jpg 528w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/a08fd3fa443ca8141a28fba23184da29-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/a08fd3fa443ca8141a28fba23184da29.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11824 lazyload\" alt=\"Food classics - Sarmi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/a08fd3fa443ca8141a28fba23184da29.jpg 528w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/a08fd3fa443ca8141a28fba23184da29-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd827d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdd827d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. Moussaka<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1af8d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a1af8d\" 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-7353602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7353602\" 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>Chances are, you\u2019ve seen and eaten Moussaka at restaurants all over the world. The dish found its way to Bulgaria from the Middle East when the Ottoman empire ruled for almost 500 years in Bulgaria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5bd421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5bd421\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/musaka_s_kartofi-1024x699.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11827 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/musaka_s_kartofi-1024x699.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/musaka_s_kartofi-300x205.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/musaka_s_kartofi-768x524.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/musaka_s_kartofi-1536x1048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/musaka_s_kartofi.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/musaka_s_kartofi-1024x699.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11827 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/musaka_s_kartofi-1024x699.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/musaka_s_kartofi-300x205.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/musaka_s_kartofi-768x524.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/musaka_s_kartofi-1536x1048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/musaka_s_kartofi.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c03c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86c03c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. The \u201cking\u201d of Bulgarian food \u2013\u00a0Kiselo Mlyako: The Secret to Bulgarian Longevity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27859a8 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27859a8\" 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-66a2c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66a2c58\" 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>The yoghurt Kiselo Mlyako is usually served alongside Bulgarian classic dishes. It is thick, with a sour taste and eating it is supposed to be a great way to keep your gut bacteria healthy.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Legend has it, the Nobel Prize-winning zoologist and immunologist Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov studied Bulgarian peasants and the Bulgarian foods they eat. He then attributed their longevity to the amount of yoghurt they consume<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcde29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bcde29\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"493\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9448 lazyload\" alt=\"Bulgarian Yogurt\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt-768x485.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9448 lazyload\" alt=\"Bulgarian Yogurt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt-768x485.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca2157 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bca2157\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962603d premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"962603d\" 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 \">Articles<\/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-509b739 premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"509b739\" 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<a href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/42-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-bulgaria\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">1. 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