Cuisine

The town of Mizia, where low-lying parts are still under water after last week's flash flood, is already facing scarcity of drinking water, authorities warn.

Drainage is being carried out for a seventh consecutive day in the town, and special pumps are used to take away water and mire, as Mizia's own drainage system is clogged with mud, alongside streets, yards and houses.

Team Mamaliga [Polenta] Warriors leave to London on Wednesday to begin their trip in the Mongol Rally, the world's biggest charity rally; their luggage includes the usual indispensable items - a tent, backpacks, a toolkit - and also one pot, one guitar, and one ukulele.

Istanbul’s Mövenpick Hotel will be offering a unique iftar buffet that will showcase the rich heritage of Turkish and Ottoman cuisine to the accompaniment of fasıl music during the month of Ramadan, from June 28 to July 27.

Rolled and wrapped leaves stuffed with various fillings are the most distinctive dishes of Turkish cookery. Wrapped leaves of all kinds, the ubiquitous yaprak sarma, especially of grapevines, appear on the table either as a meze, or as a main dish, undoubtedly in all corners of the country.

Consumption of bread and pastry products in Greece posted a considerable decline at the height of the economic crisis in 2012, according to the latest sector study by Infobank Hellastat.

Foods, made solely of Bulgarian ingredients, will be marked with a special sign, said Vice PM Daniela Bobeva in Parliament. 

The amendments to the food standards regarding the new sign, will guarantee that those products are made only of locally sourced ingredients. 

Bulgaria's probably most favourite dish – the Shopska Salad – topped the culinary preferences of the Europeans. 

It garnered 19 529 facebook Likes in the European Parliament's campaign “A Taste of Europe”, which started several weeks before the European Elections. 

In it the citizens of the 28 EU member states could vote for their favourite national dish.

Ahead of the European Parliament elections, the EP's Facebook page has launched "A Taste of Europe" campaign.

Facebook users can vote for their favorite national dish of the 28 EU member states. Each country has nominated one dish to be represented.

BELGRADE - Twelve Serbian companies will present their products at PRODEXPO-2014, a large international exhibition of food products, in Moscow February 10-14, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) has said.