It was still dark outside, but instead of hearing birds chirping, I awoke that morning to the click and clack of pans. I didn’t mind. It meant that my grandma was busy in the kitchen, cooking banitsa ...

This savory Bulgarian pastry, known as banitsa, is made here with spinach and feta filling. The more I travel, the more I realize that food influences move across borders with astounding efficiency.

NEW YORK—Food is memory. For me, a Bulgarian expat living in the U.S., certain foods conjure up a country an ocean away. I vividly remember my paternal grandmother’s red peppers stuffed with rice and ...

With the first few chilly mornings upon us, the ceremonial trip to the pumpkin patch behind us and trick-or-treating just around the corner, my fall cooking imagination is in full force. The unique ...

The beloved Bulgarian banitsa has earned international recognition, securing third place in a global ranking of the best cheese-based dishes, according to a new list published by TasteAtlas. The ...

The Dobruja pie (banitsa) became a protected product of Romania. It has been fighting for this since 2017, said Prof. Dr. Ana Kocheva from the Bulgarian Language Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of ...

As a freshman at what is now called the Professional High School of Tourism in his native Bulgaria, Zhelyazko “Jak” Latinov studied the standard math, geography and history. He studied English but it ...