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Commonly served vegan
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Boiled wheat porridge with dried fruits, jam/sugar and walnuts
Pareno Jito
Soda bread covered with home-made jam
Tost s Konfityur
A spicy sauce made from peppers, carrots, garlic, tomatoes, oil and spices
Ljutenica
Thick lentil soup made from lentils, tomatoes, onion, carrots, and local spices
Leshta Chorba
Thick beans soup made of beans, carrots, onion, peppers, tomatoes and local spices
Bob Chorba
Rice cooked with shredded nettles and spices
Oriz s Kopriva
Baked potatoes with dill, salt and oil. Make sure: no butter is used.
Kartofi Sote
Peas soup made of peas, tomatoes, carrots, onion, garlic and dry seasoning
Grah Yahniya
Mushroom risotto with rice,mushrooms and onions. Make sure: no butter or parmesan is added
Oriz s Gubi
Baked red peppers stuffed with rice, vegetables, tomato paste and spices. Make sure: no meat is added
Pulneni piperki s oriz
Roasted pumpkin with walnuts. Make sure: no honey is used
Pechena Tikva
Bean salad with many variations, some include chickpeas, sweet corn, roasted peppers and olives
Bobova Salata
"Vitamin salad" made from sliced beetroot, carrots, green apples and seasoned with oil and dates/parsley
Salata Vitaminoza
Cabbage and carrot salad in vinegar dressing
Zeleva Salata
Stuffed eggplant with rice and spices. Make sure: no meat was added.
Pulneni Tikvichki
Nettle Porridge made with peppers, garlic, onion flour and oil. Make sure: no cream or cheese is added as garnish.
Koprivena Kasha
Vine or cabbage rolls, made from leaves stuffed with rice and seasonal vegetables. Make sure: no meat is used
Zelevi ili Lozovi Sarmi
Pickled vegetables
Turshiya
Dishes that can be Veganized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Grilled seasonal vegetables. To veganize: ask for no butter to be used
Zelenchuci na Skara
A stew made of beans, sauerkraut leeks, red pepper, and meat or bacon. To veganize: make sure no meat is used
Kiselo Zele s Bob
Nettle soup with rice and yogurt and egg. To veganize: make sure no cream or eggs are added
Supa ot Kopriva
Salad made of cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, olives, other vegetables, and cheese. To veganize: ask for no cheese
Shopska Salata
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Filo pastry filled with spinach, will contain cheese
Banitza
Mashed potato, will contain butter/milk
Kartofeno Pure
Potato patties, will commonly include milk/butter inside
Kartofeni Kufteta
Crispy sweet filo dough with nuts, will contain honey or butter
