Meshana Skara - Popular Bulgarian Foods
- If you’re a passionate carnivore, Meshana Skara is the holy grail of Bulgarian meat-based food.
- Meshana Skara consists of a plate of mixed grilled meats, with the tastiest blend of ingredients. It will typically include kebapche (кебапче), minced meat with aromatic herbs and garlic rolled into small sausage shapes, as well as the smaller ćevapi, a staple Serbian food.
Shopska Salad - Popular Bulgarian Foods
- With the same colors as the flag, Shopska Salad is often proclaimed as Bulgaria’s national dish. It is often said to have been invented in the 1960s by the socialist party to showcase local ingredients to tourists and promote the theory that Bulgarian vegetables were among the tastiest in Europe.
- Another story of its origin is that it may came from the Shopi people who inhabited the Shopluk region of the Balkans.
You can easily make Shopska salad from roughly chopped tomatoes and cucumbers, sweet red and green peppers, green onions, red wine vinaigrette, covered with finely grated sirene cheese, and a sprinkle of parsley on top.