Pantry

Bulgaria's whole brined cabbage leaves from Zergüt — separated and stacked, ready to wrap. Tangy-bright, soft-firm, no tearing. The Sofia-pantry sa...

A jar of sour cherries in the pantry always meant dessert was coming, spooned over cake or folded into a strudel. This is ZerGut Pitted Sour Cherri...

Bulgaria's pattypan pickles from Zergüt — small flying-saucer squash in vinegar brine, snap-firm and herb-tinged. The Sofia-pantry curiosity that e...

Bulgaria's kosher dill from Zergüt in the standard pour — vinegar-brined cucumbers with dill, garlic, and bay leaf riding the brine. Snap-firm, her...

The smell of eggplant roasting on the coals meant the spread platter was coming out that night. This is ZerGüt Roasted Eggplant, a chunky style spr...

Zergüt Red Cabbage Salad is a 680g jar of prepared red cabbage salad from Zergüt — in the Bulgarian-style pickled cabbage format — providing the ta...

Imam Bayeldi is the eggplant appetizer every Balkan and Turkish kitchen table has seen, the dish that shows up whenever there's a proper spread of ...

Zergüt's dill pickles — the brand's Balkan-recipe brine in the standard pour, snap-firm with dill-and-garlic depth. Vinegar-bright, no heat, clean ...

Zergüt's kosher dill in the single-serve pour — a sample-size jar of Balkan-recipe dill cucumber, snap-firm, vinegar-bright. The taste-it-first pou...

Zergüt's red long peppers — Bulgaria-recipe pickled paprika in the standard pour, long sweet-mild peppers in vinegar-clean brine. Snap-firm, glossy...

A jar of dill pickles always sat on the table growing up, sharp and cold next to whatever was on the grill. These are ZerGüt Dill Pickle Spears, Po...

Zergüt Tomato Paste — Bulgarian cooking-base, family jar. Concentrated double-strength tomato paste in the Sofia-pantry pour, the foundation that b...

A jar of lutenica opened at breakfast, spread thick on fresh bread next to white cheese, is a taste of a Bulgarian pantry staple. Zergüt Lutenica i...

Bulgaria's roasted eggplant and red pepper, kept in strips for texture. Zergüt chars red peppers and eggplant over fire, slices both, and packs the...

Bulgaria's sweet roasted red peppers from Zergüt in the starter pour — whole kapija peppers, fire-charred, packed soft and ready to tear. Smoke-swe...

Zergüt Giant Beans in Tomato Sauce — Bulgarian gigantes ready-to-plate. Large white beans slow-cooked in tomato sauce, the Bulgarian mezze-board po...

Sliced marinated eggplant always sat next to the olives and peppers on the meze plate before the grill even got going. This is ZerGüt Marinated Egg...

Zergüt's Polish-style sauerkraut in the starter pour — Bulgaria's fermented-cabbage take on the Wigilia classic. Crisp-shred, tangy-clean, lactic-b...

Big beans simmered in spicy tomato sauce are the kind of Sunday lunch that fills the whole house with a good smell. This is ZerGüt's Giant Beans in...

Grape leaves rolled tight around rice are the appetizer plate that shows up at every Balkan holiday table. This is ZerGüt's Grape Leaves Stuffed wi...

Zergüt Roasted Eggplant & Pepper Strips — Bulgarian mezze format. Eggplant and kapija pepper roasted whole, sliced into strips, packed in oil —...

Zergüt walnut preserve in syrup — Bulgaria's Sofia-recipe whole-walnut slatko, ancestrally Balkan. Glossy-dark, syrup-tender, signature welcome-gue...

Every autumn back home meant roasted peppers turning into jars of ajvar, the smell filling the whole building's stairwell. This is ZerGut Hot Ajvar...

Not everyone in the family wanted the fire of the hot version — the mild jar was always the one grandma kept for herself. This is ZerGut Mild Ajvar...