Did you know?

One of the little-known facts about Varna is that it was here, more than half a century ago, that the legendary Shopska salad was born. Back in 1955, at the Chernomorets Hotel in Druzhba (Sts. Constantine and Helena), Velko Pavlov and Mitko Georgiev decided to improve the Zhatarka salad. The chefs chopped onion, cucumber, roasted pepper, and tomato and mixed them together. Then they sprinkled the mix with grated brined cheese and the legend was born.