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Shopska Salad

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Shopska salad is a cold salad popular throughout Southeastern Europe. It is Bulgaria's most famous salad and national dish.

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Origin Region
Bulgaria, Black Sea coast resort near Varna 1
Origin Period, To (Year)
to 1955 1
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In Cuisine

Source Shopska salad (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Cucumber, Ingredients
Source Shopska salad (Wikipedia)
Onion, Ingredients
Source Shopska salad (Wikipedia)
Tomato, Ingredients
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1. Shopska salad (Wikipedia)
  • Background and history section
    Despite the fact that the salad's name comes from the westernmost Bulgarian region called Shopluk, it first appeared at the Black Sea coast, in a resort near Varna, called Druzhba in the restaurant "Chernomorets".
  • Background and history
    Despite the fact that the salad's name comes from the westernmost Bulgarian region called Shopluk, it first appeared at the Black Sea coast, in a resort near Varna, called Druzhba in the restaurant "Chernomorets".
  • In Cuisine: Serbian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Tomato, Infobox main_ingredient field: Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers, sirene
  • Uses Ingredient: Onion, Infobox main_ingredient field: Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers, sirene
  • Uses Ingredient: Cucumber, Infobox main_ingredient field: Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers, sirene
  • In Group: European Salads, Lead paragraph
    Shopska salad is a cold salad popular throughout Southeastern Europe.
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