The Best Food

In response to:Shopska Salad

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:07:25 +0200

"always the best treat you could ever have" ?

I sort of doubt that: it may be very good, but surely not the best in the world. I have not been to Bulgaria, but have eaten salads all over the world and can see nothing particularly innovative about these combinations. As you say, I suppose you have to be there and be drinking to appreciate the qualities of the local food.

In response to:Shopska Salad

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:41:28 +0200

Thanks for the comment.

Firstly I'm curious whether you have been to Bulgaria, my gut feeling is that you haven't judging you comment.

I digress:
I have tried making the same recipe outside Bulgaria and it fails miserably.

There are two reasons for this,

No Local Bulgarian ingredients
and
Wrong Location (should be Bulgaria)

YOu may think this salad is not 'unique' but unless you go to Bulgaria and try it unique is something you will just have to imagine.

I forgot to mention the Bulgarian rakia that goes alongside it.

In response to:Shopska Salad

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:25:13 +0200

Its very nice, but could one really claim it as a unique break-through in world cuisine to put some local cheese on top of a basic salad with a hot chili in it?