Bulgaria Month, June 4

Organized crime is said to be an unusually big problem in Bulgaria, and here's a story from Today's Sofia Echo that might lend credence to the notion. Meanwhile, the BBC reports that three players missing from Bulgaria's 1-1 March tie with Ireland could prove useful in Saturday's key rematch.

In other news, here's my shopping list for the Bulgarian dishes I plan to make over the course of Bulgaria Month:

• 5 Large Potatoes
• 1 Pound Sauerkraut
• 4 Cups Vegetarian bouillon
• Butter
• Salt And Pepper
• Flour
• Olive Oil
• 2 Cloves Garlic
• Plain yogurt
• 5 carrots
• stalk celery
• 2 cans pinto beans
• 200g white beans
• 4 bell peppers
• medium-sized cabbage
• 2 onions
• 7 tomatoes
• 1 beetroot
• 1 tsp. paprika
• eggs
• sunflower oil
• parsley
• 4 hot peppers
• Mint
• 1 pound+2 packets of phyllo dough
• 600 grams of cheddar and mozzarella mixture
• 1,050 grams of feta cheese
• soda water
• spinach
• 2 roasted peppers
• oregano
• 3 Pounds Pie Pumpkin
• Brown Sugar
• Cinnamon
• Walnuts

And the recipes:

Vipava Corba
Zelenchukova Supa
Bob Chorba
Banitsa
Sirene po Shopski
Tikvenik
Gyuveche