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Otset Ingredients: 1 cucumber, 4–5 dry peppers, leek (the white part), water, vinegar, 1 tsp. sugar, sunflower oil, salt Method: Slice finely the cucumber...

Tikvenik (pumpkin pie) Ingredients: pumpkin, walnuts, sugar, cinnamon, oil Method: Mix the water and sugar and boil to make syrup. Leave aside to cool down. Use the flour, water and salt to make dough and roll it out in sheets. Optional: buy packaged pastry sheets. Clean the pumpkin and grate...

Traditional dàska (board): an assortment of appetizers Includes: kàrvavitsa, smoked sausage, pauflak, pindzhur, ayvar, white sheep milk cheese, curds, sheep bulamach, warm cow milk cheese Ingredients and method: Kàrvavitsa pork heart...