TWINAGERS
NEWS
20/06/09
Breakfast in Bulgaria and
Bulgarian cuisine
It is known as
"Continental breakfast"
and might include tea,
Turkish coffee or Espresso,
sesame bread and butter, sheep's milk cheese, honey, olives,
tomatoes, boiled eggs, sometimes bread and
butter plus jam or honey and - most
importantly - yoghurt.
The Bulgarians have a larger percentage of centenarians in their
population than most other parts of the world, and much of the
credit for this is given to yoghurt. Most Bulgarians eat it
at least once a day.
Lately people also eat cereals
with milk, sandwiches, pastry products and traditional drinks as
Ayrian or Boza along with them.
Young people teach their children
to eat a lot of fruit – traditional or exotic and nuts, also honey.
This is the latest healthy trend in Bulgaria.
1.What
is the bulgarian cuisine?
Bulgarian food is
close to traditional European cuisine.
A traditional Bulgarian menu includes bread, yogurt and fresh milk,
cheese, tomatoes, paprika, potatoes, onions, beans and fruits.
2.
What is Kiselo mlyako?
Kisselo mliako is known as yogurt.
The yoghurt originally comes from Bulgaria.
It is particular variety produced by the Lactobacterium Bulgaricum
bacteria. It grows no place else in the world. Yoghurt ("kiselo
mlyako" - literally meaning sour milk) has found an important part
in many Bulgarian foods. Bulgarians are also fond of "Ajran" a
beverage of water mixed with yoghurt and
some salt. It is perfect as a refreshment during the hot summer days
here. Yoghurt can be purchased in many
different grades and qualities, each characteristic of the quality
of the milk to which the bacteria culture has been added. Yogurt
is a part of variety of pastry products.
Do not forget to try it when you visit
our country. Ask for
kiselo mliako.
3.
What is White cheese ?
Bulgarian White Cheese - a
particular variety of the increasingly-popular Greek Feta cheese
is now popular in many places. It originated
on the Balkan Peninsula in a region called Trakia, which is
known as Southern
Bulgaria nowadays.This
Bulgarian sirene has
much the same texture as the Greek feta. It is a brined cheese,
produced from sheep or cows milk, and is both used on the table and
as an essential part of other foods from Shopska Salad to Banitza.
Feta Cheese is produced in many different countries, but it is
widely known that Bulgarian-made Feta is the best!
4.
What is Kashkaval ?
Another common Bulgarian cheese is
Yellow Cheese or "Kashkaval".
This hard yellow table cheese, made of sheep's milk, may be
also called “The Cheddar Cheese of the
Balkans”. It is frequently served as "fried cheese" .The Kashkaval
(Kashkaval Pane) is especially good when freshly breaded (dipped in
egg then rolled in bread crumbs) and deep-fried. You'll find it much
more flavorful than mozzarella.
5.
Bulgarian bread :
Bread is the most important
part of
the Bulgarian diet and is eaten with every meal. Bulgarians consume
more bread than the people in the neighboring countries - more than
10 kg per person monthly. Most commonly seen in
the shops is the plain
breadoffered in loaves.
Of course many other styles and types of bread are to be found,including
whole-wheat and pre-sliced. The most
popular in Bulgaria is the round traditional bread called
“pitka”, which has been made since
old times.
Bulgaria Kozma Trichkov Secondary, Vratsa
Italy, I.P.S.S.A.R. Manlio Rossi Doria, Avellino
France, Lycée Lurçat, Martigues
|