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 
Nikolai Karaneschev · CC BY 3.0Town · Pazardzhik Province
Batak
Батак
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Local facts
- Province
- Pazardzhik Province
- Municipality
- Batak
- Mayoralty
- Батак
- Postcode
- 4580
- Area code
- 03553
- Coordinates
- 41.94418, 24.21897
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
Батак
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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
Nikolai Karaneschev · CC BY 3.0BatakBatak history & reservoir
Батак и язовирът
A mountain town preserves a difficult chapter of Bulgarian history beside a vast forested reservoir.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 0.1 km
Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia · Public domainBatak Mountain near PeshteraSnezhanka Cave
Пещера Снежанка
A compact show cave contains exceptionally dense white formations reached after a steep forest approach.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 8.3 km
Sbanov · CC BY-SA 4.0FotinovoFotinovo Waterfalls
Фотински водопади
Several forest cascades drop through a narrow Rhodope ravine below the village of Fotinovo.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 12.6 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: 12.6 km
