Ingredients 3/4 cloves crushed garlic 2 large eggplants, roasted and cut in slices ½ kg strained Bulgarian yogurt 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil Black pepper Apple cider vinegar salt Preparation 1. Roast the eggplants and cut them in slices. 2. Mix the yogurt, garlic, salt, vinegar, pepper and a bit of water. Whip the […]
A – A is for Ayran. Do you know about this summer drink? Ayran is made by mixing yogurt and water. You can also add salt if you wish to. Salty ayran is one of the best cures against dehydration because it is packed with electrolytes. So if you been staying in the sun or […]
This recipe is great if you are just starting your sourdough-making experience. Once you’ve mastered it, then you really won’t need a recipe to follow — you’ll know what to do at each step. Ingredients 500 g / 17.64 oz flour (see notes on flour below) 325 g / 11.46 oz warm water (see notes […]
The starter activates very quickly – because of the live active cultures and yeasts in it, it is ready to bake in as little as 1-2 hours after you feed it for the first time. You can of course feed it and let it ferment for as long as you need before you start using […]
What is a sourdough stater? Simply put a sourdough starter is a live culture made from flour and water at its basic form. Once combined the flour and water mix will begin to ferment, cultivating naturally occurring lactic acid bacteria and wild yeasts that naturally live in the flour, in the air and everywhere around […]
Use a container that can be closed with a lid (I like to cover mine with a cloth but in both cases 1L glass mason jar works best). Make sure it is clean or simply wash it out well with hot water and a little soap. Allow the container to dry and cool down if […]
it is not a secret that Bulgarian yogurt has medicinal effect on the human body. It has existed and has been used by the Bulgarian people for thousands of years. It has originated in the Rhodope Mountains region in Bulgaria. There, many centuries ago, the indigenous population started making yogurt by souring milk using nothing […]
The Greek yogurt starter makes Greek yogurt which tastes as amazing as Bulgarian yogurt, just a bit milder, not as tart, somewhat creamier, and somewhat thicker than it. Greek yogurt is very similar to Bulgarian, just less tart and thicker and this is exactly the yogurt this starter will make for you. Each pack contains […]
Water kefir, very much like kefir, is super easy to make with our Bacillus Bulgaricus kefir starter. All you need is water, sugar, our kefir starter and some flavoring if you prefer your water kefir flavored. In your culturing container (we prefer using 1L mason jars) add 1/4 cup of sugar (that’s about 50 grams) […]
Every now and then I get asked the same question so I decided to write a quick explanation about it. Sometime clients will email me saying “Hey, there is something off here — if the 1L pack contains 1 gram of starter, how come I didn’t get a pack of 50 grams with my 50L […]
Tarator is a cold soup made of yogurt and cucumbers. It is excellent in the summertime and helps cool your parched self and quench your thirst better than anything else. You can of course eat it any other time too but you will appreciate its icy chill more when the temperatures around you increase. So when […]
Fermenting is a great and tasty way to get some healthy and yummy probiotics in you! When fermenting your vegetables, fruits or condiments, you probably use just salt, and maybe some spices for flavor. That is great and I’m sure it makes some tasty fermented veggies! Salt helps promote fermentation by inhibiting the growth of […]
Each pack contains loose powder mix, in perfect proportions, of the two strains required to make Bulgarian yogurt — lactobacillus bulgaricus and streptococcus thermophilus. It makes thick, creamy and absolutely delicious yogurt. Bacillus Bulgaricus yogurt starter is fully natural with no additives, preservatives, artificial colors or flavors. It contains no GMO ingredients and it is gluten […]
Kefir Starter Culture is made of freeze-dried bacteria, similar to our yogurt starter culture. It is a powdery substance that you activate when you use it, in order to make kefir. Kefir grains are clumps of live kefir bacteria, colonies of yeast and bacteria, held together by kefirin, a polysaccharide substance. They are soft and rubbery […]
Ingredients 1 jar of sheep’s milk 50 gr feta cheese Salt Preparation Boil the milk at low heat (it should take you around an hour). Pour it into a jar and add the chopped feta and the salt. Close the lid of the jar and let it sit in a cold place until it […]
Ingredients 1 cup Bulgarian yogurt 3 tsp Dijon mustard 3 finely diced dill pickles 3 tsp lemon juice Salt and pepper Preparation Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Refrigerate until ready to use. Serve with fishsticks
It is super easy to make yogurt using our Bacillus Bulgaricus yogurt starter culture. All you need is a pack of Bacillus Bulgaricus starter and milk. You can use a yogurt maker of course but it is absolutely not required. Here is how to make yogurt using just items you find at home. First, find […]
Each pack contains loose powder mix, in perfect proportions, of the two strains required to make Bulgarian yogurt — lactobacillus bulgaricus and streptococcus thermophilus. It makes thick, creamy and absolutely delicious yogurt. Bacillus Bulgaricus yogurt starter is fully natural with no additives, preservatives, artificial colors or flavors. It contains no GMO ingredients and it is gluten […]
This is a reusable kefir starter with live active bacteria, which means that you can reuse kefir from your previous batch to culture your new kefir batch, multiple times. Note: The packet contains kefir starter, not kefir grains. For more information about the difference between kefir grains and kefir starter, read this article. Each pack […]
Our Sirene starter is made and packaged in Bulgaria. It is organic and fully natural with no preservatives, additives, artificial colors or flavors. It contains no GMO ingredients and it is gluten free. Each pack contains freeze-dried live active lactic acid sirene starter cultures. Since the bacteria is grown on organic dried milk powder, the pack […]