Kavarma appears as a signature dish in 1 Bulgaria cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Kavarma · Plovdiv
Kavarma is the Bulgarian clay-pot stew: pork or chicken slow-cooked with onions, peppers, tomato and paprika until the meat falls from the bone.
The dish takes its name from the Turkish kavurma (roasted meat), reflecting Ottoman influence on Bulgarian kitchens. Bulgarian villages each have a personal recipe; the clay pot (gyuvech) holds the heat and concentrates the sauce into a thick, paprika-stained gravy. In Plovdiv tavernas the pot arrives bubbling at the table with bread for mopping and a glass of mavrud red wine.
Where to eat in Plovdiv:
- Restaurant Alafrangite
- Odeon Restaurant
- Stariyat Plovdiv
- Boris Palace