Missed our previous episodes from the beginning of our road trip in Bulgaria? You can watch our Know Before You Go To BULGARIA series right here 🎥: ru-vid.com/group/PL3GWLQpL-dQCJb-KDE-H9sh5YiiT-eEIF
@@GoTravelOnTheCheap of course, every winter. We have pretty cold winter in Bulgaria so neither fruits or vegetables survive in that weather. So we make Turshia with vegetables, and "kompot" which is sweet and made of fruits. I love to cook and I heard your wife saying several times that you like to cook too... So if I can help you with some recipes don't worry to ask,I would be glad to help.
You guys are looking so nice , friendly and polite . Your videos are so amazing , and the best part of your videos is when you are going to see and try foods that you cannot find in other place . For me this is the real travel lovers . Best regards from Bulgaria
Thank you so much for your compliments and for watching our video and commenting! 😊 We hope to visit Bulgaria again someday. What is one of your favorite dishes to eat?
@@GoTravelOnTheCheap for me the best dish is Kapama ( we made it mostly for christmas or special days when the whole family will be on the table becouse it takes hours to be made ) - here on the link is what is like : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-An6YrXcSQcc.html I like also very much our gril sausages " kebapcheta " . The one that you eat on the video " Sach " wich can be found in many varieties is also in my favourites
tripe soup is the best thing ever if done correctly, i'm impressed myou had the guts to try it, most foreigners even a lot of bulgarians dont go near it
@@OmegaWalple well the lining needs to be cooked through if its not it becomes a bit chewy, and that's time consuming and you need a pressure cooker, also a lot of restaurants buy it precooked and make a broth to go along with it, so that's why I'm saying it,not that hard especially for a restaurant, but some people are lazy. Once you've had it a few times you can tell the difference easily
Big thumbs up for trying the Shkembe (tripe soup) it took me a few visits to Bulgaria to really get to like it, now I can't not have it when it's on the menu!!
Haha, thanks! We will usually try most things at least once. What do you think got you to really like it now? How many times have you been to Bulgaria?
@@GoTravelOnTheCheapI've actually been living in Bulgaria since March with my wife (who is Bulgarian). But we used to come every year for the last 8 years to visit family, go Skiing etc :) With the Tripe Soup its all about how they have cooked the tripe and the right balance of garlic and spice. If they overcook the tripe its really rubbery, but when it melts in your mouth with a good kick of chili and garlic its just perfect!
@@lidiamartin5245 Yes, the important thing is to be a fancy snob and eat shrimp full of iron from a Chinese shrimp farm. You sound ridiculous. Осъзнайте се малко, девойко 🙄
What about the blood clod that was so random. So great you had such a great place almost for yourself. Great salad, great ice cream. So funny you were so happy with the bread.
LOL, that was just part of our nonsensical, silly banter. 😆😁 Have you ever tried bread here in the states? If so, then you'll know why we rave about the bread in Europe 😋
I understand your pain regarding sugar! I also try to reduce the consumption of sugar and it turns out that it's everywhere! And those amounts are clearly unhealthy! I remember visiting NYC back in 2016 and even there it was difficult to find some bread without taste of sugar. So it's good for you that you quit eating sugar.
That winter salad sounds like something I would love! Everything looks so good! I have go to Bulgaria! I am writing the name of this restaurant down. That is an unbelievable price too. The drinks alone for one person would have $38 in the US.
These so called salad, is the so called royal Turschia, which you tried in Veliko Tarnovo and the sweetness in the dish is because the red peppers inside. Turschia are made with only some salt, sugar, vinegar, garlic celery and parsley and water. And to help the bread spice is called Scharena Salt- coloured salt a mix of only salt and some spices. But drinking fruit Rakai in Melnik should be forbidden in Melnik, one of the oldest red wine towns in Europe
Again, thank you for your information! :) We enjoy learning these things, even if only after the fact. Hahaha, Wayne loves rakia! The very next day, we went to Villa Melnik Winery (we have a video highlighting our tour & tasting there) and had an absolutely incredible time there!! Have you ever been to that winery?
@@GoTravelOnTheCheap yes I found Villa Melnik 6 years ago and visit it one year later, the Villa Melnik is nice but only one under 50 cellars as these all over Bulgaria. My most impressive Melnik wine tasting is 20 years ago and I had the pleasure to had a tasting in the Cellar of Damianitza Vinery. And the last I did this January with a visit of Orbelus Vinery in the Village of Kromidovo near Melnik. You can see some pics on the maps account of Orbelus. Oh I couldn't understand that Wayne can pronounce Механа, after a large Rakia I'm native bulgarian speaking... Sune
The rakiya is to be consumed with the salad - a sip of rakiya followed by a bite of salad. Thus, the acute taste is neutralized and what remains in the mouth is the flavour. The waiter should have told you this. Then, the sach (the hot plate with the meat and vegetables) goes with red wine or beer but in the reverse order - a bite or two of the food followed by a sip of wine. I am not telling you how to eat, just a few tips to enjoy the meal even more. :)
Tripe soup is something that Giorgio would love to try. We would love to smell those herbs. Sweet vinegar sounds very interesting, what was it made from? It looks you really loved that bread! Noooo your conmputer, did you find it at the end? Fajitas on steroids..we wonder what kind of taste it is!
We are not sure how exactly it is made; definitely vinegar but kind of a sweet undertone too. The postal service finally found my computer--it wound up in Puerto Rico!--and my buddy was able to upgrade it for me. I was referring to the super sizzling sound when I said "fajitas on steroids", hahaha. Does Giorgio like trying unusual dishes?
Sorry but this is not a soup, this is a medicine for hangovers. I am Bulgarian and I don't like that soup, but back when I was a student I used it in the mornings after parties, it has magic properties, hangovers go away after just smelling that soup.
@@GoTravelOnTheCheap Oh no, I really don't like that soup and don't know how to cook it. I am sure there are plenty of recipes online for "shkembe chorba" /шкембе чорба/ :) Also it is widely available in Bulgaria, so I did not need to cook it myself.
LOL, I actually had four of those throughout this whole dining experience! I had no problem eating plenty of their delicious food... You ever tried apricot rakia?
@@GoTravelOnTheCheap yes Apricot is delicious, however my favourite is Fig Rakia :) Also to pronounce it like a Bulgarian stress the "Key" and say "Rah-KEY-Yah"
@@jamielawrence6229 have you tried cherry or rose rakia? I love both. Haven't tried fig rakia though. I know it's random one year after your comment, but I am putting the fig rakia to my bucket list 😁
Did you guys try the green salt? Sending electronics is something that should never be sent on the cheap. Rakia is a very strong drink here in Bulgaria, especially the homemade stuff. Bulgarian food in general is very healthy and almost always fresh. I've noticed that Wayne seemed to like a lot of the Bulgarian deserts.
I do not believe we did...what is green salt? Yep, I have learned my lesson--update, they did finally find my laptop and my buddy got to "beef" it up for me and I got it returned to me safe & sound. 🤓 Oh yes, I had plenty of rakia while in Bulgaria--love the stuff! LOL, I think I enjoyed the desserts so much because they were not very sweet and not processed like here in the states. We hope you enjoyed our video, even getting to know us a tiny bit better! 😀
@@GoTravelOnTheCheap My understanding of green salt is that it is fresh savory ground with salt, restaurants seem to mix paprika with it as well so its more red than green; the fresher it is the stronger the taste and smell is.
@@OmegaWalple Hello, the "green salt" is called trapezna chubrtza. Depending on the region where it is made it has several ingredients, predominantly herbs: wild thyme, summer savory, mountain savory (satureja montana, it's aroma is stronger than the one available in North America), fenugreek, salt, sometimes sweet paprika. It's a must spice in every Bulgarian kitchen. All the best!
@@OmegaWalple Hello again, just wanted to add that "green salt" could be the spice made by mixing a herb called samardala ( Allium siculum) with salt. In order to preserve its aroma it is crushed into pulp and mixed with salt, hence the the name"green salt".
I think we may have tried some of this as part of one of our breakfasts! Thank you for watching & commenting...feel free to subscribe too, if you want 😊
Yes, April understood that but Wayne is not so great with even the English language, he didn't know how else to describe it, lol. 😆 Do you enjoy that winter salad we loved so much?
@@GoTravelOnTheCheap yeah that's "turshia" it's basically just pickled vegetables, people make their own for winter usually or you can buy it by the barrel full :D like my girlfriend, I'm not the biggest fan personally.
We are always several months behind since it takes so long to edit and prepare each video for our 'every Thursday' upload schedule on our channel. Lately, it has been taking me around 30-40 hours of edit time each video, as I am constantly trying to learn & improve. Then there is the prep time in RU-vid Studio. ...Thanks for watching our video 😇
@@merchantier4219 Because I haven't been to one in 5 years. Having moved to Bulgaria I've only been back to the States onces and a Steakhouse or Roadhouse was not on the restaurant stop.
😆😂 Right?! They do bring out sizzling fajita plates in some restaurants, but this was more sizzling than those, and we loved it! Do you have a favorite Bulgarian dish?
@@GoTravelOnTheCheap They have really good vegetables. Good quality. Most dishes are similar to what you can find in this part of Europe. I'm Romanian and I went a few times to Bulgaria. Nice honest people (most of them, as it could be said about Romanians) Maybe a little bit 'colder' during interactions. But despite our history, I like Bulgaria a lot. Also you should visit the seaside.
We actually felt like it was a pretty good deal, seeing as it was a four course meal, plus April had about 4 glasses of wine and Wayne had about 4 glasses of Rakia... Whenever we can visit Bulgaria again, we will have to utilize your expertise as a guide so we can find even better deals... 😇
