tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post8000139820380806407..comments2024-03-20T16:58:06.425-07:00Comments on Cannundrums: Shopska SaladBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527560924729632331noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-84843852690719368772016-06-04T23:16:00.375-07:002016-06-04T23:16:00.375-07:00Bulgarian here, now in the US:
The biggest proble...Bulgarian here, now in the US: <br />The biggest problem is the cheese. Shopska Salata is just not the same with Greek feta. I order it online from a company called Malincho that has a wide variety at very good prices for the US. I also usually add a little crushed chubritza. Petra Zhukovanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-64324075311563632082014-05-18T13:32:30.966-07:002014-05-18T13:32:30.966-07:00I saw that you live in the USA, so for white chees...I saw that you live in the USA, so for white cheese you can go to a Bulgarian shop (I think there is one in Los Angeles), or if there is no Bulgarian shop search for Turkish or Russian... or any other Balkan store hehe :)elicadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076650198962067605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-24580131930599496492014-05-18T13:05:35.768-07:002014-05-18T13:05:35.768-07:00Hello. Shopska salad is very popular salad, indeed...Hello. Shopska salad is very popular salad, indeed. I think there is no 'original' recipe, you just add whatever your heart desires, the only ingredients that are a "must" are tomatoes, cucumbers and cheese. I like to add also black pepper and olives. It depends on what the person likes. I don't like onions and I don't add them to the salad. By the way, there is a similar salad called "Ovcharska salata", you can try it too. Ingredients are: tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onion, mushrooms (marinaded), cheese (white bulgarian sirene), ham, yellow cheese (I suppose this is the 'normal' cheese you have?), boiled eggs, olives. You chop everything and add oil, parsley, salt and vinegar (not wine but vinegar made of apples - by the way in Bulgaria in shopska salata we put that kind of vinegar, not wine). But usually when there are tomatoes we don't put vinegar because it gets too sour. Greetings from Bulgaria :) elicadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076650198962067605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-19663159962169515812013-10-08T11:48:44.015-07:002013-10-08T11:48:44.015-07:00You are right, it is the feta that gives it the sa...You are right, it is the feta that gives it the salty taste. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527560924729632331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-84100348503542946852013-10-08T11:15:22.153-07:002013-10-08T11:15:22.153-07:00I, too, am searching for the perfect shopska salad...I, too, am searching for the perfect shopska salad recipe. I just returned from Eastern Europe. I don't remember the salad being salty. I think the feta probably overwhelms the other flavors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346468986332525991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-52532884690785059862013-07-08T14:33:43.074-07:002013-07-08T14:33:43.074-07:00This sounds really good! I hope you keep up the se...This sounds really good! I hope you keep up the search for the perfect recipe and cheese and blog about it.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05640521477047845866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-54283442869536224312013-07-08T08:58:09.007-07:002013-07-08T08:58:09.007-07:00It's fun to know that this salad is grounded i...It's fun to know that this salad is grounded in the tourist industry. Now, 60+ years later, it seems to be a "native" food. We saw so many small gardens and wandering farm animals throughout our trip, so this seems like a natural by-product of those gardens and animals.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com