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" I love to cook and I've cooked a lot of Bulgarian food over the years. "

Elizabeth Kostova

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" Bulgarians eat tarator every single day in summer. They think of it as salad although we'd call it a soup. You can make it as thick or thin as you like depending on how much water you add. It's very practical in summer because yogurt cools the body faster than water, but the water hydrates you. "

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