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Slow Food's Terre Madre Day Celebration in Sofia


By Eating, Gardening & Living in Bulgaria (Visit website)




I have been slightly obsessed with cooking and food related books. Upon my readings, I discovered Alice Waters and the Slow Food movement. Many of the philosophies that I have about cooking and growing my own food are very much in line with Slow Food, so I joined the organization and was pleasantly surprised that they had a few convivia in Bulgaria.

December the 10th is known as Terra Madre around the world. There are seven pillars of Terra Madre Day:
Access to good, clean and fair foodAgricultural and food biodiversitySmall-scale food productionFood sovereigntyLanguage, culture and traditional knowledgeEnvironmentally responsible food productionFair and sustainable trade
I contacted the regional coordinator of Slow Food in Bulgaria, Dessislava Dimitrova and she let me know that the convivium was organizing a tasting dinner at Vishnite restaurant in Sofia, prepared by Chef Valeri Neshov.
The guest of honor was two locally produced cheeses: Cherni Vit green cheese and Rhodope beaten cheese. The menu incorporated these cheeses into each course.

Here was the menu:

Salad: Fresh vegetables seasoned with olive oil and *Rhodopi beaten cheese from Smilyan village, served with Chateau de Val, Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Starter: Spinach ?bomb? with *Cherni Vit Green cheese served in krokmach souse from Rakita village and garnished with confit tomato and olive oil, served with Ivo Varbanov, Harmanly Rose 2008

Main course: Chicken filet with nuts, dried fruits and *Cherni Vit Green cheese served with pear and bramble sous, served with Meliya, Shiroka Melnishka, Rose 2008

Cheese platter: Cheese varieties produced by the Bulgarian Slow Food Convivia and Presidia, served with Dragomir Pitos, 2006

Dessert: Chocolate mouse with Cherni Vit Green cheese, served with Homemade Sour Cherry (Vishnite)

Everything was delicious! I was really excited about trying something new, plus meeting new Bulgarians that shared my passion for food and wine. We were lucky to have Liya Stoilova, a sommelier as one of the guests, so it was exciting to experience new Bulgarian wines.

If you live in Sofia and are interested in learning more about Slow Food, please contact Dessislava Dimitrova at ecoark@yahoo.com







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