Gastronomy

Many of the Bulgarian food products and dishes are well-known – kiselo mlyko (yogurt), white brined cheese, lukanka, sujuk (flat sausages), pastarma (dried meat). Bulgarian fruits and vegetables have specific taste and flavour, the one who once tasted them, could never forget their sappiness. Traditional dishes are the shopska salad, baked pepers, peppers ”byurek” (filled with cheese), tarator, kebapche (grilled, oblong rissole), ritual types of bread. Interesting drinks are the boza (milled-ale) and ayryan (buttermilk). In addition we could mention the Bulgarian wine and rakia (brandy).

The potential for wine making in Bulgaria is enormous. The climate in the northern part of the country is continental with cool winters and hot summers. It is milder to the south due to the influence of the Black sea and the Mediterranean. Local hilly terrenes create ideal micro-climates and combined with good quality soils they produce extremely suitable conditions for growing best quality grapes. Bulgaria has several well developed viticulture and enology institutes, most notably in Plovdiv the second largest city in the country.

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