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Тraditional Cuisine

Wine

Unique wine varieties

Puska from Yabalkovo

A dish made from pork meat wrapped in a dried bladder that can be consumed within a few months ...

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Vegetable crops

Haskovo District is characterized with a high quality of the vegetables grown here, such as ...

Pamid

Pamid is used to make plain, light-red table wines, which are ready for consumption immediately ...

Mavrud

The wine is characterized by a ruby ​​red colour and a soft taste. Areas occupied by Mavrud ...

Industrial crops

Among the industrial crops distinguished as traditional are sunflower, cotton, rapeseed, tobacco ...

Fruit crops

Among the fruits of Haskovo region, the most popular are watermelons and melons, followed by nuts ...

Dimyat

The wine of this variety has a fruity aroma with predominance of mature peach notes. The taste is ...

Herbs

Among the herbs, the ones with the highest added value for the district of Haskovo are camomile, ...

Red Misket

The wine from this grape variety is interesting in colour with pink hues. There is evidence that ...

Fruit crops

Among the fruits of Haskovo region, the most popular are watermelons and melons, followed by nuts ...

Meat and meat products

Local cuisine is dominated by pork, lamb, wild game meat, kid goat and hen meat.

Rubin

The wine is characterized by an intense red colour, fullness, harmonious taste and a rich bouquet. ...

Spices

Among the spices, with the highest added value for Haskovo region are white oregano, mint, savory, ...

Pinot noir

Depending on the location of growing, the grapes are used to produce high-quality red wines and ...

Traminer

The grapes are used to produce highly aromatic, high-quality white dry, semi-dry and sweet wines ...

Sémillon

Late ripening variety. Vines are characterized by strong growth on rich soils and medium growth on ...

Petit Verdot

The wines made by Petit Verdo are of high density, with dark, rich colour, high tannin content and ...

Côt

This variety is used to make high-quality red wines, which are characterized by a dense purple ...

Merlot

The wine is characterized by an intense red colour, fullness, harmonious taste and а rich bouquet. ...

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is characterized by fascinating fruit flavours that are often reminiscent of a fragrant ...

Cabernet Sauvignon

The grapes are suitable for the production of high-quality red wines. The grapes are used for the ...

Rabbit kapama

A dish made from ground pork meat from the abdomen, pig intestine, rice and leeks. Typical for the ...

Prazenik

A dish made of pork and pork lard, leeks and local spices. Typical for ...

Honey cake

Dessert made from flour, honey, walnuts and cinnamon.

Klin soup

A dish that is made from cabbage juice, leeks, garlic and dried peppers.

Evmolpia

The variety is used to produce high-quality red wines. They mature quickly and are good for serving ...

Bumbar

A dish made from ground pork meat from the abdomen, pig intestine, rice and leeks. Typical for the ...

Spiral/layered banitsa with cheese baked under vrashnik

A dish that is prepared from flour, cheese, spinach/lettuce or pumpkin. Vrashnik is a protruding ...

Dock soup

A type of soup made from dock, green onions, flour, eggs and local spices.  

Tutmanik

A meal made from flour, eggs, cheese, butter, yoghurt and caraway.  

Smyanka

A dish made from pork meat from the abdomen, garlic and other local spices.  

Malebi (Muhallebi)

Dessert prepared with milk, rice, rose water, pomegranate juice and rose hip jam.  

Katmi from Sakar

A dish that is prepared from flour, butter, yeast and egg.  

Smigdal

A dish that is prepared wit fried bread, chopped or crushed into small bits in lard. In other ...

Syrah

This variety is used to make high-quality red varietal wines, as well as coupage wines and rosé ...

Cabernet Franc

It is used for producing table, fortified and dessert wines and juices. The varietal wines are pale ...

Fish-tavaluk

A dish prepared from river fish, local vegetables and spices in a baking pan.  The dish is ...

Stuffed pumpkin with rabbit meat

A dish that is prepared with pumpkin, rabbit meat, onions and local spices.

Steamed banitsa (kapana banitsa)

A dish that is prepared by flour, eggs, cheese, curd and butter.

Shashlik

A dish that is made from pork meat, flavoured from the previous day. Baked on a spit  

Sesame sweet bars (biscuits)

A dish prepared from dried red peppers stuffed with a mixture of maize and local spices.

Rkatsiteli

Grapes of this variety are used to produce high-quality white table and dessert wines, as well as ...

Thracian maslenitsa

A dish made from flour, cheese and eggs.   

Cheverme

Roasted sheep/goat meat on live embers or in a preheated oven, prepared in a special way.

Zelnik

A dish that is prepared with flour, sour cabbage (sauerkraut), bulgur, sour cabbage juice and local ...

Rooster (hen) in katmi

A dish that is prepared from rooster meat, flour, butter, eggs and yeast.

Sweet banitsa

A dish made from flour, sugar, salt, oil and butter. It is usually served to newly-weds.

Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc is a highly valued white wine variety. Its grapes are used to make high-quality ...

Mashed beans with meat pieces

A dish made from pork meat, beans and local spices.

Kachamak

A dish made from maize semolina, cheese, butter and red pepper.

Rachel

Fruit jam prepared with pumpkin, sugar, citric acid and vanilla.

Beans with chickpeas

A dish that is prepared with beans, chickpeas, onions, hot peppers and local spices.

Soup of fresh garlic

A dish that is served cold and prepared by fresh garlic, flour and dill.  

Muscat Ottonel

Early wine and dessert variety. It grows well in deep, light, humus-carbonate soils on hilly ...

Tatlii

A dish prepared from flour, sugar and butter.  

Home-made noodles

A dish that is prepared from milk, eggs, semolina, salt and flour.   

Trahana

A dish prepared with trahana, butter and cheese.  

Lyutenitsa from Stambolovo

A dish that is prepared from red peppers, tomatoes, aubergines and local spices.  

Banitsa with leeks

A type of banitsa with leeks, eggs and cheese.  

Viognier

It is used alone for making dry white wine with a floral aroma and a memorable taste that, however, ...

Shepherd's gyuvech

A dish prepared with local vegetables and spices, cheese and eggs.  

Stuffed peppers with maize

A dish prepared from dried red peppers stuffed with a mixture of maize and local spices.

Banitsa with bulgur

A type of banitsa with bulgur, eggs and cheese, which is baked on a plate on the stove.

Pork knuckle in a pot

A dish made from pork knuckle, tomatoes, onions, carrots and wine.  

Dish with lukanka (flat sausage) and leeks from Haskovo

A dish that is made mainly from lukanka (type of flat sausage) and leeks, local vegetables and ...

Tamyanka

Tamyanka is a local branch of one of the most ancient and aristocratic Muscat grape varieties grown ...

Sesame sweet bars (biscuits)

Sweet bar made from sesame, sugar, vinegar and vegetable oil traditionally produced in the region ...

Golenik

A type of banitsa prepared with spinach/docк/nettles/sorrel, onion, flour, rice, cheese, eggs and ...

Barkanitsa

A drink prepared with yoghurt, salt and water. It is served cold.  

Stomna kebab (kebab in a clay pitcher)

A dish that is prepared with lamb, cow milk butter, onions, tomatoes and local spices.  

Bulgur soup

A type of soup that is made from milk, butter, bulgur and local spices.  

Katino meze

A dish made from pork, onion, mushrooms, butter, lemon juice and local spices.  

Tikvenik (pumpkin pastry)

A dish made from from pumpkin, flour, oil, crushed walnuts.

Bumbar

A dish made from ground pork meat, fat from the abdomen and leeks.

Stuffed hen with bulgur

A dish prepared with meat from a home-grown hen, bulgur and sour cabbage. Typical for the feast of ...

Oshav

A dish that is prepared from mixed dried fruits traditionally served on Christmas Eve.  

Patatnik

A type of banitsa prepared from grated potatoes, onion, salt and mint.  

Kashnik

A dish that is prepared from eggs, milk, flour and salt. Characteristic of the so-called ...

Keshkek

A dish that is prepared from wheat or maize chicken, butter and local spices.