I'm adopted from Bulgaria. I went back a few years ago to visit my old orphanage. The orphanage was in Pleven, and I have always loved Bulgarian food but when you have legit Bulgarian food in the country of Bulgaria, ITS 10 MILLION TIMES BETTER. I have made so many Bulgarian dishes. It's good stuff.
I have been living in this city for 22 years, and watching you guys enjoying the place I grew up in, makes these videos really special for me! I love the both of you and I will keep watching your journeys throughout the world. Cheers to you guys!
I'm planning a trip to Bulgaria next month, and there are less resources than a lot of other places I've traveled. Your videos are SO helpful and timely. Thanks!
It's amazing to see people visiting my country! I've lived in Plovdiv all my life and watching you guys visit places I've been many times since i was a kid is so comforting,I loved your vlog! ❤🇧🇬
I've seen your other videos on Plovdiv and I agree with your sentiment that it might be your favorite European City. Except for the amphitheater, there aren't many grand spaces but it is a cozy place...I never used that word for outdoor spaces, but that's what these places feel like. It draws you in and you just want to hang around them because of how they make you feel.
@veselin dremjief Брат недей говори, аз съм от София и съм бил в Пловдив доста пъти. Бих казал че самата инфраструктура на Пловдив е доста по обновена спрямо София, поради разликата в големината на двата града, а и също тяхното географско разположение. Преди да пишеш нещо някъде прърво се обоснови моля те.
You can eat the "Patatnik" any way you want, traditionally it's served as addition to main course, but can also be appetizer. This type of bread is actually not typical in the Bulgarian cuisine, it's more popular else where, like Middle East and South/Central America. I'm guessing there is a brick oven somewhere at the back where they cook the patatnik, and have decided to take advantage of it and use it for baking other things like the flat bread. Bread usually comes in a loaf or traditional "pita", which is a cob loaf, and in both cases is much thicker. Rolling the dough flat would allow it to bake much quicker though, which is great if you want to have freshly baked bread in a restaurant
I've only been once to Bulgaria (Sozopol area), but I really loved it! Thank you so much for sharing your tips on other places in your Bulgaria serie. I heard about them already, but didn't have a chance to visit myself.
Lutenitsa is made from tomatoes, red peppers and eggplant .I recommend you try it on a buttered slice of bread and sprinkle cheese on top an amazing combination.If you are from England, you can buy from a BG store, you can also find it in some Polish store, at least I took it from there.The beer you drink KAMENITSA is also produced in Plovdiv.I expect you to read more videos from Bulgaria and I recommend that you visit the fortress of Tzarevec, which at the moment means that every Saturday there is evening sound and light.
Bulgarian food looks great. I was watching TravelwithChris and he was there for a few months with Divert Living and you showed plenty of different food and places then he did and it looks great. You must have enjoyed your stay there
I love it how you chose the worst beer in Bulgaria to try, so I can only guess the guys approached you for a little ad cameo, they have a killer marketing department...but it's also really enjoyable to watch foreigners struggle with our language, you managed to actually nail the Plovdiv experience... :D :D :D
Thanks for this gorgeous videos from Plovdiv ! You must visit Veliko Tarnovo and Koprivshtica ! Nice to have you here ! You are most welcome in Bulgaria !
In the video, when you are talkin about the meat balls with yelow cheese, there was parsley, not a coriander. Here in Bulgaria every where is parsley and dill. These are some of the most popular greenery. Thank you for yor video. I am from Sofia. It is very interesting for me how you understand the Bulgarian cuisine. and it is really nice to see that foreigners did videos in Bulgaria too. :)
Great video guys, definitely got me interested in Bulgaria. Streets looks so serene besides the happening hip areas. Great vibes and ambiance at these restaurants, reminds me of German biergartens
thank you guysss for this video, i live abroad and travel a lot, but i am soo happy to see foreign people not criticizing, but genuinely appreciating Bulgaria and the place where i was born. propsss
Rahat Tepe restaurant has a great location, but waiters dont let you sit close to the stone wall, unless you tip them BEFORE you sit (saying its Reserved, but no one sits there during your stay).
Great video guys! Advice: If you consider going to Bulgaria again I highly recommend you to try пълнени чушки (palneni chushki) or in English - stuffed peppers.
Hey Matt and Molly.Have a wonderful weekend. I just loved the Bulgarian breakfast Banitsa and the yogurt so yummilicious...Incredible video.I also loved the lunch the meatballs too were looking so yummilicious. 😘🤩😍🥰👌👌👌Even the dinner was fab.Absolutely amazing.love the Bulgarian Lemonade too.Incredible Plovdiv..
Dear foreigners, welcome to Bulgaria, the most beautiful country in Europe ... Go around it all, go to all the amazing places in Bulgaria, and you will understand that there is no more beautiful and amazing nature than ours anywhere in Europe ... The only country in the world with four seasons with 3 months for each season, with so many natural resources, with so many mountains and forests and lakes, with so rich history, many thousands of years of history, we have everything we need, we Bulgarians live in PARADISE on EARTH!
Много се кефя как се опитва да обясни значението на ' айляк ' :) / Hi again , D&T ! Just trying to explain what exactly mean '' айляк'' /ailyak :)/. This is our special word , so hard to be explain, because this is a Way for Living . Yes, exactly :). This is the way, how you feelin, chiling, when your mind 'fly' around the things, when your head is empty from the everydays sh*ts, when you just want to get fun , to take a breath ... so, it's a little bit like ''nirvana'' , but more cool ! We, in Bulgaria, having this frase : '' On That way I will be live 100 years''.
We stayed at Hill House at the beginning of April, such a nice place, loved the room interior + the hotel location 😊 Unfortunately the restaurant was not working then.
Hej I am bulgarian and I must say your video is realy wonderful advertiziment for turis to Bulgaria but nothing to do with real bulgarian food . Thanks for promoting Bulgaria.
Hello Molly and Matt have a wonderful weekend another beautiful vlog especially when you doing the drone so beautiful take care and always be safe 👏🥰👏🥰👏🥰
The patatnik is eaten some times with yougurt. You ate it with typical flat bread in Bulgaria - purlenka. We eat a lot of breads. Many people with eat the patatnik with bread. My mother can eat everythink with bread.
i do think we have no actual street food exept our breakfast foods which are like "banica" somethign we grab and eat in the morning but overall we have no street food
You are such a lovely and positive couple. I enjoy the way you explore and present the simple things of my lovely home country. And yes...the hills are no longer 7. I've been told by friends from Plovdiv that two or three of the hills have been gradually demolished during many years because of ... obviously...cobble stone we see everywhere in the city :) It's crazy, isn't it?
BULGARIAN NATIONAL FOOD IS VERY WONDERFUL AND MAGNIFICIENT! I MISS VERY MUCH BULGARIA AND EVERYTHING BULGARIAN! I WILL COME BACK TO BULGARIA VERY SOON!
6:38 the guy behind with the blue shorts is a local youtuber one of the biggest of this city btw.. i think his channel is now called ANDON but previously he was called Picpukk
Also you are in the country where yoghurt was invented... look it up, the bacteria is called lactobasilicus bulgaricus. See if you can find some ox or sheeps yoghurt, have fries with white feta cheese and go to a day market and buy bullsheart tomatoes from an old lady at the market (or side of the road when you head to your next destination). Oh and have sarmichki!
Feta is greek cheese , dont get confused with the stunning white bulgarian cheese , I mean if you are in Bulgaria and you eating feta cheese its worst you can do
Because I saw you have already had an experience with Rakiya , try Troyanska Slivova Rakiya Special (Rakiya made from plums and stayed in a barrels longer). Nothing even close to this ;)
I fell like you shoud get a week just to explore Plovdiv and the region (Rhodope Mountains) if you haven't . Great videos and wellcoem again to the beautiful Bulgaria and Plovdiv.
Thanks for the video people from Plovdiv can you go to Hisar for more history than Rome imperial. Only 25 miles from Plovdiv.Hello from America. I will appreciate that young people .Privet
It became Philippopolis before Roman times. It was named after Philip II of Macedon when he conquered the city. Romans came few centuries later, but I think it remained Philippopolis.
Great video guys, Plovdiv is a fantastic town. Very beautiful and like you send in the video full of history with it being so old. Are you guys planning a trip to the coast?
Hell guys i really enjoy your videos ! I am from Bulgaria and actually live in a city which is around 80km from Plovdiv. If you are planning on staying in Bulgaria make sure to come and have a quick look around Stara Zagora(the town of the straight streets), Kazanlak (the valley of roses) and even maybe Shipka and Buzludzha. Stay awesome guys and love life!
@@dabbleandtravel Stara zagora is a lovely place I'm from Yorkshire, but my fiancee is from stara zagora so I've been many times now. It's a lovely old Roman city, not very well know for tourism so you might struggle for English translations. Also, the meat balls are made with beer I think so it keeps it moist and soft
Unfortunately you ate a factory made banitsa. The restaurant buys those in a frozen form, and just warms them enough to look freshly made, the taste is so different.
Your vlogs are amazing! There are so many traditional meals that you could try. If you ever get a chance you may try meals made of roast peppers e.g "Chushka Burek", "Panirana Chushka". There is also many variations of banitsa including a sweet one made of pumpkin.
Sweet baby Jesus where's Jasmin Harman when you need her? Listen the most important piece of decor was the sketch on the wall .Was it it drawn on or a print on wallpaper? Loving the vlog as always! Are you still in Romania? And the Euros have arrived or The Euros 2020 which confused my elderly mum who woke up wondering what year it was!
I’m really loving your Bulgarian adventure, it’s looks a beautiful country, phew a vlog without you guys having no beer 😳 😂 😂, I love the hip modern vibe, I don’t know if you know how good Bulgaria is for vegans? Loved this guys
Oh, the irony and how you missed it although it was all along you the whole trip. I am talking about the painting in your intro and to quickly add: Now British people are falling in love with Bulgaria too :) Do you guys know what is the painting behind you and what it represents and who is on it? Do you know that you were all around him during your trip. You were around him in Sofia, Plovdiv and literally in the Rila monastery? I see that it grabbed your attention but you didn't check its history :) The painting shows an Irish, whose request to be buried in Rila monastery was granted. Up to this day he is the only foreigner buried there. He is James David Bourchier, the BG wiki page with translate has more info on him where you can understand why his request was granted.
Hello! So I am new fan and I don’t really know about this channel. I just know that you two are travelling different countries aand I want to say the girl’s shirt is so adorable!!! And sorry for bad English I am still learning because I am from Bulgaria😅 (from the better town than Sofia😂)
