Bosnia-Herzegovina Famous Foods and Drinks

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

Bosnian food has been influenced by both Turkish and Eastern European cuisine. As elsewhere in the Central and Eastern Europe, food in Bosnia-Herzegovina tends to be rich, with emphasis on dairy products and meat, particularly beef, lamb and pork, which are often grilled or barbecued. Local food is heavy on meat and fish, and light on vegetarian alternatives. Even traditional so-called vegetarian dishes are cooked with bacon or smoked meats. You should at least try some of the local or traditional famous foods and drinks when you're visiting Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Sarma

Bosnia Sarma [Photo]

Sarma is wide avail Roll-cabbage in East Europe. Whatever stuff the people prefer. This is rice and meat stuffing. It is a savory dish of grape, cabbage or chard leaves rolled around a filling usually based on minced meat, or a sweet dish of filo dough wrapped around a filling often of various kinds of chopped nuts. It is meat and rice rolled in pickled cabbage leaves

Sogan-dolma

Sogan-Dolma [Photo]

Sogan-dolma is a traditional Bosnian dish. Ingredients include onions, minced beef, rice, oil, tomato purée, paprika, vinegar or sour cream, dense natural yogurt (locally known as Kiselo Mlijeko, literally 'Sour Milk'), black pepper, salt and spices.

Begova Corba (Bey’s Stew)

Begova Corba [Photo]

Begova Corba is a famous Bosnian stew, originally inherited from Turkish cuisine. This is a popular Bosnian soup (Chorba) made of meat and vegetables.

Filovane paprika or Punjena paprika

Punjena paprika [Photo]

The dish is called punjena paprika in Croatian, Filovana paprika in Serbian and Bosnian. Punjena paprika is a dish made of peppers, stuffed with a mix of meat and rice in tomato sauce, the ingredients consisting of green or red capsicums (bell peppers), eggs, spices, salt, tomato, minced meat and rice. The filling can sometimes contain mushrooms, mixed meats or cabbage.

Kačamak or kachamak

Kachamak [Photo]

Kačamak is a traditional Bosnian dish. The dish is made of cornmeal. Potatoes, white cheese or kaymak are sometimes added. It is prepared by boiling the mixture until it is thick or runny, depending on taste, and then mashing while the pot is still on the fire. Although it was once regarded as a poor man's food, it has grown into the everyday cuisine and is often found in restaurants.

Kljukuša

Bosnian Kljukuša [Photo]

Kljukuša is a traditional Bosnian dish made by grated potatoes mixed with flour and water or milk, yogurt, cream.

Popara

Bosnia Popara [Photo]

Popara is a meal made with left over or fresh bread (with a thick crust), milk, water or tea (chai), butter, a teaspoon of sugar, and kajmak (Bosnian cheese spread) or sirene.

Tufahijia

Bosnia Tufahijia [Photo]

Tufahijia is a desert dish, partial to pudding with a creamy, soft flavor similar to cheesecake. It is made from apples filled with walnuts, and then topped with a rich layer of whipped cream.

Baklava

Baklava [Photo]

Baklava made with nuts and pastry, and tufahije, apples stuffed with walnuts and topped with whipped cream.

Halva

Halva [Photo]

Halva refers to many types of dense, sweet confections. Halva may also be based on numerous other ingredients, including sunflower seeds, various nuts, beans, lentils, and vegetables such as carrots, pumpkins, yams, and squashes.

Hurmašice

Hurmašice [Photo]

Hurmašice is a date-shaped Bosnian pastry drenched in a sweet syrup. The necessary ingredients for this dessert are plain flour, butter, eggs, milk or yoghurt, sugar, honey, water, lemon juice, walnuts and vanilla sugar.

Sarajevsko pivo

Sarajevsko pivo is a good local beer,which is unique slightly bitter beer that has thirst quenching qualities and a full smooth body.

Sljivovica

Spirits made from fruit are popular, especially sljivovica (homemade plum brandy).

Herzegovinian loza

Herzegovinian loza is very popular. It is from grapes, which is similar to Italian Grappa but less sweet.

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