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Mekitsa

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Mekitsi are close cousins of Hungarian lángos and Serbian mekike, and the yogurt in the Bulgarian dough gives it a faint tang the others lack.

Mekitsa is a flat, puffy piece of leavened dough stretched by hand and deep-fried until golden outside and airy within, then served hot dusted with powdered sugar or alongside sirene cheese and jam.

Why it's made this way: Made from flour, yogurt, eggs, and a raising agent, mekitsa is a cheap dough to mix and fry to order, which made it a standard breakfast at home and at kiosks and cafes across Bulgaria.