This past week Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov made some interesting choices while on an official visit to Japan. For the whole story you can check out this piece: <a href="http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=124640" target="_blank">The Doner Kebab as the Pinnacle of Bulgarian Diplomacy</a>. Um, yes, that's the actual title of the editorial.

How did the doner find itself the center of attention? And what's a doner?

The doner kebab is a street food served up in hole-in-the-wall fast food stands. The what's the deal? Well the following things all come wrapped up in a flat tortilla like bread: sliced pork/beef/chicken, french fries, tomatoes, lettuce/cabbage and a sauce of some sort.  It's tasty but quick and greasy.

It's pretty unclear why Boyko Borisov felt the need to say this but he did:
<blockquote>Bulgaria is under no threat of terrorist attacks over its balanced foreign policy and good relations with the Arab world. We maintain friendly relations with Palestine, with all Arab countries. The Arab world is doing business in Bulgaria; there is a doner kebab on every street corner.</blockquote>
Now it seems everyone is talking about it. Both Boyko Borisov and the doner. For good reason, I guess.

I can't help wondering: is this really diplomacy Bulgarian style? <em>Awesome</em>.