/tags/grapes/ Recent content in Grapes on English Bulgaria Hugo -- gohugo.io Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:58:18 +0000 /2016/11/if-you-give-a-bulgarian-man-some-grapes/ Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:58:18 +0000 /2016/11/if-you-give-a-bulgarian-man-some-grapes/ <p>If you give a Bulgarian man some grapes, he&rsquo;ll want to make wine. After he drinks the wine, he&rsquo;ll want to use the pressed and fermented remains of the grapes to make a traditional brandy called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakia">rakia</a>. This is easily the most famous <em>cliché</em> about Bulgaria, but in my experience it&rsquo;s not that far from the truth.</p> <figure> <img sizes="(min-width: 35em) 1200px, 100vw" srcset=' /2016/11/if-you-give-a-bulgarian-man-some-grapes/IMG_20160715_205458_huc0fe8f268d85f25e9814a66008688f7a_2019027_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, /2016/11/if-you-give-a-bulgarian-man-some-grapes/IMG_20160715_205458_huc0fe8f268d85f25e9814a66008688f7a_2019027_800x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 800w, /2016/11/if-you-give-a-bulgarian-man-some-grapes/IMG_20160715_205458_huc0fe8f268d85f25e9814a66008688f7a_2019027_1200x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1200w, /2016/11/if-you-give-a-bulgarian-man-some-grapes/IMG_20160715_205458_huc0fe8f268d85f25e9814a66008688f7a_2019027_1500x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1500w, ' src="/2016/11/if-you-give-a-bulgarian-man-some-grapes/IMG_20160715_205458_huc0fe8f268d85f25e9814a66008688f7a_2019027_800x0_resize_q75_box.jpg" alt="Pitting plums to add to the grape pomace"/> <figcaption> <p>Pitting plums to add to the grape pomace</p> </figcaption> </figure>