You Can’t Go Back After Trying These Food & Drinks

I Bulgaria there are lots of Amazing Food, though alot of the people say there is no Traditional Bulgarian food. Because many cultures passed through the country and left their mark on Bulgaria.
That why we will call this list Classical Bulgarian food and drink because they are now classical consumed in Bulgaria and become part of their cuisine and culture.
This list of 14 are food and drink you must try before you die in Bulgaria
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[@user-ry5di2tv5r]

Great man, another great video

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it

[@douglasfresh88]

American here, married to a Bulgarian, and I can confirm that Bulgaria does have the best tomatoes. Nothing better than a nice glass of homemade Rakia with some tomatoes, roasted eggplant, peppers and oil. Also, Tarator is one of my favorites.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Great choice, it is a big same what they have done to the fruit and veg in the west and that definitely shows in a country like Bulgaria

[@TheRealRaygor]

Same!

[@basedyuriy]

As a bulgarian, here to say cheers and you're a lucky man 😂. Enjoy that rakia friend

[@Radio280]

How much a couple needs to live comfortably in Bulgaria without having to pay rent...per month that is? In dollars ....We will be retiring in a year and a half to that country and have no clue. We r in the US presently

[@cheddarfish225]

Bulgarian yoghurt is without any doubt the best in the world. The best start to the day is Yoghurt, Walnuts and Honey.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

I think I can agree with you on both counts👍😁❤️

[@metabolicentanglement6303]

Hey there, another Bulgarian here. Let me make my add-ons to the list. 1. Fried zucchinis with garlic/yoghurt sous (it is a great summer dish and it is a staple in every Bulgarian household) 2. Eggs po panagiurski ( another staple made of poached eggs and served on top of a mixture of sirene, yoghurt and garlic of course and a drizzle of melted butter spiced with paprika) 3. Chicken liver cooked in butter and crisped onions And yes Bulgarian musaca is 10x better than the Greek one 😁

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

These are also very good dishes....and I would find It difficult to make my personal top dishes thats why I asked for other opinions I’m Also doing a live online premier of my new video today 16:00 Bulgarian Time (EET) that I’d like to invite you to, It’s about my First experience in Sofia and a sleeper train from Varna kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp64lWVje9N-e5Y

[@chinom200088]

Shkembe, we cook/eat also in Mexico, without yogurt, and has the same flavor and used also to reduce hangover "sickness"

[@kimhald9718]

Excellent presentation of the different food here! The pink tomato is definitely a game changer.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Definitely is and so versatile too

[@sasho888prm]

I'm a bit surprised the cabbage sarma didn't make the list. One of my favourites anyway.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

I do like that dish also, and it was mentioned by a few people

[@ekaterinadrouin8457]

I like the short explanation about our cuisine I’m thinking on sending the video to some of my American friends. My American husband likes Bulgarian moussaka doesn’t care much about the Greek version because of the eggplant. I would suggest that you check out these two dishes - Patatnik which is typical for the Rhodope Mountains region and the other one is Drob Sarma. The first dish is obviously made from potatoes and the other one contains rice and lamb liver and is baked in the oven just like the moussaka.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Thanks for your feedback…funny you should say that about the Moussaka of BG and Greece I have a video planned for that, but time got ahead of me and I will have to push it until the nights get lighter.

[@theworldofmandom7227]

The shkembe is my favourite ♥️♥️♥️ Can't understand anyone who doesn't like it.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

I would definitely agree with you there, I really like it too, not sure why people don’t. Think they really don’t like the idea of it being stomach

[@alexandrahass4193]

A Bulgarian won't be able to give such a good presentation of our cuisine :) Great job

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

That’s a very nice compliment thanks very much for it, and very happy you enjoyed the video

[@annaivanova8107]

The food in Bulgaria is extremely delicious because the local products are characteristic. Earth, air and water make fruits and vegetables truly unique. Milk, Bulgarian yogurt, white cheese, tomatoes, spices, wine, rakiya, lukanka, kebapche, liutenitsa, pickles and bakery products must be tried by every tourist. Have a nice stay in Bulgaria everyone!

[@georgiiliev5217]

Nice video, but you should mention lutenica as well. Best regards

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

These where the choices over 8000 comments, other things could of been put in there to but I just went with the top 14 I’m Also doing a live online premier of my new video today 16:00 Bulgarian Time (EET) that I’d like to invite you to, It’s about my First experience in Sofia and a sleeper train from Varna kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp64lWVje9N-e5Y

[@0xe849]

I can die for a home growth bull`s heart tomato with grinded sirene and olive oil. Actually this is what I eat most often in the summers.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

That’s all you need in summertime 😉

[@milenvidev666]

Bulls heart is ❤ big,ugly but tasty. In UK I miss him a lot.

[@krasi9492]

Great video!

[@benbails8710]

Missed a few favourites of mine. Шкембе чорба - Tripe soup Сърми - cabbage rolls

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Maybe on the next one 😉

[@elliepavlova5179]

Lovely video, thank you! Just some add ONS to your suggestions. Rakiya from apples, figs or quinces. Rare but delish. There's a winter version of heated up Rakiya (greyana Rakiya), where you add quince insides and honey and heat it up till it's nice and warm. Banitza with leeks and cheese, or spicy pickled cabbage. Yet another traditional winter dish. Stuffed carp (a type of fish) for St.Nicholas day and stuffed lamb leg for St. George's day. Another must try. Finally, no mention of the guyveche, seriously? Sirene Po shopski is a life alterning experience for most of my vegetarian foreign friends in Bulgaria. Cheers!

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the input of extras. There was a mention of Guyveche that the Kapama was made in. You must of missed that one. Though Sirene po shop ski is a great dish also

[@milenburushkin5964]

Gyuveche is a small glazed clay pot. You use it to make "Sirene po shopski" and a variety of other dishes. Kapama is not made in a gyuveche, it is made in its bigger brother gyuvech - а large glazed clay pot :-). Gyuvech is coincidentally also the name of a dish (meat or vegetable stew), which is often, though not always made in a gyuvech.

[@trakkoman]

Hey! Half Bulgarian here. I live in Sweden but I make a mean moussaka(Bulgrian Style of course!) and it is better than the greek, but i like the greek one too. Balkan love!

[@alexandergalicia5849]

My favorite is Bulgarian moussaka.

[@millenium13constantin58]

I would add stuffed peppers. Both ways, the one with eggs and cheese and the other with rice and minced meat.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Quite a few people said that about the peppers, they just missed the list

[@lustinlis413]

The most unusual Rakia i tried was from Coca-Cola... My granpa used to own a little shop and with the bottles of Coca cola that expired and dint sell he made Rakia many times ... its was actually good.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

That’s the must strangest I ever heard, sounds interesting though. Thanks for the input

[@axl1002]

It's not rakia but rum🤣🤣🤣

[@vikincety]

Nice video. I'm hungry now.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Glad that you enjoyed it

[@galimir]

I tried Bulgarian tomatoes...in my childhood,in Bulgaria,some 40-50 years ago 😂

[@dimitargrozev8299]

Elenski butt is not named after deer , but the city of Elena, great video!

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Thanks for the nice comment, I’m aware of the fact, a yeah it should of been mentioned in the video as it does kind of sounds like it comes from deer.

[@kalinxristov1654]

great, made me hungry :) Stuffed Lamb Shoulder, also a great traditional Easter dish. I adore him.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Another good dish, shame it didn’t make the list

[@kalinxristov1654]

@@ATasteofBulgaria You will need to extend it. The very fact that there is no tinsel there is indicative :)

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Maybe a can do a part two I the future 😉

[@SuneBerlin]

I would recommend the Mekitzi, the biggest I ever had was in the Rhodopes. All the salads are nice as Sneschanka, Rasradka, Kjoopoolo and don't forget the bean dishes the bean soup monastery style,, the bean dishes with Kebatsche or sausage. The Elenski but, I thought is named by the town of Elena not from the deer. And of corse you should mentioned the different style of Lukanka or dryed or grilled sausages as Banski staretz, Sudjuk or Karnatsch. My favorite meal is the grilled version of the Vreteno and I bake a bit western styled Pumpkin banitza with carrots and onions and spicy savory not sweet. The strangest Rakia I got ever served was in Samokov, made from potatoes we would call it vodka. Nice video, can't wait three weeks to be back in Bulgaria

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the extra input

[@iniuram8231]

they are similar to donuts

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

Boza can made of any grain. Originally made from millet, but these days mostly wheat!

[@TheRealRaygor]

My wife is Bulgarian, but we are also vegetarian, so a lot of these things, I'd not heard of. I love banitsa, shopska, mousaka, and guvecheta. I prefer scotch over rakia.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

They have a lot of Vegetarian dishes around Easter and Christmas time, as you may know from your Wife. I’m Also doing a live online premier of my new video today 16:00 Bulgarian Time (EET) that I’d like to invite you to, It’s about my First experience in Sofia and a sleeper train from Varna kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp64lWVje9N-e5Y

[@milenburushkin5964]

If you liked kapama, you should also definitely try chomlek (чомлек) and katino meze (катино мезе), two other specialties from Bansko and the Pirin region. Patatnik (пататник) from the Rhodope Mountains and Sirene po shopski (сирене по шопски) from the Sofia region are also great.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Thanks for the tips, will check them out

[@vladasenov]

This is the only bulgarian food video that mentioned sharena sol. This is the most important bulgarian food, it makes a delicious dish from plain bred. I don eat boiled or soft boiled eggs without it. It makes a british rubber tomato from Tesco taste delicious.

[@grundgesetzart.1463]

Elenski But is named for the region/ town of Elena, it has nothing to do with "deer"...other than that, excellent video!

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

I was aware of this, I've been to Elena it's a beautiful town and one guy told me a great story about it I’m Also doing a live online premier of my new video today 16:00 Bulgarian Time (EET) that I’d like to invite you to, It’s about my First experience in Sofia and a sleeper train from Varna kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp64lWVje9N-e5Y

[@michaelstubbs7563]

you have forgotten rosa tomatoes, mozzaralla and basil infused oil, superb - as is roasted red peppers and fresh garlic. Then there is Kavarma, a great Bulgarian dish and Sach, which is served on a extremely hot dish of pork or chicken with roasted vegetables. You forget to mention all the many cheap fruits and nuts available throughout the year and all the fantastic cheap and fruity wines.

[@tinairenegade5353]

If you had remembered to listen, these ten was the ones most voted for by a large number of people.

[@shadow_gamer853]

I am from Bulgaria and I am in Denmark the tomato's here are grouse good job man👍👍

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Thanks very much, your comment at are appreciated

[@boristzvetkov2715]

Sumer time I love drink rakia with melon or water melon with chees.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Nothing like Rakia in the summertime and a cold mezze

[@mimi64231]

Bulgarian musaka is better than greek. I like chushki sys sirene or meso .All the best from Poland.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Thanks for the input, interestingly enough planning a video about the Greek and Bulgarian Musaka

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

It is very difficult to find real Bulgarian tomatoes in Bulgaria today, unless you grow it yourself. Foreigners rarely experience Bulgarian veggies these days. Same with real yogurt. Most restaurants serve cr..p

[@brianwhinnery6170]

Shkembe chorba is very tasty, plenty of chilli flakes and garlic, and finely chopped tripe. From Tonus in Obzor,

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

I'll have to check that one out sometime

[@theworldofmandom7227]

The bulgarian musaka is better 😎 the yogurt too 😁

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

I will have a video about this battle in a few weeks

[@millenium13constantin58]

@@ATasteofBulgaria The musaka can be also with zucchini or aubergine.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Not herd that before

[@mariyanadudley2312]

@@ATasteofBulgaria My family always called the musaka with eggplant a summer musaka.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Hmmm interesting

[@grundgesetzart.1463]

Thanks for the video, when you get a chance, also try "Pastirma" when you want. It is the original version of the "pastrami" dry aged ham/ meat. Much much better than the NY deli rip off. Cheers!

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Thanks for the tip!

[@classics39]

Nice. A lot of influence from the Otoman rule...

[@lenkotonev3350]

give a bit of rеsearch for "самардала"

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

I know about this, we also collect this time of year from out village, 😉 it’s great with Tomatoes

[@masubg]

About the deer leg/еленски бут/ although it's spelled exactly the same here it means leg from Elena which is a town in Central Bulgarian but it's ok even Bulgarians confusing it

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

It’s a lovely town Elena, I was there the year before last, was a couple of nice videos from there too. A local guy who was the father of one of the Hell’s Kitchen finalist told us a great story about Elenski Byt

[@dedotrichko9187]

Bulgaria is old country so all times ppl need food . And we have it .. alots kind of food For short time you kan't tasted all so tray another 90% of bulgarien food .NAZDRAVE ! and taste Kaysieva rakia .

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

I’ve had the pleasure of trying apricot Rakia. I have around 110 trees 😉

[@stefandee1970]

Like

[@tinairenegade5353]

Tried 'em all. Only dislike is the boza .... just seeing a bottle makes me gag. Made my own (organic) elenski byt. I haven't tried it yet, though.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Ohhhh wow very jealous, I’m planning to do my own one day, need to build a cellar in my Village house first to get the temperature constant.

[@grundgesetzart.1463]

boza is great. The ones who dislike it usually drink coke and enjoy it :) We prefer natural drinks.

[@tinairenegade5353]

@@grundgesetzart.1463 Prejudist people usually like boza and focus on one negative and ignore all the positive ... Fyi I'm not at fan of sweet drinks in general and that's coke included - the thin sticky porridge-like consistency really doesn't make boza any more appetising. ('We' are gagging just writing about it) ;)

[@sydneyw7375]

I normally hate tomatoes, but maybe the ones in Bulgaria would change my mind…?

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

I can promise you, if your from a county that don’t touch the Med Sea then you’ll be shock when you try the tomatoes here

[@moisiewe]

Pink tomato and bull's heart are the best. We have tomatoes imported from other countries and they literally dont have any taste no wonder u dont like tomatoes but the tomatoes mentioned above are simply amazing and u can smell them when u cut the tomatoes.

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

Еленски бут is from the town of Elena, nothing to do with deer, екен. So you are saying the Spanish brought it to Elena?

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Actually if you see the video from Elena we actually discuss the exact opposite

[@rado_grami]

You need to hire a video editor! I think you have a lot to film in BG but it needs to be presented in an adequate way. There's a lot of outsourcing for this kind of service, so i would recommend you make an investement. It will surelly pay off!

[@dimitretoushek3892]

Man you forgot the lamb cooked for 10 hours

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Might add that in a must eat video in the future

[@danivanovre4u280]

Thank you for your work and for this yet another wonderful video. I'd like to point out two things. Greece IS a Balkan country (you say "all over the Balkans and in Greece). Yogurt is NOT invented in Bulgaria. It is a staple for the Balkans and it is made everywhere and for thousands of years. What dr. Stamen Grigorov did was to isolate and study the bacteria that made yogurt sour. It happens that the climate in Bulgaria is most conducive to have this bacteria colonies cultivated faster and better than elsewhere. Also, greek yogurt is usually strained where the Bulgarian is not. Hence the difference.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the extra information

[@grundgesetzart.1463]

they were making yogurt already in the Pamir mountains, 2000+ years ago. The Bulgarians took it with them when they migrated from there. So they kinda invented it. the modern Greeks have nothing to do with the ancient Greeks, they are a mix of Slavs, remnants of the old Greeks and North African+ Turkic tribes. they did not invent anything, at least not the ones living there after the antique times. Cheers.

[@danivanovre4u280]

@@grundgesetzart.1463 It's early morning here in NY. I'll probably read more nonsense during the day.

[@user-oj4vq7qj4s]

Luchnik

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Thanks for the input

[@galimir]

the yoghurt was not "invented" by 1 person of course.Its been around for 1000nds of years😂😂😂😂

[@krasimirkirev5291]

It is not thought. It has indeed been invented here. It is a fact undisputed. Yogurt is Bulgarian. End of story. Anything else is just a mediocre substitute. Mere copycats.

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

I agree though you know these keyboard Heros, you sometimes have to stay around the middle I’m Also doing a live online premier of my new video today 16:00 Bulgarian Time (EET) that I’d like to invite you to, It’s about my First experience in Sofia and a sleeper train from Varna kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp64lWVje9N-e5Y

[@user-po5mb5tw9l]

Kakav paraly bree 😀 Dont put paraly in mish mash never!

[@ATasteofBulgaria]

Paraly….? What is that?

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

Please prove to me that most of these foods and recipes are not originally Bulgarian. When in Turkey and in Greece, everything there is theirs theirs only as authentic as their tomatoes, but in Bulgaria we got everything from someone else! I am tired of hearing this. Mind you the Turks, a nomadic tribe, showed up here from Central Asia only in the 14th c, but no one ever passed through there and everything is their own original creation that they brought to the sqvage Balkans that were starving until then????