Bulgaria

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Bulgaria

Meals on different

occasions

O n t h i s d a y y o u n g

p e o p l e a s k

f o r g i v e n e s s f r o m t h e

o l d e s t . F o r t h e t a b l e

o f S i r n i Z a g o v e z n i

a r e p r e p a r e d b a n i c a

w i t h c h e e s e , b o i l e d

e g g s , b o i l e d w h e a t ,

d a i r y p r o d u c t s a n d

h a l v a w i t h n u t s .

O n e o f t h e c u s t o ms o f S i r n i Z a v e z n i i s “H a mk a n e ”. A w h i t e

h a l v a i s t i e d w i t h r e d t h r e a d a n d i t i s h a n g i n g f r o m t h e

c e i l i n g . T h e o l d e s t ma n r o t a t e t h e h a l v a a n d t h e c h i l d r e n a r e

t r y i n g t o c a t c h i t w i t h mo u t h .

In Bulgaria traditionally are painted eggs. The Easter ritual bread (Kozunak) is

usually made in a r o u n d s h a p e . I t ’s d e c o r a t e d i n

d i f f e r e n t w a y s a n d i n t h e mi d d l e o f i t ’s p u t a

r e d e g g . O n t h e E a s t e r t a b l e w e u s u a l l y h a v e

K o z u n a k , k i f l a , l a mb a n d o d d me n t s .

O n S t . G e o r g e d a y

t r a d i t i o n a l l y i s

b u t c h e d l a mb . F r o m i t ’s

me e t i s ma d e

t r a d i t i o n a l B u l g a r i a n

me a l - K u r b a n . O n t h e

t a b l e t h e r e a r e r i t u a l

b r e a d , f r e s h mi l k ,

c h e e s e a n d f r e s h

g a r l i c . T h e

a t mo s p h e r e i s f u l l o f

j o y a n d h a p p i n e s s a n d

p e o p l e d a n c e h o r o .

B u l g a r i a n s w o r s h i p S t . N i c h o l a s a s t h e g u a r d i a n o f f i s h e r me n a n d s a i l o r s . O n t h a t d a y mu s t b e c o o k e d f i s h , p r e f e r a b l y c a r p . T h e r e mu s t b e o n t h e t a b l e v a r i o u s o f r i t u a l b r e a d s a n d ma n y v e g e t a r i a n d i s h e s -b o i l e d c o r n , w h e a t , v e g e t a b l e l e a v e s , p e p p e r s , b e a n s .

C h r i s t ma s E v e d i n n e r i s s o l e mn a n d

v e g e t a r i a n , t h e r e s h o u l d n 't b e a n y me e t

o r d a i r y p r o d u c t . M e a l s s h o u l d b e a n o d d

n u mb e r -5, 7, 9 e t c . -b o i l e d b e a n s , s t u f f e d p e p p e r s , w h e a t , d r i e d f r u i t , g a r l i c , h o n e y , n u t s , f r u i t s , r i t u a l

b r e a d a n d o t h e r s . D i n n e r i s n o t c l e a r e d

a w a y u n t i l t h e mo r n i n g .

O n e o f t h e C h r i s t ma s E v e c o s t u me s i s r e l a t e d

w i t h t h e r i t u a l b r e a d . I t ’s p u t i n i t a s ma l l c o i n . Wh e n t h e f a mi l y

s t a r t s e a t i n g t h e o l d e s t ma n b r e a k s t h e

b r e a d o v e r h i s h e a d a n d g i v e s a w a y s ma l l p i e c e s

o f b r e a d t o t h e f a mi l y a n d w h o g e t t h e c o i n i s

g o i n g t o b e l u c k y .

T h e n i g h t b e f o r e i t (31t h D e c e mb e r ) f a mi l y

a n d f r i e n d g a t h e r a r o u n d t h e t a b l e a n d

c e l e b r a t e . M e a l s b a s i c a l l y r e p e a t

t h o s e f r o m C h r i s t ma s E v e b u t t h e s p e c i a l

h e r e i s t h e b a n i c a . I n i t a r e p u t i n l i t t l e

f o r t u n a t e s a n d e v e r y me mb e r o f t h e f a mi l y g e t s h i s f o r t u n e f o r

t h e n e w y e a r

Daily

Bulgarian

MENU

Breakfast1.Mekici

2.Buhti

3.Ufka

4.Katmi

5.Popara

Lunch1. Tarator

2. Meatball soup

3. Chicken soup

4. Bean soup

5. Chicken with rice

Dinner1. Shoppe salad

2. Mixed grill

3. Musaka

4. Guvech

5. And every meal has better taste with our red wine

This is what we

have on the table…

This is what we do

around the table…

Thank you for watching

I hope that you enjoyed that little

trip in Bulgaria…