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Explore 138 foods connected to Serbia, from everyday staples to rare local specialties.
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Southern Serbia, Serbia
Пеглана кобасица
Pirotska peglana kobasica is a thin, air-dried Serbian sausage from Pirot, repeatedly pressed flat while it cures. Beef and lamb are seasoned with paprika and garlic for a dense, peppery slice.
Serbia
Pleskavica
Large ground meat patty, sometimes stuffed with cheese, grilled and served with flatbread, a beloved Balkan street food.
Austria
Zwetschgenknödel
Whole plums wrapped in tender Austrian dough, boiled and rolled in buttered breadcrumbs; the same dumpling tradition is known in Hungary, Serbia, and Liechtenstein.
Serbia
Похане свињске ногице
Pohane svinjske nogice are pig trotters cooked tender, breaded and fried as a winter kafana dish.
Vojvodina, Serbia
Makovnjača
Traditional yeasted dough roll filled with ground poppy seeds, sugar, and milk, a Christmas and Easter dessert, sweet and nutty.
Croatia
Čvarci
In Croatia, čvarci are crisp pork cracklings rendered from pork skin and fat, eaten as a savoury snack.
Serbia
Пожаревачка кобасица
Požarevačka kobasica is a seasoned Serbian sausage from the Požarevac area, grilled or cured for market sale.
Serbia
Прокупац
The country's indigenous red grape, once the workhorse of the region and now revived by small producers as a light, peppery varietal.
Serbia
Пропећ
Propeć is a southern Serbian layered pie of stretched pastry, cheese and egg, baked until blistered.
Serbia
Пуле
Pule is a rare Serbian cheese made from donkey milk at the Zasavica reserve, prized for its labor-intensive production and high price. It is a firm, delicate cheese rather than a generic dairy product.
Serbia
Бундевара
Filo layered with grated pumpkin, sugar and cinnamon, sometimes with raisins, baked in a tray and cut into squares dusted with icing sugar.
Serbia
Пупинова пита
Pupinova pita is a walnut-and-cherry rolled pastry associated with Mihajlo Pupin’s birthplace in Idvor.
Hungary
Pörkölt is a thick meat stew with boneless meat, paprika, onion, and minimal liquid, made with beef, pork, or game.
Serbia
Дуњевача
A clear fruit brandy distilled from quince, aromatic and floral, poured as the guest's welcome drink.
Kosovo
Raki rrushi
Albania's national spirit, a clear fruit brandy distilled from fermented grapes, plums, mulberries, or other fruits, 40-55% alcohol, served as a welcome drink and at celebrations, a legendary icon.
Serbia
Реформ торта
Thin walnut meringue layers stacked with chocolate buttercream, dense and very sweet.
Serbia
Подварак
Shredded sauerkraut cooked down with onion, paprika and smoked meat, then baked under a duck, turkey or pork joint.
Serbia
Љутеница
Roasted red peppers and aubergine cooked down with tomato, garlic and chilli into a thick, hot spread jarred for winter.
Serbia
Белолућене паприке
Bell peppers roasted whole until the skins blacken, peeled and dressed with garlic, vinegar, oil and salt while still warm.
Bulgaria
Сладко от рози
Whole rose petals cooked in sugar syrup with lemon into a translucent pink preserve, offered to guests on a spoon with a glass of cold water.
Serbia
Руске шубаре
Ruske šubare are Vojvodina parlour cakes of chocolate and vanilla layers, coated to resemble a fur hat.
Serbia
Ensaladilla rusa
A creamy potato salad with carrots, peas, tuna, olives, and mayonnaire, topped with anchovy or piquillo pepper, a ubiquitous Spanish tapa.
Serbia
Сатараш
Onion, pepper and tomato stewed down in oil until soft and sweet, eaten hot as a side or cold with bread.
Serbia
Кувани купус
Whole soured cabbage leaves and smoked pork ribs stewed for hours with paprika until the cabbage turns amber.
Serbia
Пасуљ
Dried white beans cooked slowly with smoked ribs, bacon or sausage, onion and paprika until thick.
Serbia
Јелен пиво
A pale lager brewed in the Danube town of Apatin, the standard half-litre bottle in kafanas across the country.
Serbia
Српска салата
Tomato, cucumber, onion and hot peppers in rough chunks with oil, vinegar and salt, served with grilled meat.
Serbia
Сеченица
Sečenica is a Vranje pie of stretched pastry filled with cheese and eggs, baked in a shallow tray.
Bulgaria
Шкембе чорба
Tripe simmered in milk until white and thick, finished at the table with garlic crushed in vinegar and dried hot pepper. Bulgaria's hangover cure, sold around the clock.
Serbia
Шопска салата
Diced tomato, cucumber, raw or roasted pepper and onion under a thick blanket of grated white brine cheese, dressed with sunflower oil and vinegar. Named for the Shope region around Sofia.
Belgrade, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sirnica is a cheese-filled filo pita. In Belgrade, the local bakery convention calls the cheese version burek even though Bosnia reserves burek for the meat filling.
Western Serbia, Serbia
Сјенички сир
Sjenički sir is a firm white-brined cheese from the southwest Serbian mountains, including the Zlatar area. It is cut into slabs and aged in brine for a clean, salty tang.
Serbia
Слатко од дуња
Slatko od dunja is quince spoon-sweet served to guests with a glass of water.
Serbia
Смедеревка
Smederevo white grape variety/wine.
Serbia
Пита са вишњама
Filo layered with sour cherries and sugar and baked until the juice soaks the bottom sheets, cut into squares and dusted with sugar.
Serbia
Печење
A whole pig or lamb turned on a spit over embers for hours until the skin is glassy and the meat pulls apart.