This is a salad spin on everyone's favorite Tzatziki sauce. Essentially use strained yogurt as the base, mixed pickles, garlic, and walnuts to create a cool summer salad.

This is a salad spin on everyone's favorite Tzatziki sauce. Essentially use strained yogurt as the base, mixed pickles, garlic, and walnuts to create a cool summer salad.
Bulgarian Tarator is a classic appetizer from the country. Unlike its related counterparts in Greece and Turkey, in Bulgaria, it is typically served as a soup. This version comes from the town of Yambol and is served without walnuts and uses dill as a flavor.
Bulgarian Tarator is a classic appetizer from the country. Unlike its related counterparts in Greece and Turkey, in Bulgaria it is typically served as a soup. This recipe comes from Northern Bulgaria.
Sofia is not a beautiful city and is not well adapted for modern tourism. Especially when put in contrast to Bulgaria's other main tourist destinations, the Black Sea Coast and Plovdiv, Sofia lacks a compelling reason to visit. If you are here though, then I outline what there is to see, and where to see it.
For countries like Germany and Italy, with their proud and protected regional identities, it is easy to describe the unique cultural characteristics of Bavaria or Tuscany. For Bulgaria, these regions and their unique experiences remain hidden from the english speaking world. For a truely unique trip to Bulgaria read more about the regional identities and travel destinations of the Bulgarian Folklore Regions.