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Discover historic Balkan cuisine with recipes from Croatia and Serbia, as well as fusion foods and native cooking terms and ingredients from both countries.
Discover historic Balkan cuisine with recipes from Croatia, as well as fusion foods and native cooking terms and ingredients.
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Flaky burek goes great with a glass of cold kefir.
Balkan Feta-Cream Cheese Pie (Burek sa Sirom)
60 mins
Serbian Beef Burek (Burek sa Mesom)
Serbian Beef Burek (Burek sa Mesom)
93 mins
Serbian Potato Salad - Krompir Salata
Serbian Potato Salad - Krompir Salata
35 mins
Steamed Mussels
Easy Croatian Mussels (Dagnje na Buzaru)
40 mins
Piece of fresh cod sprinkled with salt and herbs, on skimmer, close-up
Serbian-Croatian Salt Cod With Potatoes (Bakalar s Krumpirom)
110 mins
Serbian Barbecued Shish Kebabs - Raznjici on a platter
Serbian Barbecued Shish Kebabs - Raznjici
40 mins
Cevapcici Balkan Sausage
Cevapcici Balkan Sausage
30 mins
Serbian "Pljeskavica" Hamburger
Serbian Hamburger (Pljeskavica)
30 mins
Croatian Potica
How to Make Slovenian Potica (Stuffed Sweet Bread)
85 mins
Homemade sauerkraut in preserving jar
Soured Cabbage Heads (Croatian Kiseli Kupus)
60 mins
Pan de Jamón (Venezuelan Ham and Olive Bread)
Croatian Plum Dumplings Recipe - Knedle s Sljivama
110 mins
Croatian Pancakes or Crepes (Palačinke) stacked on a plate
Croatian Palačinke Crepes
30 mins
Pancakes
Croatian-Serbian Sweet Cheese Palacinke
50 mins
Serbian hot brandy recipe
Vruca Rakija (Serbian Hot Brandy) Recipe
20 mins
Serbian / Balkan Lenten Bread (Posna Pogača) Recipe
Serbian / Balkan Lenten Bread (Posna Pogača) Recipe
90 mins
Savory Cabbage Strudel
Croatian Savory Cabbage Strudel (Strudla s Kupusom)
70 mins
Chorba od Janjetina: Serbian Lamb Vegetable Soup
2 hrs
Golden brown nut rolls on a baking sheet hot out of the ovenj
Easy One-Rise Sour Cream Nut Roll
80 mins
Serbian Custard Slice with Coffee
Serbian Custard Slice Recipe - Krem Pita
60 mins
Baked roll cake with nuts filling
St. Sava Serbian Sisters' Nut Roll Recipe
75 mins
Pasulj - White Bean Soup
Pasulj (Serbian White Bean Soup) Recipe
2 hrs
Serbian Roasted Eggplant Pepper Spread (Ajvar)
Serbian Roasted Eggplant Pepper Spread (Ajvar)
60 mins
Cherry strudel
Croatian Sour Cherry Strudel (Štrudlu s Višnjama)
105 mins
Spinach Pie
Serbian Spinach Pie Recipe - Pita Zeljanica
90 mins
Turkish coffee
Turska Kafa: Serbian Turkish-Style Coffee
15 mins
Shrimp and sausage stew
Easy Croatian Shrimp (Skampi Na Buzara)
40 mins
Serbian Christmasbread cesnica recipe
Serbian Christmas Bread (Česnica)
75 mins
Foods for Orthodox Lent
Foods That Are Okay to Eat for Orthodox Lent
Traditional Serbian Kajmak recipe
Traditional Serbian Kajmak Recipe
5 hrs
layered chocolate serbian cake
Serbian Multi-Layered Chocolate Cream Cake
90 mins
​ Hungarian-Jewsh Shlishkas or Potato Dumplings
Hungarian-Jewish Shlishkas Recipe - Potato Dumplings
65 mins
Serbian Yule Log
Serbian Christmas Traditions
Two Serbian Gibanica sitting on top of each other on a napkin. There is a garnish next to it which is cilantro and there is feta cheese in the background.
Savory Serbian Gibanica With Feta Cheese
90 mins
Croatian Bean Soup (Grah i Varivah)
Croatian Bean Soup (Grah i Varivah)
3 hrs
Serbian Christmas bread sweet recipe
Sweet Česnica (Serbian Christmas Bread) Recipe
110 mins