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I just cant understand why people would want to buy British food in Bulgaria , We all know that most of it is full of e numbers and fats and a high sugar and salt content . It maybe in the form of a sausage or a pie or a hamburger . In Bulgaria you can get fresh food and fruit full of goodness . Why not learn to eat fresh food in season . Soup in the winter salad in the summer .

abracadabra wrote:

Why buy British Food? Because you fancy it occasionally and thanks to the entrpeneurs here, you can!

Well said Karen! If I went back to the UK for a holiday I wouldn't spend the entire time eating Sunday Roast or Bangers and Mash just because I was back in the UK, I'd probably eat an Indian meal and a Chinese meal too ... for the same reasons, because I can and I want to!

As you say, sometimes in Winter a bit of 'comfort food' is enjoyable.

Today we're having Roast Chicken, roast potatoes, glazed carrots, leeks, yorkshire puds, onion gravy and a home made apricot and sage stuffing.

I manage to cook English food without resorting to buying products from a British supplier though I admire their enterprise. I cook all kinds of recipes culled from my travels. Anyone who can't live without gravy granules etc just won't find it easy to settle in Bulgaria unless they have lots of money to buy imported products. Just my opinion. Being retired gives me so much more time to be creative and it passes quite a few pleasant hours with a tasty meal as a result.

oldun wrote:

Anyone who can't live without gravy granules etc just won't find it easy to settle in Bulgaria unless they have lots of money to buy imported products.

PS. Forgot to say my onion gravy would certainly not involve granules of any kind!

Indeed, plus I can have a nip of red wine prior to chucking a glass into the roux before the beef stock goes in!

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I think it all said here after all we are all very different and we all have different tastes so it horses for course so to speak I am way try to eat whatever is on offer when I travel abroad but sometimes I can't recognise what I am eating and that's the best way sometimes because if you know you wouldn't

This has become a real interesting topic, although I agree with most of what is written here I will have to say that even on Hiliday I always tend to look for something that I know and thats only because I am not use to anything else? but living in a new country I would like to think that I would eat what was available but I think for me I would alway want what I can't have and would probably go to great extremes to get it I would think that now and again a little of what you mis won't do any harm so if its available then why not

When in Rome springs to mind but as we are not talikng about rome then do as you wish its not going to harm you

fresh coriander is available in the fruit and veg market in Varna, balchick and also dobrich. there is also an excellent spice shop in dobrich.
There is a new curry house opened in Varna and i know he bought a load of coriander fresh as well. i have bought it many times for good old curries.
kev

Hi bsbb, I love coriander and I also love curry but I think your post would have been better placed in the food section at the bottom of the forum when most members look for information about food and where to get it just a thought mate

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Indeed everyone to their own tastes, but to be honest there is very little I could not find in Bulgaria that was different to the UK. It is just finding the right item that suits your tasts. I could not find custard powder, I am sure they have this, but do not know the Bulgarian name although we were having fun trying out all the look alike packets - Sure we will get there one day.

Oddy

Oddy, Have you tried Stilla cioice puding vanilla. Been told is good, got one but not tried yet as still on the birds [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Oh thats sounds nice Miss Happy - not tried it yet but it is now on the list for Sept. If you try it in the meantime do tell. Thanks

Oddy

miss happy wrote:

Oddy, Have you tried Stilla cioice puding vanilla. Been told is good, got one but not tried yet as still on the birds [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

A friend told me about this and she said it was delish she uses it all the time