Yeasted pancakes
Katmi
Soft, slightly tangy pancakes traditionally cooked on a clay sach and served with sweet or salty fillings.
What's in it Flour, water or milk, yeast, eggs and salt; sometimes yogurt.
Stays Village · Pazardzhik Province
Elshitsa
Елшица
Village: Elshitsa. Municipality: Panagyurishte · Pazardzhik Province. Cities, villages, nature and landmarks—organized so you can quickly choose where to go.
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Local facts
- Province
- Pazardzhik Province
- Municipality
- Panagyurishte
- Mayoralty
- Елшица
- Postcode
- 4538
- Area code
- 03538
- Coordinates
- 42.36879, 24.21858
Photos & short video
Bulgarian food
Local food →Local food
Batak potatoes · Rhodope beans · Panagyurishte eggs · forest berries
K kapustin / Wikimedia CommonsRegional · vegetarian
Patatnik
A fragrant Rhodope potato dish with onion and herbs, crisp outside and soft in the middle.
What's in it Grated potatoes, onion, mint or savory, salt and sometimes cheese.
Wikimedia Commons contributorsWhole-roasted lamb · feast
Cheverme
A whole lamb turned slowly over wood fire for a communal Rhodope celebration.
What's in it Young lamb, salt and sometimes a simple herb or butter baste.
Марина1972 · CC BY-SA 3.0Clay-pot stew
Gyuvech
A slow clay-pot bake in which meat, seasonal vegetables and rice exchange flavours for hours.
What's in it Pork, lamb or beef, peppers, aubergine, okra, tomato, potato or rice, depending on season.
Mpb eu / Wikimedia Commons · public domainCheese bread · breakfast
Tutmanik
A soft, pull-apart yeast bread layered or rolled with white brined cheese and butter.
What's in it Flour, yeast, milk or yogurt, eggs, butter and sirene cheese.
Jeroen Kransen · CC BY-SA 2.0Baked main · home cooking
Bulgarian moussaka
Unlike the aubergine-led Greek version, Bulgarian moussaka layers diced potatoes and minced meat under a tangy yogurt topping.
What's in it Potatoes, minced meat, onion, tomato, paprika, savory and an egg-yogurt topping.NEARBY
Public transport
Елшица
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Map
Directions
Arrival
Directions
Buses and trains
Pazardzhik and Septemvri are rail/bus hubs. The Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow-gauge railway serves Velingrad and Rhodope stops.
Nearby places
Nearby places
Edal Anton Lefterov · CC BY-SA 3.0PanagyurishtePanagyurishte history route
Исторически маршрут Панагюрище
Revival houses, the April Uprising story and a replica of the Thracian gold treasure define this mountain town.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 15.2 km
Спасимир · CC BY-SA 3.0DorkovoTsepina Fortress
Крепост Цепина
Ruins of a major medieval Rhodope stronghold occupy a steep isolated height above the Chepinska valley.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 32.4 km
Edal Anton Lefterov · CC BY-SA 4.0DorkovoDorkovo & Pliocene Park
Дорково и Плиоценският парк
A Rhodope village pairs a palaeontology display with nearby Tsepina fortress and forest scenery.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 36.2 km
Boby Dimitrov from Sofia, Bulgaria · CC BY-SA 2.0High Rila above SestrimoBelmeken Reservoir
Язовир Белмекен
A high-altitude reservoir lies in open Rila terrain near sports bases, alpine meadows and the Belmeken summit.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 40.1 km
