Bulgarian Kashkaval Cheese
Kashkaval is Bulgaria's popular yellow cheese made from sheep's milk that can be spicy or bland. It's great for grating, cooking and melting, and is similar to Italian pecorino, but can variously taste like provolone and even pungent blue cheese (without any hint of mold).Bulgarian Brinza Cheese
Brinza is another popular cheese in Bulgaria. It's a salty sheep's milk cheese similar to Bulgarian feta (sirene) that is spreadable when young and crumbly when it's aged. It's good in salads or melted.Bulgarian Sirene or Feta Cheese
Bulgarian feta cheese (sirene) is a white brined cheese made with sheep or cow's milk and considered by some to be superior to Greek feta. Sirene is said to have originated in the Trakia region in southern Bulgaria. It is used in everything from shopska salata to savory banitza.Bulgarian Yogurt
Bulgarian yogurt is legendary for its health benefits. Known as kiselo mliako (literraly meaning sour milk), this particular variety of yogurt is created by the lactobacterium bulgaricum bacteria, one that grows nowhere else in the world, which is why some say it's the best-tasting yogurt in the world. Bulgarians use yogurt in everything from soup to dessert and drink it in a beverage known as ajran.Bulgarian cheese recipes include:
