Shopska salata
The national salad: tomato, cucumber, grilled pepper, onion and a mountain of grated sirene
3-5 EUREverywhere, as a starter with a rakia
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Cuisine Bulgaria
Leger
Generous Balkan cuisine: fresh salads, grilled meats, fermented yoghurt and sirene cheese everywhere. Simple, hearty, cheap.
Incontournables
Les plats a ne pas manquer
Banitsa
Crispy pastry filled with sirene cheese, eggs and yoghurt, eaten at breakfast
1-2 EURBakeries from the morning
Kavarma
A clay-pot stew of pork or chicken with onions, peppers and paprika
7-11 EURMehana (traditional taverns)
Kebapche
A roll of grilled spiced minced meat, with fries and lyutenitsa
1-2 EUR eachStreet grills and mehana
Tarator
A cold soup of yogurt, cucumber, dill and garlic, perfect in summer
2-4 EURLocal restaurants during the warm season
Sarmi
Vine or cabbage leaves stuffed with rice and meat
4-7 EURMehana, home cooking
Meshana skara
Assortment of mixed grills (kebapche, kyufte, sausages)
7-12 EURAny self-respecting mehana
Kapama
A slow-cooked dish from the Bansko region: several meats, sauerkraut and rice cooked slowly
8-13 EURThe Pirin mountains, the Bansko region
Boissons
Boissons locales
Rakia
Fruit brandy (grape, plum) at ~40%, the national aperitif drunk with shopska salad
Ayran
A salty, diluted yoghurt drink, refreshing and non-alcoholic
Bulgarian wine
An old and underrated wine region: red melnik and mavrud are typical
Boza
A thick fermented cereal-based drink, sweet, served at breakfast
Street food
Guide de la street food
A gouter absolument
- Morning banitsa at the bakery
- Grilled kebapche and kyufte
- Printsesa (a hot open-faced grilled sandwich)
Conseils de securite
- European hygiene standards
- Tap water drinkable in the city
- Choose grills with high turnover
Vocabulaire
Mots utiles au restaurant
| Langue locale | Francais |
|---|---|
| Smetkata (the bill) | The bill |
| Nazdrave | Cheers (for toasting) |
| Blagodarya | Thank you |
| Molya | Please / you're welcome |
| Sirene | Brined white cheese |
| Kashkaval | Gouda-style yellow cheese |
| Voda | Eau |
| Bira | Biere |
Etiquette
Regles a table
1
Careful: nodding often means NO and shaking your head means YES in Bulgaria
2
You toast while making eye contact, saying nazdrave
3
Shopska and rakia are had at the start of the meal, not for dessert
Regime
Pour les vegetariens et vegans
Shopska salad is vegetarian
Banitsa with sirene cheese and tarator suit vegetarians
Many bean (bob) dishes and stuffed peppers without meat
Budget
Budget repas
Street food
1-3 EUR
Stands de rue, marches, vendeurs ambulants
Restaurant local
6-12 EUR
Gargottes, cantines, restaurants familiaux
Restaurant touristique
15-30 EUR
Restaurants connus, zones touristiques
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