About Bulgaria: Food
The cuisine of Bulgaria is very similar to the cuisine of Turkey, and other Mediterranean countries. There is an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables in the summer. A missionary favorite, Shopska Salad, is made from tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions and Bulgarian Feta cheese (cirene). Bulgarians love to make jams, jellies and homemade juice from cherries, apples, peaches, apricots and quinces.
In the winter the Bulgarians turn to more hearty fare. Dishes made from potatoes, cabbage, and carrots stewed with lamb or chicken are commonly served. At every meal bread is a must. Bulgarian bread is the best in the world! It is made fresh all day long. The most famous Bulgarian food product is, of course, yogurt. The bacteria that is in yogurt originated in Bulgaria. It comes plain and in a variety of fruit flavors—yummy!
Bulgarian Recipes
We've created a Bulgarian Cuisine group on Group Recipes, a new web site dedicated solely to sharing and discovering recipes.
We've already added some classic traditional recipes and we'd love to find out what your favorites are! If you have a Bulgarian recipe that you'd like to share with us, you can sign up for a Group Recipes account, add your recipe to the site, and then add it to our Bulgarian Cuisine group.
