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Traditional
Bulgarian Food
Kiselo mlyako (yogurt, sour milk)
Tarator (cold soup)
Shopska salad
Moussaka
Pita Bread
Banitsa
Mish-Mash
Shkembe chorba (Shkembe soup)
Gyuvetch
Lyutika soup
Lyutenitsa
Flat sausages (Soujouk, Lukanka)
Sirene (White brined cheese)
Kashkaval (Yellow cheese)
Halva
Honey
Spices and Herbs
Merudia/Chubritza
Traditional
Bulgarian Drinks
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Wine
Mavrud is unique red
wine common only for the region of Thrace in Bulgaria.
It is crystal clear wine with the typical
ruby color of the sort, brisk and with beautiful sparkle.
The aroma is clear, rich and enduring. It contains the aroma
of grape, combined with discrete fruitfulness. Taste is harmonious,
very homogeneous and well-mouth filling. The taste perception
which combines the nuance of grapes and the sense of forest
fruits form the fines of this outstanding wine.
Legend says that during the reign of Khan
Kroum all vineyards were ordered destroyed. Later, a lion
escaped from its cage and terrorized the city. However, a
fearless young man named Mavrud (now the name of a wine grape)
confronted and slew the beast. The king summoned Mavrud's
mother to learn the source of such courage. She said she secretly
saved a vine, made wine, and that was the source of his bravery.
Khan Kroum ordered the vineyards replanted.
Pamid
Gamza
Melnik wine
Dimyat
Misket
Pelin
Other
Rakia The drink rakia or rakija
is hard liquor similar to brandy and vodka, made by distillation
of fermented fruits that are popular throughout the Balkans.
Its alcoholic contents is normally 40%, but in home-produced
rakia it is higher, typically 50 to 60%. Prepecenica is a
doubly distilled rakia, with alcoholic content sometimes more
than 60%. Brlja is a low-quality, low-alcoholic-content rakia.
Rakia is considered to be the national
drink of Bulgaria and Bosnia-Herzegovina where the drink is
produced mainly from grapes. Slivovitz (Šljivovica) is
the national drink of Serbia and is produced from plum.
There are many kinds of rakia, depending
on the fruit it is produced from: fruits
grapes, plum, apricot, pear, quince, kom, fig, with herbs,
walnuts or with honey.
Mastica
or Mastic Brandy is an anise-flavored liqueur popular
in Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia. It is drunk with
ice or without ice and can be used in different cocktails.
It perfectly matches with Menta and cream in the traditional
summer cocktail "Cloud".
Menta is
a sweet mint liquor prepared from natural ingredients like
spearmint oil. It is a refreshing drink popular in Bulgaria
in the summertime. It is a component of some cocktails as
the traditional "Cloud" where it is combined with
Mastica.
Boza is
a popular beverage in Bulgaria and Turkey. It is made from
fermented maize in Turkey and wheat or millet in Bulgaria.
It has a thick consistency and a low alcohol content (usually
around 4%).
In Turkey it is served with cinnamon and
roasted chickpeas, and is consumed mainly in the winter months.
In Bulgaria it is part of the traditional "Banitsa with
Boza" breakfast.
The most famous purveyor of Boza
is "Vefa", located on the European side of Istanbul.
The shop is now a minor tourist attraction.
Ayran or Airyan is a popular
drink in Turkey and Bulgaria, made up of a yoghurt and water
mixture. The ayran made from yoghurt that has been from sheep
milk has a quite thick taste, fatty but also tasty. Salt is
usually added to ayran for flavour, and sometimes ground black
pepper. It is served cool, and usually accompanies döner,
kebab, banitsa or pastry.
In Turkey and Bulgaria, McDonalds also
includes ayran in their standard menu as a local menu addition.
Ayran is also very popular in the rest of the Middle East
. In rural areas of Turkey, ayran is offered as a "standard"
drink to guests. "We have come to drink your ayran"
say the guests. Outside Turkey and Bulgaria, it may be found
at döner kebab outlets. A similar drink, doogh, is consumed
in the Middle East, especially Iran.
Ayran has become so popular in Iran and
Turkey that it is often regarded as a separate market in contrast
to the juice and soda industries, and is a challenge for "modern"
soft-drink companies such as Coca-Cola.
Beer
Zagorka, produced and named after the city of Stara
Zagora, is one of the most popular brands of lager in Bulgaria.
Since the mid-1990s the brewery is a fully-owned subsidiary
of Dutch brewing giant Heineken.
Other that the flagship Zagorka brand,
a mild-tasting 5% lager, the brewery also produces the Ariana,
Gold, Stolichno, Heineken, Amstel and Murphy's brands.
Zagorka's main competitor on the local
market is InBev-owned Kamenitza.
Burgasko
Kamenitza
is a peak in Pirin Mountain in Bulgaria. It is also
the name of the best-selling Bulgarian beer, produced in the
city of Plovdiv. Established in 1881 and currently owned by
InBev, the brewery has a wide variety of lager and dark beers.
Kamenitza is a sponsor of the Bulgarian football team.
Other
beers are:
Boliarka
Almus
Ariana
Boliarka
Ledenika
MM
Shumensko
Pirinsko
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