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      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