Torshia, pickled vegetablesMost people in Bulgaria have land in the countryside and mountains where they grow fruit and vegetables. In the autumn the mums and grandmas prepare conserves, jams and pickles in large enough quantities to last till the following spring. Meat is dried to keep for months. Natural yoghurt made with the famous lactobacteria bulgaricus keeps for weeks. Real apples and pears as well as cabbage, leaks and onions retain their flavour for weeks, even months.
In the houses one room is devoted to storage of food. Shelves are filled with all sizes of jars. Meats hang from the ceiling. With the exception of bread families have enough food to last through the winter. The culinary cave of Ali Baba smells of herbs, fruit, salt and spices mixing in the cold dry air.
Many people live outside the cash economy. Families can survive here without a regular source of income. The parents don't have jobs, the children are at school. Life is not easy but not that bad because they have a reliable supply of healthy food.
The economic crisis is more acute here in Bulgaria than in most European countries. But people can survive the turmoil of global financial markets because they don't depend on them.
In the houses one room is devoted to storage of food. Shelves are filled with all sizes of jars. Meats hang from the ceiling. With the exception of bread families have enough food to last through the winter. The culinary cave of Ali Baba smells of herbs, fruit, salt and spices mixing in the cold dry air.
Many people live outside the cash economy. Families can survive here without a regular source of income. The parents don't have jobs, the children are at school. Life is not easy but not that bad because they have a reliable supply of healthy food.
The economic crisis is more acute here in Bulgaria than in most European countries. But people can survive the turmoil of global financial markets because they don't depend on them.
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