Tarator is a type of cold yogurt soup, traditional in the Bulgarian cuisine.

Tarator is a traditional Bulgarian cold yogurt soup. The Tarator is an indispensable part of Bulgarian cuisine. The refreshing cold soup is mostly eaten during the summer. Nevertheless, you can find the ingredients for the Tarator throughout the entire year. The main ingredients are yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, salt, water, and vegetable oil. Additionally, some people add dill and walnuts based on their preferences.

Tarator

Tarator is a traditional Bulgarian cold yogurt soup. The Tarator is eaten most often during the summer

Tarator - The Refreshing Cold Yogurt Soup

Banitsa is a Bulgarian traditional pastry dish. Traditionally, lucky charms are put into the pastry on certain occasions.

Banitsa is a traditional Bulgarian pastry dish, prepared by layering a mixture of whisked eggs, natural yogurt, and pieces of white brined cheese between filo pastry and then baking it in an oven. Traditionally, lucky charms are put into the pastry on certain occasions. These charms may be coins or small symbolic objects (e.g., a small piece of a dogwood branch with a bud, symbolizing health and longevity).

Banitsa is served for breakfast with plain yogurt, ayran, or boza. It can be eaten hot or cold. Some varieties include banitsa with spinach or the sweet version, banitsa with milk or pumpkin.

Banitsa

Banitsa is a traditional Bulgarian pastry dish. Traditionally, lucky charms are put into the pastry on certain occasions

Sirene, also known as white brined cheese, is a type of cheese made in Bulgaria and other Balkan countries.

Sirene is a type of brined cheese with a slightly grainy texture, made in Bulgaria. The milk used for the production of Sirene is from goats, sheep, cows, or a mixture of these. Sirene is slightly crumbly, with at least 46-48% of dry matter and containing 44-48% of fat. In Bulgarian cuisine, the most common usage of Sirene is as a table cheese, in salads, and in baking.

Sirene

Sirene is a type of brined cheese made in Bulgaria. It is made of the milk of goats, sheep, or cows, or a mixture of these

Lyutenitsa is a vegetable relish or chutney. The ingredients include peppers, aubergines, carrots, garlic, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, and tomatoes.

Not long ago, almost every family in Bulgaria made their own Lyutenitsa at home. I still vividly remember the moments of my childhood when staying at my grandparents’ house during the summers and I had to mince vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, carrots, and aubergines (those are the main ingredients for Lyutenitsa). I had to do it all day long, and honestly, as I was a child, I did not much like that part of the process. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, I never missed eating a few slices of bread with a thick layer of Lyutenitsa, spread on the bread, while my grandparents were filling the jars with the Lyutenitsa we had just made.

I guess almost every Bulgarian from my generation has had some similar experience. Thus, Lyutenitsa is an indispensable part of the Bulgarian cuisine, and except as spread on bread, it is often eaten with meats, meatballs, and kebapcheta.

Lutenitsa

Lyutenitsa is a vegetable relish or chutney traditional for the Bulgarian cuisine.