A2 · Unit 10
Bulgarian dishes
You'll know the classic Bulgarian dishes and order in a traditional restaurant.
New words
tarator
Cold soup of yoghurt, cucumber, dill, walnuts and garlic — for hot days.
moussaka
Potatoes and mince, topped with eggs beaten with yoghurt.
sarma
Rice (and mince) wrapped in a vine or cabbage leaf.
kavarma
lyutenitsa
Made in autumn from roasted peppers and tomatoes, kept in jars.
чорбаsoup
For a hearty soup: "боб чорба"
, "шкембе чорба"
.
гювечgyuvech
Both the clay pot and the dish cooked in it.
stuffed peppers
tripe soup
Eaten with garlic and vinegar — a Bulgarian classic, especially in winter.
mekitsa
For breakfast — with icing sugar, honey, jam or cheese.
traditional
homemade
dish
shopska salad
Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onion and grated white cheese.
banitsa
kebapche
meatball
бобbobbeans
Bean soup ("боб чорба"
) is a Bulgarian classic.
traditional restaurant
A restaurant with Bulgarian food, often with folk music.
barbecue
"правим скара"
= we're having a barbecue.
чушкаchushkapepper
"Чушка"
is the vegetable; "пипер"
is the spice.
Dinner at a traditional restaurant
Waiter
Добър вечер! Искате ли да опитате нещо традиционно?
Good evening! Would you like to try something traditional?
Да! Какво ще ни препоръчате?
Yes! What would you recommend?
Waiter
За предястие — шопска салата или таратор. За основно — кавърма или пълнени чушки.
For a starter — shopska salad or tarator. For the main course — kavarma or stuffed peppers.
Таратор за мен, моля. А чушките с месо ли са?
Tarator for me, please. And are the peppers made with meat?
Waiter
Има и постни — само с ориз и зеленчуци.
There are also meatless ones — with just rice and vegetables.
Чудесно, тогава постните чушки.
Great, then the meatless peppers.
Waiter
Отличен избор! А за десерт мога да ви предложа мекици с мед.
Excellent choice! And for dessert I can offer you mekitsi with honey.
Examples
Лятно време българите често ядат студен таратор.
In summer Bulgarians often eat cold tarator.
Мусаката на майка ми е най-вкусната на света.
My mum's moussaka is the tastiest in the world.
За Бъдни вечер правим постни сарми с ориз.
On Christmas Eve we make meatless sarmi with rice.
В механата поръчахме кавърма в гърне и айрян.
At the traditional restaurant we ordered kavarma in a clay pot and ayran.
Есента баба ми прави домашна лютеница в буркани.
In autumn my grandmother makes homemade lyutenitsa in jars.
Боб чорба и хляб — това е класическо зимно ястие.
Bean soup and bread — that's a classic winter dish.
Гювечът се пече бавно във фурната в глинен съд.
Gyuvech is baked slowly in the oven in a clay pot.
Пълнените чушки са с ориз и кайма или само с ориз.
Stuffed peppers are made with rice and mince, or with rice only.
Мама ни правеше мекици в неделя сутрин.
Mum used to make us mekitsi on Sunday mornings.
Шкембе чорбата се яде с много чесън и оцет.
Tripe soup is eaten with lots of garlic and vinegar.
Кое традиционно българско ястие ще ми препоръчате?
Which traditional Bulgarian dish would you recommend to me?
Кебапчетата и кюфтетата на скара са любимите на туристите.
Grilled kebapcheta and kyufteta are the tourists' favourites.