from cow's milk, while kashkaval Balkan is made from ewe's milk Kiselo mlyako () – Bulgarian yogurt, produced using Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus; used in many Bulgarian dishes Smetana – sour cream Izvara – cottage cheese, quark Katak – a traditional fermented curd / yogurt-like product Sweets The name halva () is used for several related varieties of the Middle Eastern dessert. Tahan / tahini halva () is the most popular version, available in two different types with sunflower and with sesame seed. Traditionally, the regions of Yablanitsa and Haskovo are famous manufacturers of halva. Pumpkin dessert () Baklava Kadaif Revane Buhti with yogurt Tolumbi () – fried choux pastry cakes soaked in syrup which is usually made with honey Cookies "Peach" or Praskovki Fruit bread Biscuit cake Torta Garash (Garash cake) Katmi with jam or honey or cheese (today usually with added chocolate) Skalichki Kazanlak Donuts Kazanlak Korabii () – a scone like pastry that is egg washed and sprinkled with sugar Keks – similar to marble cake Kompot Kozunak Kurabiiki Lokum Maslenki Milk with rice Oshav Tart with cherries or sour cherries – traditionally from Bobov dol Tart with different fruits Tatlii TikvenikSpices and herbs Summer savory (Chubritsa) Spearmint (Djodjen)Sharena solOther staples Honey Traditional Bulgarian drinks Wine Mavrud Pamid Gamza Melnik wine Dimyat Misket Muskat Nohan or Lipa Divachka Shivka Rubin Tamyanka Beer Ariana Astika Boliarka Burgasko Britos Kamenitza Ledenika Lomsko MM Pirinsko Plevensko Shumensko Stolichno Zagorka Distilled liqueurs Rakia Slivovitsa Gyulova rakia (rose rakia) Muskat rakia Mastika Menta Pelin wine Fermented beverages Boza – the most popular recipes are from Radomir and Lyubimets Ayran (or ayryan) – cold, yogurt-based beverage Matenitsa – Bulgarian buttermilk Hot beverages Tea – usually prepared with one or several herbs, rose, or fruits Greyana rakia (boiled rakia) – winter alcoholic beverage Greyano vino (mulled wine) – winter alcoholic beverage See also European cuisine List of cuisines Cuisine of the Mediterranean Eastern European cuisine Macedonian cuisine Notes ReferencesDK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Bulgaria (DK: rev. ed. 2011). Jonathan Bousfield & Matthew Willis, DK Eyewitness Travel: Bulgaria (DK: 2008). James I. Deutsch, "Bulgaria" in Ethnic American Food Today: A Cultural Encyclopedia (ed. Lucy M. Long: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). Annie Kay, Bulgaria (Bradt Travel Guides: 2nd ed. 2015), p. 57. Fiona Ross, "Bulgaria" in Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia (ed. Ken Albala: ABC-CLIO, 2011). Agnes Sachsenroeder, CultureShock! Bulgaria: A Survival Guide to Customs and