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Bulgarian Foodways

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The regional food cultures of Bulgaria; yoghurt and white cheese, peppers and their preserves, beans, banitsa, grilled meat and Black Sea fish.

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Languages: Bulgarian

What is recorded

  • Lyutenitsa, banitsa, sarmi, moussaka, baklava, kebapche and stuffed peppers all have close relatives across the Balkans and Anatolia. They are recorded with their relationships intact and are not declared exclusively Bulgarian. documented
  • Potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, maize and beans โ€” the backbone of several dishes now read as characteristically Bulgarian โ€” arrived after the Columbian Exchange. Lyutenitsa and shopska salad cannot predate them. documented

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