ULTIMATE Bulgarian Food Tour (is it good?) 🇧🇬

Our first time trying Bulgarian food!
We tried both traditional food and street food in Bulgaria, and it was insanely delicious, WOW!
The food we tried on this Bulgarian food vlog:
- Banitsa (cheese pie/borek) & boza at Banica, Sofia
- Shopska salad, kofte, kebab and RAKI at local Serbian BBQ shop, 124 Aleksandar Staboliyski, Sofia
- Shopska salad, shkembe corba (tripe soup), tarator (cucumber soup), pork knuckle, and stuffed peppers at Contessa, Sofia
- Kavarma (pork stew), baked chicken and rice, mousakka (potato pie), and sarmi (stuffed grape leaves) at Safa Sofia
- Beef tongue, mish-mash (baked scrambled eggs), and grilled pork belly at Shtastliveca, Veliko Tarnovo
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Banitsa & boza (fermented wheat drink?)
5:58 - Window shopping for shopska salad, kofte, kebab and RAKI!
19:59 - Traditional soup in a nice restaurant (& shopska salad redemption!)
33:04 - Best restaurant in Sofia right now!!
40:51 - Beef tongue (BEST!) & Bulgaria mish mash

[@lordfrost3752]

As a romanian I'm amazed how similar the bulgarian dishes are with ours. Love BG from RO ! 🇷🇴❤️🇧🇬

[@galskiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

We are Balkan countries 🇧🇬🇷🇴!

[@toniutsa5034]

I’m from Bulgaria and my husband is from Romania, soo I can confirm we have very similar culture(like holidays and more…), food… even something and language is similar. 😂❤

[@maryoo7131]

​@@toniutsa5034what is similar in our languages, madam? Except we have some words like "da", we have nothing to do with you! And we are Latin and Europeans, whilst bulgarians are Mongol Turkic tribe, juat like hungarians! When Romania existed as Dacia, the so-called "bulgaria" from today didn't even exist on the map! You were still in Mongolia, on your way to Europe! You are not even real Slavs. You are Turks converted to Christianity.

[@Milanistcheto]

​@@toniutsa5034 ofc there will be similar culture and food look at the old map during 893-927 during tsar Simeon the Great !!!! u will get the answears there :D :D :D

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

Just say da!

[@aleksandark245]

A simple guide: 1. Kebab is not the same as kebabche 2. Kebabche is similar to a meatball with a different shape and using different spices. 3. Meatballs and Kebabche are usually not chicken. It's pork, beef, or a mix of the two so you kind of need to ask what it is to know precisely :D 4. Meatballs and Kebabche are both something you'd want to eat with this Bulgarian dip called Lyutenitsa (not sure if there's a correct way to spell this word in English). They offered you that dip but you missed it, which is kind of sad. It's sort of like ketchup, but tastes very different and most people prefer it over ketchup. It's often homemade. 5. The Boza is one of those things that you either love or hate. It's something you usually drink with banitsa. If you don't like it (like me for example), the perfect drinkable addition to the banitsa is Airan (pronounced "I ran") which is a simple drink made with yogurt, water, and salt. So, basically, Airan is like a simplified version of Tarator. 6. The Shopska salad is something that every place makes its own version of, so you need to try it in different restaurants and pick your favorite. The dressing is in the form of oil and vinegar. Sometimes salt as well, but in most cases the cheese should be salty enough for the whole salad 7. VERY IMPORTANT! You often eat out, in places that offer food outside, unlike actual restaurants. This is great for a quick bite but you don't always get the best version of the dish you're trying. So, I recommend you try actual restaurants as well :) 8. There are different kinds of that cheese in the Shopska salad. All have slightly different flavors, textures, and moisture so you'd want to go to a cheese store and try a few types. 9. Shopska salad is not always served with cheese sprinkled over it (as you saw). That's because some people like the cheese in the form of a block (like the one you got) and they decide how much of it they want with each bite. 10. Note: Tarator is not really a soup. It's called a soup because it's easier to explain but most people don't think of it as a soup, it's more like its own thing :D 11. The stuffed peppers also have a version with different kinds of meat. You might want to try and pick whichever suits your flavor 12. Musaka is something you want to eat with yogurt. I know... every Bulgarian dish you eat with yogurt, but this one is meant to be eaten that way. 13. Sarmi - same deal like with musaka. Meant to be eaten with yogurt. Both dishes without yogurt are good as well but incomplete. 14. Finally, Rakia is something that many people have a homemade version of. It's a drink that you can make using all kinds of fruits: grape is the most common one, apple, peach, apricot, pear, quince many more! It's often on the menu but you don't need to be a tourist to get a free cup on the open market for example. 15. Honorable mention is that grapes are also often used by people to make their own wine. That's it from me! I apologize for the giant comment but I hope this can help anyone coming to Bulgaria with high hopes for a good meal!

[@Happy7777.]

These are all TURKISH food!!! Kofte, kebab and RAKI, stuffed peppers, stuffed grape leafs all TURKISH.

[@user-ii4zy6bz8w]

​@@Happy7777.the holy quran forbids alcohol or am i wrong?

[@nikniki6401]

@@Happy7777. :) local my friend - local - Turks are here lately, sorry to know this from me!

[@denizrusev9202]

​@@Happy7777. it is similar but is not originally from Turkey!

[@Happy7777.]

@@denizrusev9202 even the dishes names are Turkish like your name :)

[@vladmatei1958]

I am Romanian. Amazing food. Lots of my favorite childhood food right there: musaca, stuffed peppers with yogurt, sarmale wrapped in grape leaves. I eat a lot of tomatoes and cheese, I would just steal your national food/salad and run away with it. Its amazing that it can still be found everywhere in Bulgaria normal yogurt and cheese, in Romania not so much anymore, just the supermarket thingies. The first thing I learned about Bulgaria and not shown in the video are the famous Bulgarian PICKLES. Where are the PICKLES? In my house, I have 2 traits: I do not eat steak with pickles, I eat a whole jar of pickles with a steak. And I do not eat food with yogurt, I eat 1 kilogram of yogurt with 1-2 stuffed peppers/ grape leaves sarmale.

[@0xe849]

Bro you are the proof that we are same :D My favourite meals are stuffed peppers (I preffer the red ones because of the sweetness) and sarmi with loooooooots of yogurt. I can barely eat this everyday. Did you ever tried stuffed red (dried) peppers with beans? I bet you will love them.

[@vladmatei1958]

@@0xe849 I never tried stuffed peppers with beans, just with meat and with rice during fasting.

[@user-ii4zy6bz8w]

Bro, you might be Romanian, but your soul is Bulgarian 😁

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

I think you are secretly Bulgarian 😀

[@KaiHansen-sf1lq]

Vlad(o) Matei(ev), I think you are pure vlacho-bulgarian :) And thanks for the polite and nice message you send with what you say. Actually we share not only the same heritage, taste, traditions and mentality, but also the same problems today. Not every cheese and food here are good too 😅

[@krasimirburov6024]

I'm very glad that you are showing one of the most underrated country in Europe which has the best nature , best rivers , lakes , mountains, food , bars , people who are warm , and a country with one of the most dramatic and colourful history in the World ! Thank you ! ❤

[@Thepokedek]

Spri sa be, lichi ti kolko si pytuval...

[@user-ff9xv8tu3i]

Shhhht keep it secret, let's keep it to ourselves 😊😊😊

[@user-pz4on5oo5j]

People who are warm 😂

[@user-ff9xv8tu3i]

@@mrmrmrcaf7801 Hahaha, these guys are Canadian, very polite and kind. I agree there are cuisines which are far superior. I like living in London where one can find any cuisine under the sun.

[@KaiHansen-sf1lq]

Mrmrmr..., some of us have traveled and know what is best and good where, and nobody says that everithing the best or the first in BG, but there are so many things that are, and we point at them in these conversations. Especially tasty are the gardening foods, grown on our soil and in this climate. I can tell you the best cars and home electronics are from Japan, the best olive oil, shoes and marble, per example, are from Portugal, the best music is german, the best lokùm is from Turkie and so on and on and on... :) And you nay agree or not, but that's not the point here.

[@mariomihaylov2950]

I'm Bulgarian. I'm glad to see you happy with our food

[@denisfedailov3620]

🇧🇬🇧🇬❣

[@salar1586]

bulgaria is tatar

[@mariomihaylov2950]

@@salar1586 you don't know anything about Bulgaria!

[@JustSlav98]

@@salar1586 Bulgaria is the mother country of slavic literature :) Thanks to the bulgarians macedonians like u have an alphabet :)

[@CrazyGun_]

Me too

[@user-po2fq6dj8b]

Добре дошли в България, мили хора! Радвам се, че българската кухня ви е харесала!❤

[@user-wi5vq6fu4r]

И аз съм от България

[@krismekeriev14]

И аз съм от България

[@user-tv8lt7fe6m]

Аз също съм от България

[@CelticMickWalks]

I am heading to Sofia on the 3rd February for 4 night's

[@danz5607]

Bulgaria is one of these countries that I feel gets minimal attention overseas, but is severely under-rated. Everything looks so good and natural. It feels like a hybrid of Greek, Turkish and Eastern European food. I have only heard before a little bit about the yoghurt and salamis but had no idea until u visited the supermarket and was blown away by the variety and choices they have. All the food you have had at the restaurants looks so so good especially the cafeteria style one. It is now on my bucket list of places to visit for sure!

[@krasimirburov6024]

Lol hybrid ? Didn't you wonder about that our neighbours are hybrid ? If you explore a country you must know the little things about history

[@danz5607]

@@krasimirburov6024 i havent explored the country, nor am i a history expert pal. im making comment based on what i can see from the video. do you understand what hybrid even means?? it means there is a mix of cultures? what is wrong with that and why do you take offence to it? maybe your lack of understanding of English language makes you take offence to something that no one else would take offence too normally. i was actually complementing the country and saying it looks good and natural LOL.

[@catpowerro1110]

@@krasimirburov6024 oh oh, calm down there warrior, chill.

[@igorposlon6773]

Dude I lived in Bulgaria Sofia 4years great country awesome food beautiful ladies it has a lot to offer for sure...

[@Happy7777.]

Yes, you are rigth. those areal TURKISH food!!! Kofte, kebab and RAKI, stuffed peppers, stuffed grape leave all TURKISH food . When Ottomans concur the half of euoupe they brought their food too.

[@livics610]

Love Bulgaria from Ro ❤ I feel so good everytime I go to their amazing country ❤

[@user-ps4bg7wq6i]

Greetings to beautiful Romania! 💜 💜 💜

[@krasimirkirev7178]

The thing about the boza is not to drink it like this, but to combine it with the banitza. The sweetness of the boza matches perfectly the saltiness of the cheese in the banitza.

[@slavsavov99]

Right, my mouth is watering as I'm reading this :D :D

[@johnsmith9205]

It's great with banitsa, but you can also enjoy a nice small 2L drink of boza on its own.

[@krasimirkirev7178]

Sure, but for me it is a bit too sweet and you might have to a pay visit to the bathroom afterwards, if you know what I mean( wink, wink). However, boza nowadays is not what it used to be 30-40 years ago. It used to have sharper taste because of the fermentation of the grain and it was also a bit sour. Today it is straight up sweet. But it is very nutritious though.

[@MrKristo771]

But the old booze with sugar. Bosa with saccharine is not worth it, just like everything modern has no taste anymore!

[@sunny7070]

Просто е гадна и на човека не му харесва, което го разбирам. Не познавам никой, който да обича боза освен майка ми и баба ми😂

[@kremenamarinova6337]

Shopska salad-cheese, cucumber, tomato is like the flag of Bulgaria - white, green, red.

[@fenixa21AND]

you forgot the onion xD

[@kremenamarinova6337]

@@fenixa21AND,of course the onion is there. I ment the bulgarian flag is white, green, red, just like cheese, cucumber, tomato in the salad.

[@AlexTanev01]

Whoever suggested Контеса restaurant (with the tripe soup) really wanted you to experience authentic bulgarian tavern, and they cook really well there. So happy you enjoyed the soup :)

[@D.S.-uy7rb]

Kudos to you guys, for making the effort to learn and showcase our craft and cuisine for the world to see! Greetings from Bulgaria, to you , and to our dear Romanian friends!

[@petya_borisova]

Like а Bulgarian I can say that these meals are the most typical for Bulgarian people and we cook them in almost every home. I am glad that you enjoyed so much! Our kitchen is simple, practical, with good ingredients and in my opinion very delicious ❤

[@denisfedailov3620]

🇧🇬🇧🇬💞

[@dimitar1443]

In Bulgaria we eat everything with yogurt - musaca, stuffed peppers, different salads, tarator - which is cold soup with yogurt, water, salt, garlic, parsley, cucumbers and sometimes nuts, also airan - which is again yogurt with water and salt and is good with banitsa or for hangover 😂 We have a our own bacteria (lactobacillus bulgaricus) which is found only in this region and thats why we are so proud with our sour yogurt 😀. I remember when i was young my grandmothers had goats and sheep and they were making tons of yogurt every year...good times.

[@rodopeyastoyanova2150]

България ❤ Всичко родно е прекрасно...❤

[@pautalia]

Ти защо си с толкова дълго име? Явно си много страхливо човече. Някакъв безименен изконен страх за нищото. Или твоето нещо. Кефи те да та галят по празната помиярска куха лейка, нали? Смърдиш. Бегай у Канада! Там чакат да оплодиш ескимоси. Даже и ще платиш за това. Успех!

[@alexandyrmitew9964]

Не всичко.... Бизнесмените и политиците не са от най-прекрасните :Д

[@Thepokedek]

Osobeno zaplatite i 👩🏿‍🦲🤰🏿🧕🏿

[@KaiHansen-sf1lq]

Big-business-men and the big-parties politicians are just the same as everywhere in the world (същите мърши) and the corruption is the same, but actually smaller. The reason common people to the West are a little bit richer than us is different.

[@user-ff9xv8tu3i]

Всичко родно БЕШЕ прекрасно 😀. То май няма много родно вече.

[@annkk5037]

Bulgarian food is one of the best European food, very tasty, with variety of dishes and fresh vegetables.

[@alexborisov2740]

Greetings from Bulgaria! We love to see that people enjoy our food!

[@denisfedailov3620]

❤🎉🎉

[@jenislyjensen]

But everything looks very expensive compared to the salary yo get in Bulgaria...

[@denisfedailov3620]

@@jenislyjensen That’s because of the inflation that hit the world. It’s not only in Bulgaria tho

[@nadka1684]

And I think it's in Sofia, where it's even more expensive

[@user-ps4bg7wq6i]

​@@jenislyjensenIt was expensive and b4 the war. I suppose it just depends on who's richer and who's poorer.

[@volvelin7965]

As a Bulgarian to see how much you enjoy the regular food we have here on a daily basis is kind of eye-opening. Even the simpliest things one should not take for granted.

[@TheTruth-jr8id]

This is my favorite video about our national cuisine EVER! You two are so sweet, so humble people, who appreciate every single thing, even the small things... you are so kind, nice and open to try new things! I absolutely love you and your videos!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thank you so much!!

[@yovkoyovkov9005]

@@JetLagWarriorsyou both are so polite and great! Your descriptions of the dishes are priceless. Such a great duo❤ lots of love from BG

[@ipostaze2]

I only visited the Bulgarian seaside and Veliko Tirnovo, but I got impressed with their stews (kavarma and kuvech, I know, the last one is called guvec in Turkish, but, as the Romanians, the Bulgarians put pork meat in the original recipe), they are so... comfort food, reminding you of you granny's food. At least for a Romanian granny :)) The cow's tongue is a great dish, too. Excellent with a tomato sauce aand black olives in the oven, mmm... The tripe ciorba contest is like choosing what's better, kebab, shawarma or gyros, they're simmilar but different and all good, depending on your taste. Of course, in the meatball on a grill sausage, Romanian mici wins by far :P I guess the balkan cuisine is like the history of the whole region, a melting pot full of flavors, from afar the same, but yet so different. I just want to end with two funny Romanian sayings: Boza (a drink which used to be popular in Romania at the beginning of the 20th century (on a Albanian tradition, or aromanian, as far as I know) is called Braga. The saying for something really cheap is "cheap as braga" (ieftin ca braga). Also, when you had too much to drink the night before, in Romanian the next day you have "a head like a banitza", possibly big and round :)) Have fun in Bulgaria, it's a very beautiful country, very green, with kind people, if you have a little patience to get to their hearts!

[@dimitar1443]

It's called guvec in Bulgaria as well. But you are right all the dishes are made by home grown products - meat, vegies, diaries. And yes every country is influenced by its neighbours, the borders were different through the years. In General the Balkans have great food and of course you have to know where to find it, because there is shity places everywhere.

[@KaiHansen-sf1lq]

Ipostaze, thanks for the nice message. And, yes, like the common ancestry we have the same problems today. Acctualy the junk food here in Bulgaria is not so cheap though, compared to some pretty good stuff if you know what, when and where to buy, and if you... eat a healthy bit of less food :)

[@ruskomihaylov5575]

Само като гледам ме събаря носталгията bg forever 🇧🇬♥️

[@MrKristo771]

​Hard times have been here for 34 years...

[@fenixa21AND]

@@MrKristo771 YET WE STILL LIVE!!!!!! EVERY MF OUTSIDE FROM BG MUST COME HOME SO WE MAKE OUR COUNTRY GREAT AGAIN!!!! this is why it is failing honestly... just because people leave for easier live. i don't see anymore patriotism in people's hearts. only in those who stayed and continue to fight Boyko :D

[@dennadenna865]

Не ви разбрах.

[@yovkoyovkov9005]

@@dg1794аз също го направих в началото на юни тази година и не съжалявам нито за миг. Имаме силни предсказатели,които са казали да се прибираме вкъщи. Прибирайте се масово,тук е наистина зашеметяващо красиво и родно. Храната вибрира с вкус и органичност. Истинска храна!!!!

[@Pumkingang]

​@@MrKristo771there were way worse times.

[@Veselinius_III]

OMG YOUR BOZA IMPRESSIONS! JUST LOVE YOUR FOOD REACTIONS GUYS - GLAD YOU LIKED EVERYTHING!!! CHEERS 🥃

[@Greenar88]

If you think our spring tomatoes are good, the once that we have in August will blow your minds 😂

[@petarmitsev9782]

I'm glad you like Bulgarian food! Stay healthy both of you! ❤️

[@KaiHansen-sf1lq]

BUT do not stay at home! 😝

[@miloslavyavashev1034]

The place where you ate the tripe soup is one of the best places for tripe soup in Sofia. Also I love how you immediately did the most bulgarian thing, putting lots of garlic and vinegar in it :D. Only thing missing is dipping bread in it, that specific pub serves homemade bread.

[@JetLagWarriors]

dreaming of that tripe soup right now👍

[@pliska6819]

Undoubtedly, one of the BEST and fun videos about Bulgarian food. Your reactions are priceless and Ivana should have Balkan ancestry, she understands quite well 😁Thank you for visiting and promoting our country and cuisine, lovely couple 😘Hopefully you return to discover the 7 Rila lakes and monastery, Bansko, Plovdiv, Burgas and Nesebar.

[@hih1313]

Bulgarian yogurt is the only yogurt that contain starter bacteria "Bacillus Bulgaricus" (thus the name) which gives unique taste, and it's, if not number 1, then top 3 foods Bulgaria is most proud of. Other than that, you have noted cleverly that we also love cheese, sweet pepper and dill :) ps - Be sure to visit the Tsarevets Fortress while in Veliko Tarnovo.

[@yogiaol]

Every yoghurt in Germany have also this bacteria.

[@GoliathAngelus]

I think Bulgarian yogurt is one of the best kinds. In my childhood, it was very popular but now it is hard to find Like to visit Bulgaria sometime. Which city are you located or have you visited?

[@rumenivanov6723]

It is not yogurt, but the correct name is Sour milk! Sour milk is a lactic acid product that is obtained as a result of lactic acid fermentation in milk. There are two main microorganisms involved in the process of yogurt fermentation -" Lactobacillus bulgaricus" and "Streptococcus thermophilus". They are in a symbiotic relationship and this union between the two bacteria is beneficial to their survival and efficacy only when they are together. No fermentation is possible when only one of the bacteria is present. Each of the two bacteria has its own role in the fermentation process. The fermentation process ends naturally, by cooling. After staying in a warm place for several days (outside the refrigerator), the fermentation continues, the milk sours, the taste becomes unpleasantly sour. Bulgarian sour milk and Lactobacillus bulgaricus strains are products patented by the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria. Its production is carried out according to the Bulgarian State Standard - BDS

[@yogiaol]

@@GoliathAngelus I am living in Hamburg. True there are the two bacteria.

[@KaiHansen-sf1lq]

In Germany, like in the Lidl-s in Portugal, is sold a real yogurt w/ the bulgarian lactobacilus, may be bought from our Institute named Elbi Bulgarikum like the Japanese do, but for a strange marketing reason it is called 'greek style' and is branded with big ugly letters sayin' 'GREEK/GRECO' 🥲🤐

[@nikolaikotov646]

Баница и боза - the clasik bulgerian breckfast

[@user-ml3uh1mz5o]

Bulgaria is the best place in the world!

[@boceboceboce]

IN Bulgaria we says if the bottle is from coca colla and the cap is from fanta inside is rakia

[@_MANASYt]

I'm a bulgarian living in China...You make me so homesick. I'm actually flying home next Sunday! ;) And I'm from around Veliko Tarnovo, been in the last restaurant many times haha

[@JetLagWarriors]

have a great time back in Bulgaria!

[@WeTrippyMane2]

Fun fact is we bulgarians eat shkembe chorba + beer morning after hard drunken night and after that and then we feel like a 6 stars 😂🤣 . Thanks for video u are amazing guys . Enjoy 🤩😍

[@ulfetkoroglu120]

Shkembe chorba is Turkish, Turkish inspired...

[@WeTrippyMane2]

@@ulfetkoroglu120 ok bro

[@1h8u2be4real]

@@ulfetkoroglu120 the fact that the name is in Turkish should be enough evidence that nobody is denying it. Bulgarian version is different, however.

[@perseusarkouda]

@@ulfetkoroglu120 In Ottoman times everyone was calling things in Turkish because it was universal. It doesn't make them Turkish necessarily. We have it in Greece too and we call it Patsa and we also eat it after drinking. Also we say Shkembe for someone with big belly and chorba something very liquid. At least in northern Greece.

[@georgipeykov7111]

Румънците и те правят шкембе чорба, във Франция Испания съм поръчвал шкембе ... не е точно супа или чорба. Дали е дошло от турците, не мисля, те от доста култури са крали

[@catpowerro1110]

Big thumbs up for your great vlogs guys, this is awesome! Also, cheers to our bulgarian and serbian neighbours for their foods, we all share the same turkish roots but with different twists. I will come to visit Bulgaria at one point for sure, love from Romania!

[@yovkoyovkov9005]

❤ to Romanians ❤

[@user-ps4bg7wq6i]

Cheers! To the Balkans!

[@sierraleonediamondexplorat2080]

Bulgaria, lots of love from Romania....

[@kosmicheskiprah]

Love back, we are so similar in so many ways 🙂

[@paulroberson5094]

I'm Serbian and every time I watch your guys blogs and makes me hungry for my mom's cooking LOL

[@AlexKatzenstein]

It's always nice to see people enjoying our food. Greetings from Bulgaria! 😊

[@samocska1599]

25:10 they gave you a vinegar with garlic and chili to put it in your shkembe soup! Greatings from Vratsa one of the most beautiful small towns in Bulgaria!🇧🇬

[@KaiHansen-sf1lq]

Small...? :)

[@MrKristo771]

​@@KaiHansen-sf1lq,all of today's Bulgaria is small. About 5 million. One small city of people. And we could have been 10 million if it wasn't for the genocide...

[@KaiHansen-sf1lq]

@@MrKristo771, mhm, but neither Bulgaria, or Vratza are small :) Relatively speaking.

[@naydenbonchev3957]

Kofte is usually mixed minced pork and beef onion and spices Kebabche is pure pork minced and predominant spice in it is cumin

[@TheHonestFoodTeller]

I must admit - it is really an ultimate BG food tour. I am impressed.

[@maxpg3d]

as a Bulgarian im really happy you guys enjoy our food :D

[@corpi8784]

As a Romanian : Ciorbe , borș and soups The difference between ciorbe and borș on the one hand and soups on the other is that ciorbe and borș are sour whereas soups aren't. The Iskembe çorba (turkish) ot Ciorbă de burtă(Romanian) is typically eaten slightly sour and vinegar very iften used for that. For borș variety there exist a liquid called borș which is a naturally sour and is made out of fermented grain.

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

You are right...Boza was traditionally a meal replacement! It is a very healthy probiotic drink! At the kebap place you had pavlaka, which is Serbian!

[@nic4obg]

To be fair, the place you had Bulgarian Shkembe Chorba is probably one of the top 5 places to have that. They make it really, really good, so you didn't do dirty on our Romanian brothers ;) Also, trying traditional restaurants, next time when you're in Sofia, try out "Moma" or "Mamin Koliu" restaurants. Just know that no restaurant cooks traditional Bulgarian like Bulgarians home cook it. You will only taste true Shpska Salad if a Bulgarian Babushka makes it for you ;)

[@yovkoyovkov9005]

Много пъти съм виждал различно кулинарни влогъри да отсядат и опитват храната в ,,Мома”. Следващият път, когато съм в столицата определено ще отида. Заведението изглежда много добро и ястията отлични.

[@nikolay9001]

За жалост, Мома беше хубав ресторант, но му падна стандартът и качеството последно време.

[@yovkoyovkov9005]

@@nikolay9001 ооо,жалко ,че не са устояли на времето и да запазят доброто ниво. Много е важно. Много,много жалко за което. Благодаря за коментара,разбрах какво се е случило.

[@user-te6ch8ep7n]

Защо не казвате "баба", а руското "бабушка"?

[@ronaldmcmaster9148]

​@@user-te6ch8ep7nProbably because many foreigners are aware of this Russian word. If he were to write babichka, who would have understood?!😂

[@lyubomiraalexandrova2755]

КОНТЕСА is one of the best hidden neighbourly restaurants in Sofia. The food is absolutely delicious and they offer home made RAKIA from quince.

[@cami0076]

благодаря!

[@user-bl6dd1sb6w]

+1за Контеса!!😊

[@The_Red_Lord-1177]

Greetings from bulgaria too! The food you choosed to eat are my favorite and thank you for enjoying our food and visiting our country

[@Radostin-87]

Thanks for the video guys. Flying to Sofia next Friday 😊. Going to spend a week in the Bulgarian country side where everything is homemade. I am Bulgarian so kind of know my way around the kitchen 😅. Hope that we manage to keep it real for the future generations too. Cheers for the relaxing video. Keep up the good work!

[@doublevproduction]

QUICK TIP: For those who are going to try the Banitsa with Boza, you have to eat them basically together. First you eat the banitsa and you can take a small sip of the Boza, or just wait until you are about to finish with the bite, and then drink a bit more of the Boza! This is how you enjoy those two!

[@mihailkirilov]

Glad people show bulgaria because its my native country and its also a very underrated country :)

[@mira8587]

it would've been so cool if you had a local bulgarian to guide you towards the traditional, historical and cultural stuff, i bet you'd find it so interesting! Also about the food and alcohol, you need to know about its history haha I appreciate the way you two are so respectful and interested in every country you visit, amazing!

[@helloworld-qe9kk]

You now must try the tripe soup from all over the world!!!! It’s also common in Asia, with different style. Bulgarian food looks delicious. I’d like to try one day.

[@JetLagWarriors]

This is a good idea! We can be the tripe soup travelers :)

[@archibal667]

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[@Nazir-WalkAroundTheCity]

Hello, Have a nice day.Best regards, Janusz from Warsaw Poland 💪🇵🇱

[@viligancheva]

I’m from Bulgaria, and I’m glad to see you how eating our food! ❤ The best of our culture is the greatest food! You missed to try “milk with rice and cinnamon”, “tikvenik” (sweet banitsa), “kartofeni kufteta” (potatoes balls), “sarmi s kiselo zele”, “Panaguyrski eegs”... We die for our traditional food❤❤❤😊

[@evieeeee9373]

You guys are so respectful and curious, It made me wish I was your guide

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thank you so much!

[@galintodorov994]

Some dishes of Bulgarian cuisine are similar with turkish cuisine but we changed jt little bit. Added some Bulgaria ln vibe in them :) Mostly of Bulgarian food is different than turkish one. :) Kebapche is different than Kebap. Its not same. Shopska salad is absolutely traditional Bulgarian salad. We created that in 50s during the commnism period in Bulgaria :) and we are so proud of this salad 🥰 The rakia that you got is home made 😅 of rakia is not in original bottle, its 100% home made. The cheese is also home made. It looks different than cheese in supermarket. This ladies didnt lie you. The gave you very high quality of food :)

[@user-sr9nh3lc2x]

Thank you for sharing this amazing video with us. I miss my country and i am happy to see it even on you tube Chanel. You're both perfect in every way :the way you comment the traditional food, the way you describe it, the way you joke... You re just an amazing couple!!! Thank you❤

[@JetLagWarriors]

Our pleasure! Glad you enjoy our videos :)

[@vezokpiraka]

I am so glad you guys are appreciating all these foods. You can see just how similar the foods are in this part of the world but every country adds their own stuff. I hate like half the foods you tried in this video, but I am glad you have the stomach to try them.

[@RostislavSlavchev]

I am so pleased to see that foreigners like our Bulgarian food. I now live in England and you can't eat anything tasty here. I miss Bulgarian food and Bulgaria

[@panayo7]

Thank you for the honest and great review of our country's food!

[@marialawson8751]

This is a very good food video. I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to trying your recommendations.

[@veselinamalinova2213]

The difference between the two bottles of boza is that one is with sugar, one is with sweetners.

[@nikolaykurtev7313]

best food in the world

[@TrendMusicBg]

Amazing Bulgaria , the food is delicious! ❤

[@seongjoongsanlover]

I'm genuinely happy to see that you've enjoyed our foods! Please, feel welcome to come back again! Our traditional food is truly amazing! Thank you for this video, you guys~

[@funforvictoria4229]

So impressed that you found the right food to eat and even went beyond my expectations and tried the tripe soup (shkembe chorba) or pork knuckles, something I've never eaten.

[@irandisilva9036]

They're really into healthy food, it seems. That banitsa reminds me our "pastel" here in Brazil

[@risingfirebird]

Finally in my beautiful home country!! I hope you had a great time :))

[@krasi9492]

Great video! Really appreciate the how respectful you are to the different culture and happy to see that you like our cuisine! Greetings from Bulgaria :)

[@ivanpetkov4341]

I am very happy, you loved most of the dishes. Thanks for sharing your experience and you are always welcome to come back.

[@tervel2231]

Excellent wine is produced in Bulgaria. You have to try it.

[@s.b.7598]

Oh I'm so glad you're trying the bosa, we grew up with it and banitza for breakfast. Yeah lol "liquid breakfast" is a good definition because the ingredients with fermented rye or wheat. The difference between the red and orange labels were that the orange one had sugar, the other had sweetener. The store should have explained this to you, its written on the label. I hope it was tasty, because I haven't tried this brand, not all of them are good. :) About kebabche haha is not like turkish, because ours are from pork, but yes Balcan food is very mixed, we influence each other, but nevertheless, each country has its own specifics

[@myfriend8713]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing!

[@Averagehater]

As a half bulgarian half turkhis, I'm so happy to finally see people trying bulgarian food! ❤❤

[@besensam8483]

Hi guys :) thank you for showing my country :) god bless you 💞🙏 You need to go to the country side to find the best jems on food culture :) dont miss it

[@yunzilesmail9578]

България❤моята родина,липсва ми много😢🇧🇬❤

[@yovkoyovkov9005]

Now that vlog was EPIC😂 From your natural reactions and emotions while tasting the dishes to your smiles. You did a great job. Good content. Thumbs up from me !😊

[@ericpmoss]

My favorite things were lutenitsa (sort of zacuska but more smoked eggplant), and mekitsa. A tiny shop in Plovdiv called Kafe & Mekitsa was glorious for a quick cheap sweet breakfast before walking around the arts district.

[@kosmicheskiprah]

Yes, we have been there with my friend recently. Very good place. Plovdiv is just awesome and full of hidden places!

[@user-bk3ch1sf5f]

At the end in Veliko Tarnovo, the only thing you’ve been missing is yogurt on top of the musaka and sarma 🤭

[@igorposlon6773]

Place is called Veliko Trnovo & the Bulgarian food is great 👍 u guys enjoyed keep up with the great vids..

[@taniaruseva80]

As a Bulgarian, I feel so proud I saw this video.❤

[@SuperMoshev]

You guys filled my heart with happiness. I'm from Veliko Tarnovo but i live abroad and the places you visited and showed in your video brought me so many good memories. I really miss my hometown. Thank you for bringing me back home 🙏🏻🇧🇬❤️

[@ivantzanev]

We have joke in Bulgaria about balkan food. A stake is given to the balkan people. Turks put sugar on it. Greeks put olive oil on it. Bulgaria put cheese on it. And the Serbs put on another stake😂😂 So just get food with cheese/ dairy in Bulgaria and you will be fine. Loving your videos of my country ❤️

[@cemdursun]

You mean steak? I have never seen a Turk put sugar on steak lol

[@ivantzanev]

@cemdursun It is a joke, it doesn't mean people literally put sugar, just that food is sweeter.

[@cemdursun]

@@ivantzanev okay but olive oil and cheese sound very literal to me. I don't think I'll understand but thanks for trying

[@akar2659]

​@@cemdursun👍

[@AtomicDimension]

All of these dishes looked amazing! 😮

[@bizmyurt8582]

Almost all were Turkish.

[@Nikince]

Well as they said in the video - turkish brought it, balkans - nailed it 😄 Lots of love & greetings 😊

[@KaiHansen-sf1lq]

Turkish brought here almost nothing but pain and suffering, they've always been taking, not giving.

[@kosmicheskiprah]

@@bizmyurt8582 Turkish food and language is Persian and Middle Eastern, who are you fooling? Tamam, tarih, saat...very European 🤣 DONT talk about Turkey 🦃 🦃

[@Pumkingang]

​@@bizmyurt8582THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH TURKEY!

[@versa4e06]

Very nice job, guys! This is a true food presentation with a good choice of everyday foods eaten by the bulgarians. Real classics, a must when you visit Bulgaria 😊

[@gergana8210]

Hey guys, a Bulgarian girl here. I love your video 😊

[@bellatordei3440]

The shopska salad usually should be flavoured with sunflower seed depending on the customers taste to even greater taste, but foriengers dont know that

[@Morbiorz]

Greetings from Bulgaria, its my 1st video of yours . actually on half the video, so happy to watch you guys enjoying the food, actually doing an amazing orders ! i would like to see you order MUSAKA with yogurt ofc. Thanks for the video you fullfill my hearth . aaaand dont forget to try homemade wine

[@JetLagWarriors]

thanks so much! Glad you like the video.

[@RelaxingWalk-fr9li]

I like your videos, very informative, exploring, covering all aspects, drone when needed, etc

[@JetLagWarriors]

Much appreciated!

[@famooou5]

Hey guys, love your videos. Not even sure I came up to your channel but you got 5 stars ***** from me ! Thanks for covering our part of the world and our beautiful country!

[@ia3078]

2:30 boza is "kid's beer". Back up to the late 80s it was the number one drink for kids (lack of alternatives?😅)... The legend says breast grow from boza consumption... Slang for breasts is boz-ki...

[@kalinxristov1654]

Interesting how you hit the mark every time you eat an unfamiliar food, and you eat it just like us. You also hit on the spices of the tripe soup, as well as the rice for the kavarma, we always put a ball of rice in the kavarma plate. :)

[@White_Ninja_BG]

I am Bulgarian thanks for trying bulgarian food

[@DesAnanieva]

Yogurt in Bulgaria is different because we invented it. And we are very proud with it. I was searching for this comment 😅

[@jackmehoff4429]

bulgarian shopska salad is number one in the world salad .. u can google it.

[@6mas]

That restaurant was situated in a beautiful town with an amazing view. The beef tongue would taste so good between 2 pieces of fresh crusty bread 🍞 . Steve you’re getting more adventurous with food 🎉🙏👍🏽. Nice T-shirt 🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁🍁

[@lihi9665]

Moi je préfère la langue de veau et dans mes sandwiches à place de salami j’utilise les tranches de langue. Salut d’une 🇧🇬🌹 de 🇧🇪🍻

[@hristiyanhristov7220]

I would rarely write comments, and I'm just gonna say you did an amazing job with the video it's super natural. Just superb stuff. Honestly, the thing that made me do my input tho is how this video ends where you said "The former capital of the Second Bulgarian empire"! Brilliant, Keep the them videos coming guys, you rock!

[@alexandregueorguiev8519]

Nice filming and video,bravo 👍👏😊

[@johnsmith9205]

Home-made Bulgarian kyofte and kebabche are usually made of a mix of pork and beef, but there is a chicken variety, too. In some restaurants, you can find purely beef or purely pork ones, but they're usually noted as such. The store-bought minced meat, especially the cheap one, can often be a mix of chicken, pork, and soy, so my best guess is that the cheap off-the-shelf kyofte and kebabche are made of that.

[@KaiHansen-sf1lq]

The kebàpcheta are usually made of just pork :)

[@georgisimov4685]

Hey guys, looking at you tasting Mousaka and Sarmi WITHOUT yogurt is properly hurting my soul. Nice videos, I'm so happy you liked it here.

[@zubrach]

Oh man, did you get me salivating big time😂 Glad you guys appreciate good food.

[@SvenS2]

As a Bulgarian, I cannot imagine a world without tarator or yogurt for that matter. We use yogurt in a lot of our recipes now when I think about it. Either as a main ingredient or as garnish. On the topic of the taste 37:47, I think it's because our yogurt is more sour in taste, which gives that additional flavor