Balkan Masters of the BBQ ...
... I don't know how they do it, but Balkan chefs turn out some of the finest grilled meats, making any chef proud. Just a simple grilled "meat ball", stuffed with cheese ... but nicely seasoned and supremely juicy, absolutely delicious. Some of the meals I had last year in the Balkans were only a couple of CAD dollars, for some great cevapcici, little grilled ground beef sausages. Overall, a good value meal at a contemporary-feeling restaurant for about $8 CAD.
The restaurant was recommended by the hostel, and I had troubles finding it, as the spelling in the Latin alphabet is "Divaka" (the Cyrillic version is shown on the menu in the background).
The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, b... ... read more 
