Food in Bulgarian Literature

1. Food in Bulgarian Literature

2. Food in Bulgarian Literature • Our country is small but it has endless reasons for its pride. Everyone has something to highlight - from nature, through folklore, writers, musicians, world-famous and passes through sport and the beauty of Bulgarian women. Anyone who knows the history of our country's past, which inhabit this kitchen knows that our lands have seen all invasions and bloodshed, and the settlements dominions - cultural and military.

3. Food in Bulgarian Literature • And can we imagine dishes that we call traditional and Bulgarian without potatoes, peppers, beans, tomatoes? Beneficial ingredients of beans makes it a favorite part of the kitchen of the Bulgarians. Of it are prepared delicious dishes, soups and salads. The tasty bean soup fed the people living in terrible poverty and deprivation in the novel Outcasts Bulgarian classic Ivan Vazov "NemiliNedragi"

4. Food in Bulgarian Literature • Head III • They returned to the gonfalonier’s pub. • Strandjata had already cooked the lunch for his daily visitors: pot full of beans, just taken from the stove, was letting off warm steam. He was waiting only for his guests. Soon after that they started to come by one, by two. And the long table in the pub got surrounded by hungry people, who were waiting for Strandjata to fill their dishes, with spoons in their hands. There were all the last night’s acquaintances. Soon after that the lunch started noisily. The conversations became lively. The people were talking about politics, about the last night’s robbery of some rich merchant, about the arrival of some rich Turkish man from Machin who had to be killed and about the greed of the chors. Everyone except Brachkova took place in these important conversations. After they drank a few cups of the sour cheap wine everyone’s words became more aggressive

5. Food in Bulgarian Literature • Head V • Two weeks have gone past. Makedonski disappeared somewhere without telling. Brachkov who was living by the weird charity of Makedonski was left out, opened to the cruelty named “hunger’’. For the first time since he left his father’s home he felt the mischief of his new career. For two-three days he ate at Strandjata as well as Hadjiata and Popcheto. But suddenly sickness brought Strandjata to bed and Brachkov, Hadjiata and Popcheto were left hungry. The fire place went out. The dishes, dirty and covered with a thick layer of dust were scattered across the shelf. Hadjiat went to ask for money from some rich guy and did not come back. Popcheto was waiting for him for two days hungry and tired and the left to seek “happiness’’. Only Brachkov stayed. He decided to look after Strandjata.

6. Food in Bulgarian Literature • Biography: • Ivan Vazov was born on 09.07.1850 in Sopot. Coming from a family of moderately wealthy merchant family in which tribute is strict order, respect for religious traditions, responding to Renaissance Enlightenment patriotic sentiment. He is a brother of the military leaders GeorgiVazov and Vladimir Vazov, and the politician Boris Vazov. Ivan Vazov graduated from the local school. With the help of his teacher ParteniiBelchev Russian graduate from associate to earlier Russian poetry. In 1865 he studied Greek and Turkish in the language school in Kalofer. BotyoPetkov (father of HristoBotev). In 1870 was sent by his father to Rumania to learn trading practices. Disappears overnight in Braila 2-3 months to live among the Exiles in the pub of NenoTodov - Strandjata.

7. Food in Bulgarian Literature • Salad of beans • recipe: • Two teacups full of boiled beans, are allowed to drip and are mashed. Mix with 3-4 sprigs fresh chopped onion and 1-2 cloves of crushed garlic. Add one cup of coffee chutney, some olive oil and vinegar. Salt to taste. • Formed in a serving plate and are garnished with olives.

8. Food in Bulgarian Literature • Bean soup. • Needed products: • 1. A cup of beans. • 2. One carrot. • 3. An onion. • 4. A little pepper. • 5. Spices: salt, mint, red pepper. • Soak the beans in a large pot for 7-8 hours. Pour out the water soaking the beans, fill it up with water and put it to boil in a large saucepan. Once the water starts boiling, pour out the water, pour another 1.5 liters of water in the saucepan and put it back on the stove. When the beans soften add chopped vegetables, salt, a teaspoon of paprika, 2-3 pinches of mint and 4 tablespoons of oil .

9. Food in Bulgarian Literature • Beans in pot: • Ingredients:  • 1) Beans: 300-400 grams. • 2) 3-4 tablespoons of oil. • 3) An onion. • 4) 2-3 cloves of garlic. • 5) 2 whole, dried peppers. • 6) A chili pepper. • 7) 2-3 tablespoons of tomato paste. • 8) 1-2 carrots. • 9) One tablespoon of mint. • 10) One teaspoon savory. • 11) One tablespoon of paprika. • 12) Tomato sauce. • 13) Pepper to taste.  • Soak the beans in advance during the night in cold water. Boil it in the same water and pour the water away. Again put it to boil with 3 tablespoons of oil, chopped carrots, chopped onions, garlic, dried peppers and the chili pepper. Once boiling, add spices without red pepper along with salt to taste. • Transfer the beans in a pot and stir with the tomato sauce and paprika. Put the lid and put it to bake in the oven for two hours over medium heat. 

10. Presentation by: MihailIcherenski Class 10B