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🇧🇬 Traditional dishes from Bulgaria

3 dishes people actually cook in Bulgaria: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Banitsa

60 min · medium · 7 ingredients

Banitsa, a traditional dish from Bulgaria

Delicious layers of pastry and cheese, a Bulgarian delight!

  • 400 g phyllo pastry
  • 200 g feta cheese
  • 200 ml yogurt
  • 3 eggs
  • 100 g butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Kavarma

90 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Kavarma, a traditional dish from Bulgaria

Savor the rich flavors of traditional Bulgarian Kavarma.

  • 800 g pork shoulder
  • 2 onions
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 200 g mushrooms
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 250 ml red wine
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Shopska salad

15 min · easy · 9 ingredients

Shopska salad, a traditional dish from Bulgaria

Fresh and vibrant Bulgarian salad bursting with flavor!

  • 200 g cucumber
  • 300 g tomato
  • 150 g bell pepper
  • 100 g red onion
  • 200 g feta cheese
  • 60 ml olive oil
  • 30 ml vinegar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

What do people eat in Bulgaria?

The three dishes from Bulgaria documented in Copper are Banitsa, Kavarma and Shopska salad. Bell pepper and feta cheese each appear in more than one recipe. One of the three needs an oven. Between them they use 21 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Bulgaria?

The three recipes need 21 ingredients between them, of which 3 are shared by more than one dish. Feta cheese is the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 7 use feta cheese. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Bulgaria take?

Shopska salad is the quickest at 15 minutes. Kavarma is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Bulgaria is easiest to make at home?

Shopska salad is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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