Escape to a Bulgarian Village for Authentic Christmas Eve Cooking (Добруджански Ръченик)
Channel: Simona Nedyalkova
Date: 2024-01-24

This is a short vlog from the 24th of December 2023, where Zlati and I are dressed in traditional Bulgarian clothes and having fun while preparing dinner for Christmas Eve in Kotel ("the village", which is actually a small town in East Bulgaria). 

According to the Bulgarian tradition on Christmas Eve on the table, we should have an uneven number of vegan foods (no meat, no eggs, no milk, NOTHING from animal origin). We prepared the traditional "sarma" (сарма) with fermented cabbage and vine leaves, stuffed with rice, bulgur, and veggies. In addition, we prepared "soda loaf" (содена питка) (you can see the recipe for it in my shorts), and we stuffed dried red peppers with white beans. 

The background music is called "Dobrudjanski Ruchenik" or "Добруджански Ръченик", which is Bulgarian Folklore from a region called Dobrudja (Добруджа), located in the North-East of Bulgaria. My grandparents were from this region, and I used this music to honor them because it makes me nostalgic about the good times spent there during summer breaks. 

As you know, or may not know, I am a new channel (started around November 2023, and I don't have a specific "YouTube Niche" yet. I hope that you will enjoy this short video and that I succeeded in taking you with us on this adventure. 

Have a blessed day,
Simona

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Edited with Davinci Resolve 18.6 #davinciresolve 
Filmed with front and back camera iPhone 14 Pro

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