“Bulgarian” Stuffed Peppers

Bessarabia is part of the Odesan region. This ancient region of vineyards, fertile land, and lots of sunshine has changed its shape and many hands over the centuries, currently with two-thirds being in Moldova and the rest in southwestern Ukraine. This recipe comes from Dima Sikorskij, a restaurateur with Polish roots, an interior designer, and a food anthropologist of sorts who has spearheaded the interest and research into Bessarabian and Odesan food and wine culture in U