tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post3480597534022964847..comments2023-05-15T12:40:52.193+02:00Comments on Budapest bits: Banitsa, the comfort food of the BalkansJelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15903146833019745969noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-9594478124217756342009-05-17T01:15:00.000+02:002009-05-17T01:15:00.000+02:00Sorry to hear you are under the weather. The dish ...Sorry to hear you are under the weather. The dish looks amazing but what is in the filling?Lorachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954208521350733469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-40171156116776836582009-05-15T08:42:00.000+02:002009-05-15T08:42:00.000+02:00And no, I didn't eat it by myself (Polly, you're o...And no, I didn't eat it by myself (Polly, you're overestimating my capacity :) but with a little help of Ruslan and the boys.Jelicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903146833019745969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-90843837220520864522009-05-14T19:34:00.000+02:002009-05-14T19:34:00.000+02:00I confirm that the banitsa was very tasty. It's gr...I confirm that the banitsa was very tasty. It's great to eat with yoghurt.Ruslanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731615536008880123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-13765325473918430112009-05-14T16:08:00.000+02:002009-05-14T16:08:00.000+02:00Yum, this does look delicious! I love cheese...
...Yum, this does look delicious! I love cheese... <br /><br />I hope you didn't eat the whole thing by yourself!Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085905065734027788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-88995978217336637632009-05-14T14:50:00.000+02:002009-05-14T14:50:00.000+02:00Sounds delicious but I would definitely give the g...Sounds delicious but I would definitely give the grey mud drink a swerve. Hope you are feeling a little better today.Seaside Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029134756759145470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-84660700262797694522009-05-14T12:55:00.000+02:002009-05-14T12:55:00.000+02:00I think banitsa is universally delicious (how can ...I think banitsa is universally delicious (how can you go wrong with a cheese pie, unless, of course, one doesn't like cheese) but the drink that usually goes with it in Bulgaria--boza, which is fermented wheat--is something you need to get used to. It has a weird brownish-grayish color and a muddy consistency. Not for me.Jelicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903146833019745969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-24151777180892355822009-05-14T11:26:00.000+02:002009-05-14T11:26:00.000+02:00You're probably right about banitsa being an acqui...You're probably right about banitsa being an acquired taste by being introduced to it early - a bit like Bubble and Squeak or steak and kidney pie or - I've just made myself hungry!Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-26407964778649394132009-05-14T09:01:00.000+02:002009-05-14T09:01:00.000+02:00Thank you, Tulsa and Delwyn. It's one of those hor...Thank you, Tulsa and Delwyn. It's one of those horrible cold$sore throat things that tend to strike me in the spring/summer. I have to cut down on those Cuba Libres (fizzy drink--no good) and, unfortunately, ice-cream...<br /><br />The cheese that we use for banitsa is regular white, cow cheese, better known around the world as feta. Some people make it with spinach as well.Jelicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903146833019745969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-47763718135455952612009-05-14T06:24:00.000+02:002009-05-14T06:24:00.000+02:00Jelica, so sorry you are feeling down...I hope tha...Jelica, so sorry you are feeling down...I hope that you can sleep it off. Lots of VC...<br /><br />I loved the cheese and sultana blintzes (sp?) I had in Israel.<br />What is the filling - ricotta cheese?<br />Take care<br />Happy DaysDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-19160294022443133542009-05-14T02:14:00.000+02:002009-05-14T02:14:00.000+02:00Oh, gosh I ♥LOVE♥cheese.
That looks so delicious. ...Oh, gosh I ♥LOVE♥cheese.<br />That looks so delicious. I hope you start to feel better...I remember a month ago my horrible cold...<br /><br />Just remember, you will get better... your body is telling you to rest, so rest!<br /><br />I wish I could send you some ginger tea through the internet!I_am_Tulsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086202179186118183noreply@blogger.com