Culinary

Bulgaria Recipes

Dishes from Bulgaria, shared by our members.

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Chushka Byurek

Bulgaria

Chushka Byurek

Vegetarian

Roasted sweet red peppers filled with creamy Bulgarian Sirene and feta, coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried until golden — a beloved classic of Bulgarian home cuisine.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Global Vice President · Greece

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Ribnik

Bulgaria

Ribnik

Bulgaria's traditional fish pie — carp or white fish baked in handmade pastry with rice, onions and fresh herbs, the festive centrepiece of Saint Nicholas Day.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Global Vice President · Greece

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Bulgarian Kapama

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Kapama

Slow-cooked meats layered with sauerkraut, rice and Balkan spices, sealed in a clay pot and baked gently for hours.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Global Vice President · Greece

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Šopska Salata

Bulgaria

Šopska Salata

Vegetarian

Bulgaria's national salad — ripe tomatoes, crisp cucumber, peppers and onion under a generous snowfall of grated white sirene cheese.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Global Vice President · Greece

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Shkembe Chorba

Bulgaria

Shkembe Chorba

Traditional Bulgarian tripe soup, slowly cooked and enriched with milk, butter and paprika, served with garlic vinegar and chilli at the table.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Global Vice President · Greece

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Patatnik (Патaтник)

Bulgaria

Patatnik (Патaтник)

Vegetarian

The traditional grated potato dish of Bulgaria's Rhodope Mountains — golden and crisp outside, soft and fragrant with mint inside. Rustic mountain cooking at its most honest.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Global Vice President · Greece

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Kavarma (Кавърма)

Bulgaria

Kavarma (Кавърма)

Traditional Bulgarian slow-cooked pork with onions, peppers, tomatoes and red wine, reduced to a rich glossy sauce and finished in a clay pot.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Global Vice President · Greece

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Bob Chorba (БОБ ЧОРБА)

Bulgaria

Bob Chorba (БОБ ЧОРБА)

Vegetarian

Traditional Bulgarian bean soup — white beans slowly simmered with peppers, carrots, tomato and paprika, finished with dzhodzhen (mint), the herb that gives the soup its unmistakable Bulgarian identity.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Radomirska Kavarma (Радомирска кавърма)

Bulgaria

Radomirska Kavarma (Радомирска кавърма)

Radomir-style Bulgarian kavarma — pork slowly cooked with onions, peppers, tomato, white wine and chubritsa, finished in individual clay dishes with a baked egg.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Stuffed Dried Red Peppers with Beans & Potatoes

Bulgaria

Stuffed Dried Red Peppers with Beans & Potatoes

Vegetarian

Пълнени сушени чушки с боб и картофи — a traditional Bulgarian Lenten dish of dried red peppers slowly baked with a rustic bean and potato filling.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Traditional Coarse-Ground Homemade Lyutenitsa

Bulgaria

Traditional Coarse-Ground Homemade Lyutenitsa

Vegetarian

Едросмляна домашна лютеница — smoky roasted red peppers, eggplants, tomatoes and carrots slowly cooked into a thick, deliberately coarse Bulgarian winter preserve.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Global Vice President · Greece

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Village-Style Kyopolou (Кьополу)

Bulgaria

Village-Style Kyopolou (Кьополу)

Vegetarian

The traditional Bulgarian meze with roasted eggplants and peppers — the taste of the garden, the fire and family tradition.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Global Vice President · Greece

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Овчарска салата – Ovcharska Salata

Bulgaria

Овчарска салата – Ovcharska Salata

Bulgarian Shepherd's Salad — a rich Bulgarian salad with fresh vegetables, Sirene, Kashkaval, egg and ham.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Печена тиква – Pechena Tikva

Bulgaria

Печена тиква – Pechena Tikva

Vegetarian

Traditional Bulgarian Roasted Pumpkin — from the autumn fields and the family oven to folk memory and Bulgarian literature, finished with honey and walnuts.

Alexandra Agrafioti

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Alexandra Agrafioti

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Global Vice President · Greece

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