Name: Mish-mash (Plovdiv style)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Bulgarian
Ingredients: 2 ripe tomatoes, diced; 2 green peppers, diced; 1 small onion, chopped; 100g Bulgarian sirene cheese, crumbled; 4 eggs, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoons sunflower oil; 1 teaspoon sweet Bulgarian paprika; Salt, pepper; Parsley to garnish

Mish-mash is the Bulgarian summer breakfast scramble: tomato, green pepper, onion and sirene cheese all folded into soft scrambled eggs, eaten hot with bread and ayran.

Mish-mash is the Bulgarian summer breakfast, evolved from peasant kitchens turning leftover roast peppers into a fast skillet meal. The name (literally, mish-mash) reflects the dish's improvisational character. Eat with bread and a glass of ayran in Plovdiv's morning cafes from June through September while the peppers are in season.

4 editor picks for Mish-mash in Plovdiv, ranked by editorial score. All Plovdiv signature dishes · Mish-mash across every city.

Pavaj ★ 4.7

Modern Bulgarian

kapana · ul. Zlatarska 7, 4000 Plovdiv

Raycho Markov sources from his father's farm 20 km outside Plovdiv; the short Pavaj menu rotates with the seasons in this Kapana neighborhood flagship.

Aylyakria ★ 4.6

Modern Bulgarian

kapana · ul. Kozhuharska 3, 4000 Plovdiv

Modern Bulgarian gastro-bar in a 100-year-old Kapana house. Banitsa, shopska and grilled meats with vegetarian and gluten-free options on offer.

Mekitsa and Coffee ★ 4.6

Bakery

centre · ul. Knyaz Alexander I 1, 4000 Plovdiv

Mekitsa and Coffee is the only Plovdiv counter that fries mekitsa to order. Traditional Bulgarian breakfast plus modern combinations like basil pesto.

Hemingway ★ 4.5

Bulgarian

centre · ul. Gen. Gurko 10, 4000 Plovdiv

Refined Hemingway sits in a 1930s modernist building on Gurko Street. Seasonal Bulgarian and European cooking, deep Bulgarian and international wine list.

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