The Most Delicious Dishes In The Balkans

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

Each national cuisine has its own distinctive features that make it unique and different from all others. However, the different regions have very similar culinary specialties, and some are literally the same. This is due to the common products that grow in the same climatic zones.

These characteristic features also apply to the Balkan cuisine. It is colorful, charming and rich in flavors. Some of them are quite similar, but still with a pinch of uniqueness that makes the traveler try each offer. Here are some of food typical of the Balkanswhich are difficult to resist.

Burger

The extremely popular offer can be found in Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia. In practice, the burger is minced pork, lamb, beef or veal, grilled. Served with a rich garnish of local vegetables. One of the most beloved Balkan dishes.

Menemen

Anyone who has tried this offer of Turkish cuisine will immediately say that we also have it and call it mish-mash. There, however, Menemen is served breakfast. They don't eat it with a fork like we do here, they melt a slice in it.

Gullach

This culinary temptation is a dessert of the famous Turkish confectionery for its masterful performances. Baklava is believed to have originated from it. The Turks have been doing it since the 16th century, but then it was an expensive temptation and was only available in rich homes. It is now a traditional cake eaten on Ramadan.

Sarmi

There is no person in the Balkans who does not know the sarmas. In our country several types are made - with vine leaves, with cabbage, with dock. They can be meat or lean. There are different variations - twisted, bare sarma, when not wrapped in the well-known shape. Various spices and ingredients are added, but the constant is rice, which is flavored.

Banitsa

This cookie is so distinctive that it can be safe business card of Balkan cuisine. The possibilities are many - with cheese, pumpkin, cabbage, spinach. The dish is very high in calories and can be eaten at any meal. It is also known as burek.

Tavche-player

A typical Macedonian dish, which is made in neighboring countries. It looks like a Bulgarian bean stew. Contains the same products and even spices.

Mekici

Mekis are probably the most popular breakfast in our country. Their equivalent is the buns, because both culinary pleasures are dough that is fried in hot fat.

Zaziki

The Greek temptation Tzaziki refers to a well-known and in our country favorite salad. We call her Snow White or simply milk salad. The products in all Balkan countries are almost the same - yogurt, cucumber and spices.

Kachamak

Polenta, mamaliga or porridge, these are the names of the same dish. It comes from Romania and is made with corn flour. It can be consumed with milk or cheese and replaces bread.

Balokume

These are traditional Albanian cookies, which are not as popular in our country as the other offers, but still, whoever visited Albania, definitely tried them.