I've used my clay cooking pit in a few of the recipes on the blog and wanted to talk about how its used and where to buy it from. They used to cook anything from soups, to roasts to stews, either low and slow or quicker at a higher temperature. The pots are very versatile and make meat very tender due to their shape retaining and circulating the heat and steam within to cook the food. These pots come in large sizes suitable for feeding a crowd or smaller individual portion sizes, suitable for one. Either way, they also look good when you take them to the table to eat. A word of waring- they are not to be used on the stove at all, as they are not made for that type of cooking at all.
You can get those from Bulgarian stores abroad. I am listing here the stores in the UK that I have been to that stock them on occasion. If anyone knows of any more Bulgarian stores, either in the UK or elsewhere in the world, drop me a message on my Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stelladrez_love_of_food/) and I will update the list.
Bulgarian Food Shop, North Wembley, East Lane Business Park, Main Dr, Wembley HA9 7NA
European Mini Market, 12d Greenhill St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6LF (https://www.stratfordeuropeanminimarket.uk/)
Nedbuy Foods, Unite 1b Baltimore Trading Estate, Birmingham B42 1DR (https://nedbuyfoods.co.uk/)
The First Bulgarian shop Evesham, Evesham WR11 3LH
Here are other Bulgarian stores within the UK:
Balkanika, 16 Port St, Evesham WR11 1AN (https://www.facebook.com/Balkanika-Food-Shop-1725323574353178/)
Bulgarian Food Cardiff, 36 Tudor St, Cardiff CF11 6AH, (https://bulgarian-food-cardiff.business.site/)
Bulgarian Food Market, 70 West St, Bristol BS2 0BL
Eastern European Food Store Ela's Deli, 24 Beatrice St, Oswestry SY11 1QG
Bulgarian Shop, 53 Bridge Rd, Southampton SO19 7GR (https://www.facebook.com/BullineLtd/)
Shop Sofia, 513 Liverpool Rd, Eccles, Manchester M30 7BT (http://www.shop-sofia-manchester.co.uk/)
Bulgarian Food Shop Greenford, 1346 Greenford Rd, Greenford UB6 0HL
The Bulgarian Shop Kingston, 372 Ewell Rd, Tolworth, Surbiton KT6 7BA
Bulgarian Food Wimbledon, 62 Quicks Rd, London SW19 1EH
Bulgarian Food Shop Kasmetcheto, 369 Uxbridge Rd, Ealing Common, London W3 9RH (https://bulgarianfood.co.uk/)
A word of warning when going to any of those shops: A lot of the time, they are staffed by Bulgarians, who may not necessarily have the best English and may sometimes come across as being rude. Do not take this personally, as Bulgarian culture and its people, is very straightforward and does not use words like "please" and "thank you" as often as people in the UK do. If they do say please and thank you, its because its been earned. Being overly polite, without any obvious reason, can be perceived as double faced.
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