yogurt Lamb soup – made from lamb organ meats Kurban chorba – lamb meat and lamb organ meats, eggs, and vegetables Shkembe chorba – spicy soup made of tripe, reputed in Bulgaria to be a "hangover cure" Pacha – a sour pork's-trotter soup, with sour ingredients such as pickles, bitter fruit, or vinegar in the broth Ghivetch – spicy vegetable stew with vegetables and sometimes different meats, often cooked in a clay pot Smilyanski fasul – Smilyan bean stew Potato stew Salads Ovcharska salata (shepherd's salad) – shopska salad, with the addition of grated egg, mushrooms, and sometimes ham Ruska salata (Russian salad) – salad with potatoes, carrots, gherkins, and mayonnaise Shopska salad – a common salad of chopped cucumbers, onions, peppers, and tomatoes with white cheese Snezhanka ("Snow White salad") – chopped cucumbers with yogurt, dill, garlic, and often walnuts Turshiya (also torsi) – pickled vegetables, such as celery, beets, cauliflower, and cabbage, popular in wintertime; variations are selska turshiya (country pickle) and tsarska turshiya (king's pickles) Sauces, relishes, and appetizers Lyutenitsa (also lyutenitza) – purée of tomatoes, red peppers, and carrots, often served on bread and topped with white cheese Kyopulu (also kyopolou) – roasted eggplant (aubergine) and bell peppers, mashed with parsley, garlic, and other ingredients<ref>Kay, p. 57, Sachsenroeder, p. 143; DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Bulgaria (DK: rev. ed. 2011), p. 233</ref> Lyutika – spicy sauce Podluchen sauce or yogurt sauce – yogurt with garlic, oil, paprika, salt, and sometimes dill Katino meze – hot starter with chopped pork meat, onion, and mushrooms with fresh butter and spices Drob po selski – chopped liver with onion and peppers Ezik v maslo – sliced tongue in butter Sirene pane – breaded Bulgarian brine white cheese bites Kashkaval pane – breaded kashkaval bites Mussels in butter – with onion and fresh herbs; traditionally from Sozopol Skara (grill) Kyufte – meatballs of minced pork meat, seasoned with traditional spices and shaped in a flattened ball Kebapche – similar to meatballs, but seasoned with cumin and shaped in a stick Parjola – pork steak, chop, or flank Shishcheta – marinated pieces of chicken or pork and vegetables Karnache – a type of sausage with special spices Nadenitsa – a type of sausage with special spices Tatarsko kyufte – stuffed meatballs Nevrozno kyufte – very piquant meatballs Chicken in caul Cheverme – used in celebrations such as weddings, graduations, and birthdays; a