Bulgarian funeral traditions
While talking about the rituals performed during the grief and preparation for burial of the dead, the women of the village Zahari Stoyanovo (located in the northeast Dobrudja, Bulgaria), reveal a range of knowledge and wisdom. Like after the burial procession leave, the last man left the house, stuck a nail in the threshold of...
Onion as medicine against itching
An onion to relieve itching. It’s the remedy of Emmy Bloem, the mother of Sonja (pictured here), for whom the childhood memory of delicious summer strawberries in Arnhem will be forever linked with onion. As a child she got hives on her back after eating the summer fruit. Her mother Emmy soothed and healed her...
Recept: tarama (Bulgarian fish egg mayonaise)
Tamara, mayonaise van viseitjes is een duidelijk voorbeeld van maximaal gebruik van voedselbronnen. Deze documentaire laat de hele bereiding ervan zien.