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Sarajevo Essentials
A considered first route through Sarajevo: the foods that carry its everyday habits, celebrations, ingredients, and memory.
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Sarajevo, Kosovo
Ćevapi
Sarajevski ćevapi
Count the pieces at a Baščaršija ćevabdžinica and eat them in hot somun with chopped onion.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian Burek
Burek
Order burek by weight from a buregdžinica and compare the crisp coil with yogurt.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sogan-dolma
Look for whole onions stuffed with seasoned meat, braised until sweet and soft in a traditional kitchen.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Buredžici
Try the small rolled meat-filled pastries with kajmak or yogurt, a distinct Sarajevo bakery form.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Begova Čorba
Begin with the thick chicken-and-okra begova čorba served as a formal Bosnian soup course.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosanski Lonac
Seek a communal pot of layered meat and vegetables, slowly cooked until the broth is rich and the pieces tender.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Klepe
Choose hand-folded meat dumplings under garlic yogurt and butter or paprika, not plain pasta.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tufahije
Finish with a poached apple filled with walnut and sugar, often topped with whipped cream.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ružice
Look for rose-shaped rolled pastry soaked in syrup, with walnut filling and a fragrant finish.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevsko Pivo
Taste the pale lager poured fresh at a Sarajevo café alongside grilled food.