Editing Bulgarians (section)

===Cuisine===
{{main|Bulgarian cuisine}}
[[File:Peach_kompot.JPG|right|thumb|Bulgarian peach [[kompot]] – non alcoholic clear juice obtained by cooking fruit]]

Famous for its rich salads required at every meal, Bulgarian cuisine is also noted for the diversity and quality of [[dairy product]]s and the variety of [[Bulgarian wine|local wines]] and alcoholic beverages such as [[rakia]], [[mastika]] and [[Menta (drink)|menta]]. Bulgarian cuisine features also a variety of hot and cold soups, an example of a cold soup being [[tarator]]. There are many different Bulgarian pastries as well such as [[banitsa]].

Most Bulgarian dishes are oven baked, steamed, or in the form of stew. Deep-frying is not very typical, but grilling—especially different kinds of meats—is very common. Pork meat is the most common meat in the Bulgarian cuisine. Oriental dishes do exist in Bulgarian cuisine with most common being [[moussaka]], [[gyuvetch]], and [[baklava]]. A very popular ingredient in Bulgarian cuisine is the Bulgarian white brine cheese called "[[sirene]]" (сирене). It is the main ingredient in many salads, as well as in a variety of pastries. Fish and chicken are widely eaten and while beef is less common as most cattle are bred for milk production rather than meat, [[veal]] is a natural byproduct of this process and it is found in many popular recipes. Bulgaria is a net exporter of lamb and its own consumption of the meat is prevalent during its production time in spring.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/572/bulgaria-poultry-and-products-meat-market-update |title=Bulgaria Poultry and Products Meat Market Update |publisher=The Poultry Site |date=2006-05-08 |access-date=2015-08-30 |archive-date=14 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174248/http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/572/bulgaria-poultry-and-products-meat-market-update/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[bread and salt]] tradition, which is widespread among Balto-Slavs, is the usual welcome given to strangers and politicians.