SOFIA, Bulgaria - A couple of years ago, a friend and his girlfriend toured Eastern Europe over the Christmas holidays. Upon his return, I was impatient to debrief him on his impressions of Bulgarian ...

Bulgarian food is built different — it’s simple, filling, and unapologetically traditional. In Sofia, even the street snacks feel like real meals, and the flavors are straight Balkan comfort. The ...

Discover how traditional Bulgarian and Turkish cuisine uses ants to make yoghurt and the scientific principles underpinning it.

When Bulgarians talk about real home cooking, svinsko sas zele—pork with cabbage—always comes up. This hearty, warming dish is the kind of food that makes you feel instantly better on a cold winter ...

If there's one dish that defines Bulgarian Christmas Eve, it's bob chorba—a rich, satisfying bean soup that has warmed Bulgarian homes for centuries. Despite the fasting restrictions that prohibit ...

Generation Z and millennial entrepreneurs are giving Bulgarian capital Sofia a youthful, creative energy with natural wine ...