Category: Foods

Bulgarian Banitsa

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Banitsa (Bulgarian: баница), also transliterated as banica and banitza, is a traditional pastry made in Bulgaria. It is also made in Budjak, where it is known as milina by Ukrainian Bulgarians, North Macedonia, and southeastern Serbia. In southeastern Serbia, it may also be known as gibanica. Banitsa is prepared by layering a mixture of whisked eggs, plain yogurt, and pieces of white brined cheese between filo pastry and then baking it in an oven. Traditionally in Bulgaria, lucky charms are put into the pastry on certain occasions, particularly on New…

Restaurant Vodenitsata

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A distinctive feature of the Bulgarians is the traditional hospitality, which makes every foreigner who came to Bulgaria talk about our hospitality and wants to return to our country. We, at Vodenitsata, have committed ourselves to show Bulgarian hospitality in its purest form. Whether you are a local or a foreigner, you came here alone or with company, in our restaurant we will make you feel at home. We will welcome you with traditional appetizers and a smile, we will treat you as a dear guest, we will entertain you,…

Happy Bar & Grill

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Happy Bar & Grill is a chain of casual dining restaurants with a 30-year history, starting on Christmas Eve in 1994. Today, the chain operates 23 Happy Bar & Grill restaurants in major cities and along the national road network in Bulgaria, maintaining established standards for service and interior design. The brand is also represented internationally with two restaurants in Barcelona, Spain, one restaurant in London at the iconic Piccadilly Circus, and a newly opened restaurant in Bucharest in 2024. Thanks to its combination of high-quality food, excellent service standards,…

Restaurant Hadjidraganovite kashti

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The name means the houses of Hadji Dragan. Hadji Dragan – a trader of wool and silk – lived a hundred years ago. He traveled around the coun-try for a lot of years and went round a lot of districts. Trading he visited various towns. People met him with a great hospitality. He was often overtaken by the night and stayed in an inn. When it was winter, he liked to stay near the fireplace. Sparks went out of the chimney and the dishes simmered in the earthenware pots. He…

Bee farm Ambrozia

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“Ambrozia” is a Bulgarian family company, dealing with sustainable production of honey and bee products. Our main mission is to deliver to all our customers a high quality bee honey, royal jelly, bee pollen, propolis and beeswax. Our main mission is to produce and deliver high quality honey and bee products to our customers no matter what. Only the purest products guarantee a real effect on humans’ health and work as a natural medicine. Bee products are incomparable super food with highly nutrition ingredients and a lot of benefits for…

Stefanov – durable raw-dried products

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Stefanov-Ivan Stefanov-04 Ltd. is a prosperous meat-processing company. The production facility is in the Veliko Tarnovo Region. The company has been offering its products on the market since 1998 and constantly increasing capacity and product range over the years. The rich assortment of sausages and delicacies is a combination of unique recipes and irreplaceable taste qualities, proven over the years both by customer satisfaction and many awards from various trade shows and exhibitions. We have 100 people in our Team, and we are confident to say that our workers and…

Union of the Processors of Fruit and Vegetables

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The Union of Cannery Producers in Bulgaria was established on February 19, 1999. On April 17, 2003 by a decision of the General Meeting the Union was renamed to Union of the Processors of Fruit and Vegetables. At present the Union has 50 members – canneries, the University of Food Technologies – Department of Conservation and refrigerating equipment, the Institute of Gardening and Conservation, Plovdiv. The main goals of the Union members are: Raising the prestige of the profession in society, development of profession unity and protection of professional interests;…

Botanical.eu

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Botanical is one of the leading companies in Bulgaria for the processing of dried herbs and fruits and the production of tea. We are a family company with more than 25 years of history. With fresh ideas and high professionalism, we monitor the quality of raw materials at every stage from their reception to the shipment of the finished product. We have loyal customers in more than 15 countries. In 1991, with the uncertain steps of a small child, the company Botanical was founded in the village of Cheshnegirovo –…

Dimitar Madjarov – Meat and dairy products

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Established in 1991, “Dimitar Madjarov”company started its activity as a trading and distribution food company. In 1994 the company started its own sausage production with an assortment of frankfurters and sausages. Five years later, in 1999, salted cheese and yellow cheese with the brand of “Dimitar Madjarov” went to the customers from the first company dairy. In 2000 the company started working with the first international chain for modern trade which entered the Bulgarian market. At the end of 2005 Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) were introduced in the company and…

Elenski But

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Elenski but (Bulgarian: еленски бут or (more precisely but less commonly), бут по еленски, sometimes translated as Elena round or Elena leg) is a dry-cured ham from the town of Elena, in northern Bulgaria,  popular delicacy throughout the country. The meat has a specific taste and can be preserved in the course of several years, owing much to the special process of making and the climatic conditions of the part of Stara Planina where Elena is located. The legs and quarters of the pig, traditionally singed and scraped, are taken…