RECIPES WITH A STORY

Did you know that even the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans had baked “honey cakes” - the forerunner of the gingerbread we know? Honey had been the only widely available...

Martin, whose day is celebrated on 11th of November, should bring not only the first snow but also a roasted goose on our plates. Why are geese actually associated with...

Are you missing the yellow sun in the sky? I do not wonder at all. Yellow is the lightest colour because it looks like descending from above. In this sense,...

In the beginning, it is just a small green ball of pistachio marzipan. Then it gets a coat of tasty nougat and finally a layer of dark chocolate… Hmmm, who...

If you visit Salzburg you should definitely try its culinary specialty – Salzburger Nockerl. Salzburg was an archiepiscopate for many years. It is a very romantic city with a lot...

If you receive a menu in any restaurant in Bulgaria you might be surprised how many pages are dedicated to the so-called meze. Meze is served to accompany alcoholic drinks,...

Bulgarians eat white yoghurt (“kiselo mliako” in Bulgarian) every day, their whole life, in large amounts and in different forms. Very often as a side dish to other meals, in...

In my article about Porto, I promised to tell you what is the favourite dish of its inhabitants. If you still do not know what it is I am sure...

The spring begins on March 21st, it is the day of the astronomical spring equinox. March marked the return to the active life of farming but also of military campaigning....

Soup is one of the oldest cooked meals in the history of mankind. Although we cannot say who was the first to have the idea to put some ingredients into...