To eat freshly prepared manja in nature sitting in a river with a table and a chair - stones, priceless!
Juliana washes the Rhodope beans in the river.
Good thing I found dry sticks for the fire. The oil also helped a lot.
He goes to wash the vegetables for the beans.
It's all in the pan now. It's time to serve.
Juliana's dog loved the homemade sausage.
According to many Bulgarians, the Rhodope Mountains are the most beautiful Bulgarian mountains.
At the end of the day, Juliana took a bath in the river, and I managed to capture this brutal shot.
Juliana is back!!!
With a great tan and fresh strength, we went to the Rhodope Mountains near the town of Smolyan to prepare the authentic beans for this area.
I don't know what hotels you've been in, but look how I served Juliana - directly in the river. Random tourists came to us and were really impressed. They had never seen anything like it, and I was very happy!
HOW DID WE MAKE THIS DELICIOUS BEANS WITH SAUSAGE?
Juliana boiled the beans in advance because while we were traveling to Smolyan it rained all night and I didn't know if I would find dry sticks for the fire. In the morning, we parked the car in the city and walked along an eco-trail to the Smolyan Lakes. When we reached the river I fenced a small fire and after an hour of searching for sticks we managed to light the fire. I don't like to cook with oil, but this time it helped us a lot in getting the fire going.
Kudos to boss Kudinev from the past story for giving this piece of mind!
We baked the homemade sausage that we got from a grandmother in the center of town. Then we boiled water, put the boiled beans, some vegetables and spices. We mixed everything together and served it to Juliana. I love to pamper her after she cooks something so delicious. Unfortunately, I didn't get to enjoy the manja enough because I've had a terrible headache for a week. I take pills like candy. You just don't live like that... I even asked her to drown me in the river, but there was no one to photograph her afterwards.
all photos are taken by me with Canon eos RP / 85mm.