〔 保加利亞小黃瓜優格冷湯 Bulgarian Cold Yogurt Soup - Tarator 〕
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到Sofia的第一個晚上，我跟沙發主Miro去超市採購，Miro買了一大袋小黃瓜還有一大袋番茄，對我是說一大袋裝得滿滿滿滿的，沒有在開玩笑的多。回到家之後他弄了一大盆沙拉，裡面有好多好多小黃瓜跟番茄，然後烤了油滋滋又發亮的保加利亞香腸。
我問他，小黃瓜是很常被用在保加利亞的菜餚裡嗎？Miro說，「我也不太確定欸，可是我就是很愛吃小黃瓜。」
結果隔天我去參加免費的food tour時，第一站吃的就是小黃瓜優格冷湯啊！又鹹又冷又酸但意外好吃的小黃瓜優格冷湯啊！！！！！聽起來超怪可是真的超適合在保加利亞乾熱的夏日飲用的，非常的消暑，是說不上來的滋味，加上我本身其實就是會直接把小黃瓜切片來吃的人 ... 所以我剛上網查了小黃瓜優格冷湯裡面到底裝了什麼：
兩根小黃瓜（約500克）、原味無糖優格（約500克）（所以小黃瓜跟優格比例是1:1嗎！）、3~4瓣蒜頭（保加利亞菜裡也很愛放蒜）（是要對付吸血鬼嗎？）（想太多）再依照個人喜好加入蒔蘿和核桃。優格要攪拌到變稀，如果覺得不夠稀也可以再加冰水或冰塊，把上述的食材通通丟進去攪拌再加上鹽跟油就完成了。
這麼簡單啊！簡單到我明天就想去買小黃瓜跟優格了啊！
其實巴爾幹半島的飲食文化大都很像，又冷又水的鹹優格是在鄂圖曼帝國時期從土耳其傳過來的，我在馬其頓也有喝到，但我在保加利亞時應該真的把我今年食用小黃瓜的扣打都用光了吧 ...。
The first night in Sofia, I went to the supermarket with my #couchsurfing host Miro. Miro bought bags of cucumbers and tomatoes. Yap I meant huge plastic bags packed with those! When we got home, he made us a huge bowl of salad mixed with lots of cucumber and tomatoes, then baked some delicious Bulgarian sausages!
I asked him if cucumber is a stable in #Bulgarian cuisine, he said he wasn't sure, but he just loves to eat cucumber ...
However, the next day I went on a free walking tour (Balkan Bites , a great experience if you want to know more about Balkan food and its Hungarian twist,) this Hungarian cold yogurt soup was the first thing I had! It was salty, cold, and sour all at the same time, but it was surprisingly tasty and refreshing!! I know the combination could sound weird, but it was perfect for the dry, hot Bulgarian summer. I really loved it, but I didn't know how to explain the taste, so I googled how its made:
Mix 2 diced cucumbers (500g), Plain yogurt (500g) till the yogurt is watery (So .. basically the proportion is 1:1;) Add 3~4 diced garlic cloves (Bulgarians also love their garlic according to my food tour guide .. maybe it's for fighting vampires? Okay just ignore my nonsense.) You can add some dill as well as walnut depending on your personal taste. Stir everything together with a teaspoon of salt and oil. You can add some water or ice cube if the yogurt is not watery enough. It is this simple :)
In fact, Balkan countries all have very similar food culture. For example, this cold and watery salty yogurt came from Turkey during the Ottoman Empire. I had it in the Bazaar in Macedonia as well, but I think Bulgaria really fulfilled all my cucumber needs for 2015 ... :P
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