Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov’s use of pizza to illustrate the 2010 Budget – thin crust, scant topping – inspired two Sofia restaurants to turn into reality the Dyankov Pizza; but Bulgaria’s political pantry offers many more possibilities.

An enterprising eatery could offer the Bulgarian Socialist Pizza, topped with pickles to match the state in which that party is in a pickle; as a companion, the Sergei Stanishev, swimming with red colouring but of little substance.

Elsewhere in the spectrum of formerly popular recipes, there is potential for the Ahmed Dogan, the pizza for rights and freedoms, made in the traditional Turkish way, and then the Simeon Saxe-Coburg, royally flavoured with pine and oak-leaf clusters.

Other opposition-inspired pizzas could include the Union of Democratic Forces, formerly popular although with a tendency to fall apart and characterised by stale ingredients, and then the Ivan Kostov, vegetarian with a taste of bitterness.

The Volen Siderov Pizza attacks you with the zest of Balkan cuisine, guaranteed to drive you crazy, while the Yane Yanev is an orderly pizza made in the lawful way, although demand has tended to be limited to just a few customers.

Among the ruling party pizzas, there is the Yordanka Fandukova, previously only available at schools but now throughout Sofia, and the Tsvetan Tsvetanov, a companion to the Boiko Borissov, currently the popular pizza of choice, available only in large portions, bulky and ubiquitous.

The State Agency for National Security Pizza is no longer available in the large size, but only in smaller slices, and customers are advised not to try to order it because the secret recipe was sent to Stanishev and no one is sure what he did with it. Also slated for withdrawal from the menu are the Washington and Ankara pizzas, being removed as a result of voting.

Finally, there is the Georgi Purvanov Pizza, the big cheese variety whipped up to make you want to veto all other pizzas. Less popular than it used to be, because customers understood the phrase "served with impeachment" as "served with peaches".

Other menu items facing an uncertain future are the Customs, noted for its porous borders, and the Police Pizza, a real steal at the price of 20 leva, traditionally paid under the counter.

Debate continues about other items, such as the Macedonia Pizza, held up owing to an argument about its name, and the Serbia, similarly much-disputed as to whether a slice of Kosovo should be included or not. Finally, ready yourself for winter with the Putin Pizza, guaranteed not to give you gas.