and milk, but with white cheese. Milinki (singular: milinka) – bread roll type pastry with eggs and sirene Princess with minced meat – open-faced baked sandwich with minced meat, and possibly some yellow cheese on top Princess with yellow cheese – open-faced baked sandwich with yellow cheese on top Princess with eggs and cheese – open-faced baked sandwich with egg and sirene mixture on top Mekitsi (singular: mekitsa) – deep-fried dough pastry, typically served with jam, honey, sirene, or icing sugar French toast (Purjena filia) – bread dipped in eggs and milk (either cow's milk or yogurt) and fried in oil Kazanlak Doughnuts – a specific type of doughnuts, from the town of Kazanlak Buhti (singular: buhta) – deep-fried dough balls, often served with jam, honey, or sirene Langidi (singular: langida) – somewhat similar to American-style pancakes, soft and eggy Palachinki (singular: palachinka) – Bulgarian-style pancakes that are thinner than American pancakes and sometimes rolled around some stuffing Katmi (singular: katma) – another variant of Bulgarian pancakes, which are bigger and thicker and are rolled around stuffing Popara – might be made from rusks, bread, or kozunak with tea, milk, or sour milk (Bulgarian yogurt). Quite different from other Bulgarian breakfasts, this one was very popular during the 20th century, and many Bulgarians remember this dish with fondness and childhood nostalgia. Cold cuts Banski starets (also banski staretz) – spicy sausage, native to the Bansko region Elenski but – air-cured ham sausage, seasoned with herbs Lukanka – spicy salami of minced beef and pork Pastarma – spicy beef sausage; a variant of Anatolian dried meat called pastırma in Turkish, pastourmas in Greek, bastirma in Azerbaijani, and basterma in Arabic Sujuk (also soudjouk, sukuk, sukuk, or sucuk) – flat cured, dark red sausage, common in the Balkans, Eastern Mediterranean, and North Africa Soups and stews Tarator – cold soup of cucumbers, garlic, yogurt, and dill Vegetable soup – with various fresh vegetables and potatoes Nettle soup – with rice and sirene Spinach soup – with sirene and eggs Bob chorba – hot bean soup Lentil soup – brown lentils soup Mushroom soup – with forest mushrooms Chicken soup – made with vermicelli, potatoes, and vegetables Teleshko vareno – boiled veal, potatoes, and vegetables in consommé Ribena chorba – a traditional spicy fish soup, made with thyme and fresh lovage Topcheta soup – a Bulgarian meatball soup thickened with egg yolks and