Shoppe salad is from tomatoes, cucumbers,

preferably raw or roasted peppers,

onions, fresh parsley and white cheese.

Traditionally kebapche Traditionally kebapche in Bulgaria is make from in Bulgaria is make from

a mixture of ground a mixture of ground pork and beef and pork and beef and

spices.spices.

Tarator is a kind of cold soup. It prepare from the yogurt, chopped cucumber, crushed

garlic, dill, vegetable oil and salt.

In Bulgaria, moussaka is In Bulgaria, moussaka is usually made from usually made from

minced meat, potatoes, minced meat, potatoes, onions, tomatoes and onions, tomatoes and

spices steamed spices steamed together, then bake in together, then bake in the oven, and finally the oven, and finally

pour in the egg-based pour in the egg-based sauce, yogurt and flour sauce, yogurt and flour and finish baking with and finish baking with

dressing.dressing.

At the heart of Easter painted and decorated Easter

eggs. In Bulgaria, using various techniques such as

painting with wax. Eggs are a symbol of the rebirth

of nature and spirit, the victory of life over death.

Traditionally for Easter is Kozunak – a sweet

bread.

Christmas Eve is Christmas Eve is dedicated to the home. dedicated to the home. The salient features is a The salient features is a festive dinner. Tradition festive dinner. Tradition dictates that the table is dictates that the table is

laden with vegetarian laden with vegetarian foods. Number must be foods. Number must be an odd number: 7 - as an odd number: 7 - as there are days in the there are days in the week, 9 - as are the week, 9 - as are the

months of pregnancy, months of pregnancy, or 12, as the months of or 12, as the months of

the year.the year.

Тхе Тхе dinner includes vegetarian dinner includes vegetarian dishes such as boiled dishes such as boiled

beans, stuffed peppers, beans, stuffed peppers, stuffed cabbage, pumpkin, stuffed cabbage, pumpkin,

corn, garlic, honey, nuts and corn, garlic, honey, nuts and fruit. Culminating in the so-fruit. Culminating in the so-called ritual bread, which called ritual bread, which

puts a coin. The first piece puts a coin. The first piece of the bread is for Virgin of the bread is for Virgin

Mary. The following shall be Mary. The following shall be distributed to all members of distributed to all members of

the family, starting from the family, starting from oldestoldest..

TraditionallyTraditionally for Day’s for Day’s St. George is a roast St. George is a roast lamb. On this day the lamb. On this day the

houses adorned houses adorned themselves with themselves with

greenery and greenery and flowers.flowers.

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