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Bulgarian Food 🇧🇬
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If you're ever in Bulgaria, make sure to try these delicious local delicacies 😋
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Breakfast & Brunch
 
Lunch & Dinner
 
Dessert & Sweets
 
Drinks

Breakfast & Brunch

The most important meal of the day!
 
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A delicious breakfast/brunch!
Mekitsi (Bulgarian Fried Dough) - Chocolates & Chai
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Delicious, cheesy and flakey! Best when served by a Grandma!
Banitsa Recipe (Traditional Bulgarian Food) - Happy Foods Tube
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My go to quick breakfast, tomato, aubergine and roasted pepper paste on toast, delicious!
Authentic Bulgarian Lutenitsa Recipe - The Balkan Recipes: A Taste …
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Cheese on Toast with Minced Meat, imagine Welsh Rarebit but meaty.
Princess Sandwich
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Oily, thick, sweet, not healthy in the slightest yet delicious.
Bulgarian French Toast
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Lunch & Dinner

 
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BBQ meats including Meatballs, Skewers and Sausages.
Bulgarian Barbecue At It’s Best - BBQ Only
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Cucumber, Tomato, Peppers and White Cheese.
Shopska salad
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Don't let the tripe put you off, this delicious soup is perfectly spiced and seasoned.
Shkembe Chorba (Tripe Soup)
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Greek inspired but with potato instead of aubergine. The topping is similar to a pancake and this is one of my favourites in winter.
Bulgarian Moussaka - Allrecipes
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Imagine a giant hashbrown with added spearmint. This is a staple in the mountains of Bulgaria.
Patatnik aka Potato Pie
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Forget baked beans, these beans mean business.
Bean Soup
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Bulgarian Chicken Soup is good for the belly and good for the soul.
Chicken Soup - Traditional Recipes from the Balkans
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Refreshing and delicious, perfect for Summer!
Tarator - Bulgarian Cold Cucumber Soup
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Chicken Kebab with Salad and Fries
Bulgarian Duner
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Bulgarian polenta often served with White cheese
Kachamak / Polenta
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Sour cabbage, filled with mince and rice.
Traditional Bulgarian Sarma Recipe (Cabbage Rolls)
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Dessert & Sweets

 
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Yes it technically Turkish, but Bulgarian Baklava is to die for!
Baklava
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Another one inherited from Turkey, rose flavour is my personal favourite.
Lokum (Bulgarian Turkish Delight)
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My favourite dessert, takes me straight back to English School dinners.
Easy Bulgarian Rice Pudding Dessert (Mliako s oriz)
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You will find Biscuit Cake in pretty much every menu in Bulgaria, and you MUST try it.
No Bake Biscvitena Torta – Bulgarian Biscuit Cake Recipe
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A french dessert but very very popular in Bulgarian restaurants.
Bulgarian Crème Caramel Recipe - Authentic Dessert from Bulgaria
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Thick, creamy, slightly sour, the best yoghurt in the world.
Bulgarian Yogurt
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Drinks

 
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Bulgarian Brandy traditionally made with Grapes, Plums or Apricots.
Rakia
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Bulgarian wine is absolutely delicious, especially red wine from the Melnik region.
Get To Know The Wines of Bulgaria - Wine Folly
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Bulgaria's answer to Uzo
What Is Mastika And How Do You Drink It? - Mashed
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Fermented wheat drink, sweet and sometimes fizzy. Flavour very similar to Wheatabix.
Boza
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Yoghurt drink drank all over the country. Delicious, thick and slightly sour.
BALKAN YOGHURT DRINK AYRAN - The Balkan Foodie
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