No comments about Cooking Around the World: Romanian, Bulgarian & Balkan (Cooking Around the World).

No comments about Cooking with a Bulgarian Accent.

No comments about Cooking With a Bulgarian Accent.

1 comments about Today in Bulgaria: Everyday Regional Cooking.

1. I was extremely disappointed in this package.

   1. This is NOT a cookbook. It has a total of 30 recipes with approximations for the measurements. If you are serious about cooking, this package is definitely not for you. Furthermore, you can find better, more extensive and accurate recipes online for free. I am Bulgarian -- I should know.

   2. The pictures, multimedia, and instructions are amateur, to say the least -- bad resolution, poor recording, annoying transitions. If you are experienced in using a computer and digital media, you will most likely be outraged at the bad quality.

   3. The disc included is NOT a software program of any kind. You do not set it up on your computer; you simply "play" it. Hence, do not expect to get a nifty program that may let you edit the recipes, scale the recipes, or convert measurements. There is no such interaction. The 30 recipes you see are all you get.

   Overall, if there were a rating of 0, I would have used it in this case. If you are considering buying this package, I think it is greatly overpriced. You would be better off buying the Betty Crocker cookbooks on CD-ROM. That CD-ROM includes 9,000 recipes and it is professional in every way. Furthermore, with the software (MasterCook) you can add your own recipes and create your own cookbooks/collections. Most Bulgarian recipes you can find online and import them easily in MasterCook.

No comments about Cooking With A Bulgarian Accent: 300 Original Bulgarian Recipes.

No comments about THE HARE KRISHNA BOOK OF VEGETARIAN COOKING (BULGARIAN).

1 comments about Bulgarian Cuisine: The Best Traditional Recipes.

1. What a disappointment. Very poor cookbook. You got the impression that this was a knocked up version by a relative trying to be a coookery writer and for the price it represents very bad value. Think twice.

1 comments about From My Grandmother's Kitchen: A Sephardic Cookbook- An exotic blend of Turkish, Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian & Spanish Cuisines.

1. After wondering for a long time how some of those dishes my parents prepared in all the festive occasions growing in Istanbul, this book was such a great suprise, because author studied the recepies and thus are very doable and authentic. Since than I prepare the Tishpisti I so much enjoyed as a child, but was too late to ask my father for the recepie. Thanks Viviane for the heart worming pictures and food.

3 comments about Traditional Bulgarian Cooking.

1. While Slavov does an excellent job of covering the wide variety of Bulgarian dishes, his recipes all call for large quantities. I have found that cooking a Bulgarian meal for 2 requires only about 1/5 of the proportions Slavov gives. Otherwise, the book is concise, without pictures, with a complete list of ingredients but light on description or explanation. In my opinion, one would need a Bulgarian consultant to know if the dishes turned out correctly.



2. Atanas Slavov is a prominent Bulgarian-American writer. He has written many books on many subjects for many years. His commentary alone is worth the price of the book. The little essay on tomatoes was excellent and very true. (If you're Bulgarian, you'll understand how important tomatoes are!) Very Bulgarian in thought and sense of humor throughout, not to mention for the appropriate cultural notes.

   But are the recipes any good? Largely, yes. However, this is still not a complete cookbook. There are many recipes missing, such as some pepper spreads/pastes, recipes calling for cheese, oh gosh, so many more. But this is a very good start for anyone who wants to learn more about Bulgarian cooking or who needs a favorite old recipe.

   The recipes are Americanized well (meaning appropriate spices were substituted for ones you can't get in the US, etc.). There is a little bit of everything from Bulgarian cuisine. Fish, which gets little coverage in most western Balkan cookbooks is covered here. The dessert section is also very nice, and the wine notes are a plus. Again though, it should have been so much more.

   I have to speak to the review ahead of mine. 90% of cookbooks have recipes that yield 4-6 servings. Cookbooks that cater to meals of two servings are rare, specialty items. This cookbook has clear yields of 4-6 servings for entrees, 8 servings for desserts and more for things such as drinks and jams. It's just the way cookbooks are.

   Bulgarian cookbooks are still too hard to find in the US. This is a good one. I only wish that the cuisine had been given the exhaustive attention it needs.




3. Excelent authentic easy to use recipes. Many amusing thoughts by the author. We had the pleasure of the authentic Bulgarian recipes in Sofia, and this book is a close as we can match them in the US. Here we can't get such fresh vegatables, fruits and good wine.

5 comments about Bulgarian Rhapsody : The Best of Balkan Cuisine.

1. After traveling to Bulgaria and seeing several different cookbooks, this one is perfect for the American cook. The author has done all the hardwork of translating the measurements and ingredients into english. She even includes some history of various recipes, which was a real treat to have. I have already tried several recipes and they have all turned out quite well and very tasty. I highly recommend this cookbook for anyone who is interested in the Bulgarian cuisine. The color pictures are also great!



2. This book has great receipes for the everyday cook but I really love the tidbits of history and culture that are added in to get a sense of what Bulgaria's people and their food are like. I'm looking forward to making a Bulgarian meal.



3. I bought 5 copies of this book when I was living in CA and gave four of them to my friends as presents. I did not have very high expectations in terms of the quality of the recipes but it seemed like a good book to give as a present (oh, forgot to say--given that I am from Bulgaria). Boy, was I happy that I left that last fifth copy for myself. I came to the US with maybe 5 different Bulgarian cookbooks. Now they are in the basement and the only book I use is this one. Now I am buying another batch of copies to give for Christmas to my friends in Utah :)



4. I am of Bulgarian descent, so this review happens to be slightly biased, however, I find this book to be fantastic! It is full of easy to follow recipies and photographs of nearly all the dishes. If you love to cook and enjoy trying new foods, this is the book for you!



5. We loved the color pictures of the food, people and places included in this wonderful cookbook. We also enjoyed the history and folklore mingled in between the recipes. AWESOME!