Guido Flohr - #Vegetarian

Olive Paste

Tue, 21 Feb 2017 22:00:00 +0000

Olive paste is spread on every second sandwich in Bulgaria. On a recent visit home in Cologne I desparately needed some olive paste (for a vegetarian burger) and could not find any in shops around. I didn't search for a long time though because I was pretty sure that it is dead easy to do yourself. That way want of something can become a stroke of luck.

Coco Chickpeas, Pakoras, Mango Chutney, and Oriental Yoghurt

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 22:00:00 +0000

Having to kill one day at the airport, on the plane, at the station and on the train always stirs the desire to cook something tasty so that I can chase away the ominpresent impressions of fast food and convenience products. The result of the last unvoluntary fasting are these chickpeas with coconut milk, pakoras, mango chutney and oriental yoghurt.

Salty Caramel Sirup With Roasted Chilies

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:00:00 +0000

Recently, I was desperately looking for a Bulgarian supplier of salty caramel sirup. In vain, as it ultimately turned out. Instead I flew it in from Germany for tons of money and was even disappointed: To my taste, the original sirup by Monin is to thin, the caramel is not browned long enough and it lacks a pinch of salt. I started experimenting, and as it turned out, making the sirup at home is ridiculously simple at 10 percent of the costs and the result is in my humble opinion not at all second to the convenience product.

Fruity Green Lentils Oriental Style

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 21:00:00 +0000

Lentils can be combined with pretty much everything. The combination with fruit has been on my list for a long time already. I wanted to go with pomegranate seeds that I could not dig up, however. So I tried it with the goji berries that have been lying around in my pantry for at least a year.

Cologne-Style Black Bread

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:00:00 +0000

The succulent black bread of my hometown Cologne is one of the foods that I miss the most in Bulgaria. Fortunately, you can easily bake it at home, as long as you manage to dig up the ingredients (or suitable replacements). The ones that are hard to find in Bulgaria are dark molasses, buttermilk and rye grist.

Spagetthi aglio, olio e peperoncino

Wed, 27 Jul 2016 21:00:00 +0000

Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino --- spaghetti with olive oil, garlic, and hot peppers --- are a classical dish of the Neapolitan cuisine. The recipe is the one to go for when you have to cook something really special in no time at all.

Peach Crumble With Fresh Herbs

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 21:00:00 +0000

Last weekend my greengrocer on ulitsa Tsar Ivan Asen II had perfectly juicy and sweet peaches, probably the last ones for this year, that seemed to be just made for a nice cake. Searching the internet for a recipe I came across a recipe with rosemary, almost exactly what I was looking for.

Gratinated Feta With Turkish Pide

Sat, 09 Apr 2016 21:00:00 +0000

Gratinated brined cheese with tomatoes, pickled hot green chillies, olives and garlic with Turkish flatbread (pide or pita) and good olive oil is one of my classic dishes. The recipe is prepared extremely fast, delicious, vegetarian, and an ideal companion for a glass of red wine.

Bulgarian Yogurt

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:00:00 +0000

If an aliment should ever be elected as the legitimate representative of the country of Bulgaria, it will certainly be yogurt. The legend tells that once upon a time, Bulgarian horsemen carried milk as a food ratio in leather bags that eventually gave a home to a lactobacillus bulgaricus — more precisely lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus. The bacterium subsequently returned the favor by metabolizing good Bulgarian milk into the first Bulgarian yogurt in history.