12 signature dishes found across every Bulgaria city we cover on TableJourney. Click through to see where to eat and what to order in each city. Want the global picture? Browse all dishes.
BanitsaPlovdiv · Banitsa is the Bulgarian filo pastry, layered with sirene cheese, yoghurt and egg, baked until the top sheets blister.
KavarmaPlovdiv · 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.
KebapchePlovdiv
KyuftePlovdiv
LyutenitsaPlovdiv · Lyutenitsa is the Bulgarian roasted pepper, tomato and aubergine spread.
MekitsaPlovdiv · Mekitsa is the Bulgarian fried dough breakfast: a soft yeasted disc fried in oil and eaten hot with sirene cheese, jam, honey or powdered sugar.
Mish-mashPlovdiv
RakiaPlovdiv · Rakia is the Bulgarian fruit brandy, typically distilled from grape (grozdova) or plum (slivova).
SarmiPlovdiv · Bulgarian sarmi are cabbage or vine leaves stuffed with rice, minced pork and dill.
Shopska saladPlovdiv · The Bulgarian national salad: tomato, cucumber, raw or roasted pepper and onion, all crowned with a snowfall of grated sirene cheese.
TaratorPlovdiv · Tarator is the Bulgarian cold yoghurt soup with cucumber, walnut, dill, garlic and a splash of sunflower oil.Bulgarian yoghurtPlovdiv