Sunnybeach has over 130 restaurants and taverns serving almost any type of
food you may expect in a developed tourist resort, pizza, steaks, chicken dishes
etc. Yoghurt is thought to have
been invented by the Bulgarians from spontaneously fermenting sheep's milk in
goats skin bags. The fermenting bacteria are called Lactobacillus bulgaricus.
Yoghurt remains a staple of the Bulgarian diet. Eating out is inexpensive and
you can expect a three course meal for £8. In 2009 we (2 adults and 3 children)
had a fantastic two course meal and drinks at Djanny's (highly recommended) for
£24! Below is a selection of
Bulgarian/Balkan dishes commonly encountered.
Starters
Kashkaval pane: Fried breaded cheese
Sirene po shopski: Baked goats cheese
Tartator: Thick cold yoghurt and cucumber
soup
Main courses
Kavarma: Spicy meat and vegetable stew
Kiopolou: Roasted or grilled aubergines and peppers, covered in
vinegar
Kiuftete: Chiken or pork meat balls flattened into a burger
Chuski biurek: Fried or baked peppers stuffed with beans and cheese
Giuvech: Thick meat stew served in the pot in which it was cooked
Snacks
Gevrek: Bagal topped with salt
Banitsa: A light pastry filled with cheese
Sweets
Baklava: A sweet Turkish derivative of nuts and honey
Halvista: A kind of nougat
Some useful expressions to help order your meal:
Beef
govezhdp
Beer
bira
Boiled potatoes vereni kartofi
Bread
khlyap
Cheese
sirene
Chicken
pileshko
Chips
perzheni kartofi
Coffee
kafe
Fish
riba
Honey
met
Juice
sok
Kebab
kebap
Lamb
agneshko
Mashed potatoes kartofeno piuray
Meatball
kiufte
Milk
mlyako
Mineral water mineralna voda
Omlette
omlet
Pepper
piper
Pork
svinsko
Rice
oris
Salad
salata
Salmon
syomga
Sausages
karnache
Steak
biftek
Tea
chay
Wine
vino
