What to eat and drink while traveling in Bulgaria?

Hello! You'll appreciate the Bulgarian cuisine. The dishes of this cuisine is really tasty - sharp spices, plenty of vegetables, savory flavor. One of its main features - simultaneous cooking of food at low heat. This allows you to maintain nutritional value, to achieve a pleasant flavor dishes, original flavor combinations. This is facilitated by the use of various products, spices, vegetable and animal fats. Condiments are usually added in moderate quantities, their purpose - to shade the basic taste of food. Traditionally Bulgarians cook on open fires such as barbecue (their common name in Bulgaria - SCAR), as well as on plates or in the oven (oven). Products are laid, usually in the pottery. Winery - one of the most ancient crafts of the Bulgarian people. The first winegrowers and winemakers have appeared on the Bulgarian lands thousands of years ago, and since this civilization inherited skill. Nowadays, the production of spirits and wines is carried out "Vinpromom" - Commonwealth of forty large companies, equipped with modern facilities, which have large storage and base. The most famous wine cellars are in Evksinograd, PAVLIKENI, Pleven, Ruse, Suhindol, Haskovo, Sofia, Variv, Pomerania and Laskowice. Today made the following types of white wines: tamyanka, Dimyat, rakatsitelli, Riesling, Chardonnay. Red wines produced from local grape varieties: Pamid, Gimza, mavrud, melnishko cabernet. The best red wines: Mavrud, Melnik, Merlot, Stambolovo, Gimza, New Cabernet. Among white to indicate Evksinograd, Muscat of Karpov Sungurlarsky nutmeg, Khan Krum, Dimyat, Tamyanka and others. Can not ignore the semi-dry and effervescent wines of "Spark" - white and red. As an aperitif in Bulgaria drink mastic, which is prepared on the basis of anise, and her wish of water is added. In the Bulgarian tradition is the use as an aperitif and brandies: grape, plum, apricot, fruit. The most popular varieties of brandy are: Evksinogradskaya grape, Burgas Muscat, Trojan and others. Enjoying success white and red vermouth, liqueurs - pink, raspberry, peach. Are renowned for their aroma and quality brandy Evksinograd, Pliska, Pomorie. Lunch - main mealtimes at the Bulgarians. The most popular dishes such as kebabs (meat on skewers), "kebabche" (fried meat sausages), "sarmi" (stuffed vine leaves), "tramples soup (soup with meatballs)," Plaka "(the fish or meat, stewed with vegetables), "Sirens in shopski" (a dish of eggs, cheese, tomato, baked in a pot). Prices in Bulgaria on food and wine low. Especially famous tavern in the folk style, which served the national dish - they are called "tavern". Situated they are usually in the basement, they played "live music". Bulgarians invented and "brandy" (plum brandy). In high demand are Bulgarian fruit juices. Coffee, both Turkish and espresso, is sold everywhere, often with the juice. In hot weather is good and "Aryan" - a refreshing drink of water and yoghurt. Enjoy it!