<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/632/bulgarian-foodoct12" rel="attachment wp-att-633"><img class="size-full wp-image-633 alignleft" title="bulgarian-food(oct12)" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bulgarian-foodoct12.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="150" /></a>I'm not an adventurous foody and I know what I like but I'm also reluctant to starve so I will try new foods provided they're not coated in or contain any cheese.

Bulgarian food is a complete mystery to me and remains so. Firstly the salads are excellent so Jane was in her element but if the menu says chicken or beef fillet treat the description with caution because neither of these are pure meat but a processed product that has been compacted into a flat piece of meat and cooked beyond recognition. The pork is consistently good and so always a safe option.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/632/bulgaria-jsoct12" rel="attachment wp-att-636"><img class="size-full wp-image-636 alignright" title="bulgaria-j&amp;s(oct12)" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bulgaria-jsoct12.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="150" /></a>Whatever you order be prepared for the meal to be served as different courses; chips will arrive before the meat; different people's meals are served at different times; Jane's salad always arrived first; and the delay between one person getting their food and the last to be served can be as much as an hour. Mealtimes are a time for socialising not eating and once that concept is accepted then you can begin to relax. Let's not forget the drink - beer (lager) is cheap, comes in half litre bottles and the Rakia is drinkable if you mix it with something to add flavour like cherry juice.

Eating out is very cheap but don't expect high quality cuisine.