Feta, literally translated from Greek, means white cheese. During communism, we could not export it to the west, so we sold it to the Greeks. They then changed the name and sold it as their product. They never had real white cheese, but because of their great marketing and publicity in England, it's now thought of as a Greek product.
The red sauce with the meatballs is called lutenitsa and is literally a symbol of Bulgarian cuisine. This product is a registered geographical indication for agricultural products or food that falls within the scope of EU protection. Bulgarians are fanatical when it comes to lutenitsa :)).
На кой го казваш? Марияна, как ти се струва? Да ти минава през ума , че може да е българка? Че на мен ми бие на такава, от тези които живеят отдавна в Америка и се правят , че са забравили да говорят български, или ги е срам да говорят български в България. Пък и мъжа до нея произнесе баница като трябва, а не като всички чужденци - ударението на втората сричка.
@@vernonandmaryana It's very tasty! Variations of this roasted vegetable paste can be found across the Balkans. If you're visiting Romania you can order zacusca, it's being served as a spread.
Next time you are in Bulgaria , as I think there is a lot places you can visit ( and I think you will be back :D :D :) ) , try the ''Ovcharska salata'' or in EN will be ''Shepards salad'' is rated N1 by FoodAtlas and I think deserves it . As well if you can visit any of the villiages you will be amazed what a home-made food is . I am born in Bulgaria , City of Rousse ( North Bulgaria, in the border with Romania) . If you ahve any questions , just ask , the community is here to help :) . Happy to see tourists enjoying some of our traditional cuisine : )
The Айран is made of yogurt is just yogurt and water with some salt , and is perfect for the summer to keep hydrated. Also the real Bulgarian yogurt is natural probiotic so yes is healthy , and when you drink it as salty Айран with salt can help with low blood pressure. The Боза is made of wheat , that why you found it similar to oat meals.
I didn't saw you try a really good traditional summer cold soup - Tarator you will love it, is made of yogurt and cucumber , and is perfect to pair with musaka or pepper burek. Also some of are traditional foods are made more in the winter time , as that is where the main ingredients for them are made like the sour cabbage. I would recommend for dinner a restaurant called : Чевермето / Chevermeto , is not far from your hotel , i suggest you to book a reservation around 8pm as they have and performance after that hour.
@@vernonandmaryana Banitza is oven baked not fried. And there are meat or vegetable fillings variants including spinach, sorrel, docks, mangold, chards, beet leaves, nettles, radish leaves, leeks, onions and spring onion greens, parsley, cabbage, or sauerkraut. Try something different 🙂
Mariana looks like cleopartra a lot,according to some historians cleopatra looked like mariana strikingly i had watched in a documentary where they showed how she and other historic figures looked caesar,pompey,hanibal etc....thanks for the good words about our lovely beautiful state,godbless and godspeed
hihih is Sh not CH,shopska is in bulgarian hihi,if want spicy ask for hot papers and this is bulgarian white cheese,other is called kashkaval hihihi.Healt and happynes
Be prepared to deal with half ass service as a norm outside of Sofia. Overcooked food, regardless of what you ask for. Meals that get cooked one at a time while tickets build up (these people obviously can't watch YT or Hell's Kitchen). Meals that will be delivered to your table ten to thirty minutes apart. You will get stubborn taxi drivers outside of Sofia. Sometimes they take you where they know, no matter how much you show them Google Maps. Mostly, which is amazing considering the rest of the Balkans, the mentality in Bulgaria is truly as backwards as it gets. Male-dominated workforce will seem lazy and false pride exists everywhere. That said. Great beaches await. The women are exceptionally beautiful. And tourist areas for the most part are miles ahead the villages and typical post-Soviet factory towns. Once you make the mistake of hitting places like Yambol and Sliven, you will see what I mean. Don't make the mistake of getting a Bulgarian GF, because you're going to get stuck with a family full of these idiots more times than not. But the stories are funny as hell. One guy married a Bulgarian. His brother in law moved the guy's furniture out and offered to sell it on the street. Mind you the brother in law doesn't live there, nor has any rights to the house. Then, when the guy was away, he tried to sell the guy's house and pocket the money. The police solved this issue in the end. There's layers to Bulgarian society. When you hit the workforce class, it reminds you of how advanced American society is, versus this foolishness.
Feta, literally translated from Greek, means white cheese. During communism, we could not export it to the west, so we sold it to the Greeks. They then changed the name and sold it as their product. They never had real white cheese, but because of their great marketing and publicity in England, it's now thought of as a Greek product.
If you don't like banitsa, you will get a black stamp in your passport! 😉
Haha no problem here! It was delicious 😍
Banitsa is not made with feta cheese , but with bulgarian brinned white cheese !
The red sauce with the meatballs is called lutenitsa and is literally a symbol of Bulgarian cuisine. This product is a registered geographical indication for agricultural products or food that falls within the scope of EU protection. Bulgarians are fanatical when it comes to lutenitsa :)).
It was amazing!!! More people need to try it!
На кой го казваш? Марияна, как ти се струва? Да ти минава през ума , че може да е българка? Че на мен ми бие на такава, от тези които живеят отдавна в Америка и се правят , че са забравили да говорят български, или ги е срам да говорят български в България. Пък и мъжа до нея произнесе баница като трябва, а не като всички чужденци - ударението на втората сричка.
@@vernonandmaryana It's very tasty! Variations of this roasted vegetable paste can be found across the Balkans. If you're visiting Romania you can order zacusca, it's being served as a spread.
Next time you are in Bulgaria , as I think there is a lot places you can visit ( and I think you will be back :D :D :) ) , try the ''Ovcharska salata'' or in EN will be ''Shepards salad'' is rated N1 by FoodAtlas and I think deserves it . As well if you can visit any of the villiages you will be amazed what a home-made food is . I am born in Bulgaria , City of Rousse ( North Bulgaria, in the border with Romania) . If you ahve any questions , just ask , the community is here to help :) . Happy to see tourists enjoying some of our traditional cuisine : )
Have you visited Bulgaria? 🇧🇬
Lived here 10 years,I'm English
The Айран is made of yogurt is just yogurt and water with some salt , and is perfect for the summer to keep hydrated. Also the real Bulgarian yogurt is natural probiotic so yes is healthy , and when you drink it as salty Айран with salt can help with low blood pressure. The Боза is made of wheat , that why you found it similar to oat meals.
First time ever trying them, they paired well for a great breakfast. Will look for them in the stores. Any other recommendations for food?
I didn't saw you try a really good traditional summer cold soup - Tarator you will love it, is made of yogurt and cucumber , and is perfect to pair with musaka or pepper burek. Also some of are traditional foods are made more in the winter time , as that is where the main ingredients for them are made like the sour cabbage. I would recommend for dinner a restaurant called : Чевермето / Chevermeto , is not far from your hotel , i suggest you to book a reservation around 8pm as they have and performance after that hour.
@@vernonandmaryana Banitza is oven baked not fried. And there are meat or vegetable fillings variants including spinach, sorrel, docks, mangold, chards, beet leaves, nettles, radish leaves, leeks, onions and spring onion greens, parsley, cabbage, or sauerkraut. Try something different 🙂
АйрЯн* ;}
Mariana looks like cleopartra a lot,according to some historians cleopatra looked like mariana strikingly i had watched in a documentary where they showed how she and other historic figures looked caesar,pompey,hanibal etc....thanks for the good words about our lovely beautiful state,godbless and godspeed
Аз съм от България ,но не от град София ,а от град Варна 🇧🇬🦁
For the male - this is not milk, it is yoghurt.
"Yoghurt" IS actually milk! And in Bulgaria is not called yoghurt, but "sour milk". You should know that, dude...
I know that. When you drink it, do you drink milk or you drink 'sour milk', пич?
hihih is Sh not CH,shopska is in bulgarian hihi,if want spicy ask for hot papers and this is bulgarian white cheese,other is called kashkaval hihihi.Healt and happynes
Be prepared to deal with half ass service as a norm outside of Sofia. Overcooked food, regardless of what you ask for. Meals that get cooked one at a time while tickets build up (these people obviously can't watch YT or Hell's Kitchen). Meals that will be delivered to your table ten to thirty minutes apart. You will get stubborn taxi drivers outside of Sofia. Sometimes they take you where they know, no matter how much you show them Google Maps. Mostly, which is amazing considering the rest of the Balkans, the mentality in Bulgaria is truly as backwards as it gets. Male-dominated workforce will seem lazy and false pride exists everywhere.
That said. Great beaches await. The women are exceptionally beautiful. And tourist areas for the most part are miles ahead the villages and typical post-Soviet factory towns. Once you make the mistake of hitting places like Yambol and Sliven, you will see what I mean. Don't make the mistake of getting a Bulgarian GF, because you're going to get stuck with a family full of these idiots more times than not. But the stories are funny as hell.
One guy married a Bulgarian. His brother in law moved the guy's furniture out and offered to sell it on the street. Mind you the brother in law doesn't live there, nor has any rights to the house. Then, when the guy was away, he tried to sell the guy's house and pocket the money. The police solved this issue in the end.
There's layers to Bulgarian society. When you hit the workforce class, it reminds you of how advanced American society is, versus this foolishness.