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Pumpkin and walnut pie with cinnamon
Thin, crisp pastry layers, juicy pumpkin, walnuts and cinnamon make up this pumpkin pie for afternoon coffee. It is big enough to last the weekend.
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Bean stew
Bean stew fed the salt workers of Burgas on foggy autumn mornings: thick, fragrant and ready for Tuesday's lunch.
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Panagyurski eggs with yogurt and garlic
Panagyurski eggs are the tavern-style breakfast that gets Burgas through Monday morning in 15 minutes, made with nothing but what's already in the…
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Oven-baked pork with quince
People in Burgas don't just save quince for compote — they put it in the pot too, and it makes pork with quince a juicy, fragrant dish for Sunday…
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Slow-cooked pork with chestnuts
Pork with chestnuts from the trees in the Sea Garden, which Burgas locals pick in secret every autumn, braised slowly with bay leaf and black pepper.
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Cabbage rolls with minced meat and rice
The barrels are open for the season, and the first cabbage rolls are being rolled slowly, packed with freshly fermented cabbage, minced meat, rice…
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Patatnik – a Rhodope potato and cheese bake
Rhodope shepherds once lived on patatnik for three days at a time up in the mountains, with no fridge in sight. These days it just feeds the family…
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Bulgarian-style lentils with sausage
Poor families once ate lentils with sausage just to get by. Now it's a favourite on the autumn table—a thick lentil stew with chunks of smoky…
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Chicken soup with homemade noodles: dough with just one egg
Classic chicken soup with hand-cut noodles, carrots and celery, made with dough that needs just one egg — a real home-cooked lunch.
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The fish that fed Burgas before tourism: fried sprat with garlic sauce
Crispy fried sprat, Black Sea style, served with a sharp garlic sauce, ready for the table in under half an hour.
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The secret ingredient that sets moussaka apart from the Greek version
A hearty moussaka made with potatoes and minced meat, topped with a crisp layer of yoghurt and eggs — the true Sunday lunch, and different from the…
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A rainy Saturday night calls for clay-pot stew like grandma made
A country-style stew with beef, aubergine and peppers, cooked slowly in a clay pot for two hours while rain falls outside and the house fills with…
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Mussels in wine with garlic and parsley — for a cool evening in Burgas
Quick Black Sea mussels steamed in white wine with garlic and parsley, served with a glass of wine — perfect for a Friday evening while the mussels…
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Beef steak with mustard butter: how to achieve a juicy result at home
Beef, aromatic mustard butter, and a short marinade turn a classic steak into a dish with a rich flavor and restaurant-style presentation.
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Gluten-free potato pizza with eggs and yellow cheese
An appetizing gluten-free "pizza" with a base of potatoes and eggs, BBQ sauce, yellow cheese, and your favorite sausage – an easy idea for a quick…