Typical foods
The cuisine of Rhodopes is legendary - tasty, healthy, prepared from eco clean products.
Smilyan beans. It is grown along the upper river valley of Arda River near the village of Smilyan and it has become a symbol of the Rhodopean cuisine. It can be served both as soup and as salad.
Patatnik. One simple but delicious mixture from grated potatoes, cheese and spearmint.