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Bosnian cuisine (Bosnian: bosanska kuhinja) is the traditional cuisine of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is influenced by Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and Balkan cuisines.


Ingredients

Bosnian cuisine is a mixture of the local regions such as the Balkan countries, Greece, Italy and Turkey, with many recipes coming from the Ottoman era. It uses some spices, but usually in moderate quantities. Most dishes are light, as they are cooked in lots of water; the sauces are often natural, consisting of little more than the natural juices of the vegetables in the dish. Typical ingredients include tomatoes, potatoes, onions, garlic, bell peppers, cucumbers, carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, spinach, zucchini, dried and fresh beans, plums, milk, paprika and cream called pavlaka and kajmak. Typical meat dishes include primarily beef and lamb due to Bosnian Muslims, although the Bosnian Croats and Bosnian Serbs can consume pork. Some local specialties are ćevapi, burek (börek), 'zeljanica' spinach pie spanakopita, 'sirnica' cheese pie, 'paprike' stuffed peppers, sarma, 'pilav' tagliatelle, grah , cured meats and cheeses (charcuterie) gulaš (goulash), ajvar and a whole range of sweets inspired by the Middle East like baklava. Food is prioritised for being organic and of good quality. Bosnians enjoy many natural fruit juices but often use cordials from various fruits and herbs. The best local wines come from Herzegovina where the climate is suitable for growing grapes. Plum or apple brandy rakija, is produced in Bosnia.

Meat dishes

Bosnian Ćevapi with onions in a somun
  • Ćevapi – Bosnian kebabs: small grilled minced meat links made of lamb and beef mix; served with onions, kajmak, ajvar and Bosnian pita bread (somun)
  • Pljeskavica – a patty dish
  • Begova Čorba (Bey's Stew) – a popular Bosnian soup (chorba) made of meat and vegetables
  • Punjena paprika – bell peppers stuffed with minced meat and rice cooked in a stew
  • Sogan-dolma – onions stuffed with minced meat and herbs
  • Ćufte – meatballs
  • Meat under sač (meso ispod sača) – a traditional way of cooking lamb, veal, or goat under a metal, ceramic, or earthenware lid on which hot coals and ashes are heaped
  • Pilav (tagliatelle) – a buttery tagliatelle
  • Burek – a meat-filled flaky pastry, traditionally rolled in a spiral and cut into sections for serving. The same dish filled with cottage cheese is called sirnica, one with spinach and cheese zeljanica, one with squash/zucchini called tikvenjača, and one with potatoes krompiruša. All these varieties are generically referred to as pita (Bosnian for "pie").
  • Sarma – meat and rice rolled in pickled cabbage
  • Grah/Pasulj – a traditional bean stew with meat
  • Bosanski Lonac – Bosnian meat stew cooked over an open fire
  • Tarhana – typical Bosnian soup with homemade pasta
  • Sudžuk – spicy beef sausage
  • Suho meso – air-dried meat similar to Pastirma

Stews

Appetizers

  • Meze – an assortment of meats, vegetables, or other small dishes served before a meal

Cheeses

Cheese from Livno

Desserts

Tufahija
  • Baklava
  • Halva
  • Hurmašica – date-shaped pastry drenched in a sweet syrup
  • Jabukovača – pastry made of filo dough stuffed with apples
  • Kadaif
  • Krofna – filled doughnut
  • Krempita
  • Oblanda, wafer with walnut filling
  • Palačinka (crêpe)
  • Pekmez
  • Rahatlokum (Turkish delight)
  • Ružica – similar to baklava, but baked in a small roll with raisins
  • Ruske Kape (trans. Russian Caps, plural)
  • Šampita – a whipped marshmallow-type dessert with fillo dough crust
  • Sutlijaš, rice pudding
  • Tufahija – whole stewed apple stuffed with a walnut filling
  • Tulumba – deep-fried dough sweetened with syrup

Relishes, seasoning and bread

Alcoholic beverages

Wines are produced mainly in Herzegovina, in the regions of Mostar, Čitluk, Ljubuški, Stolac, Domanovići, and Međugorje.

Non-alcoholic beverages

Bosnian coffee

Kitchenware

Gallery

  • Stuffed collard greens Stuffed collard greens
  • Sarma Sarma
  • Begova Čorba at Baščaršija Begova Čorba at Baščaršija
  • Sarajevski somun Sarajevski somun
  • Sarajevo Ćevapi Sarajevo Ćevapi
  • Sarajevo Ćevapi Sarajevo Ćevapi
  • Cooked corn Cooked corn
  • Cooked corn Cooked corn
  • Boem šnita Boem šnita
  • Bosanska Šnita Bosanska Šnita
  • Sarajevski rahatlokum (Fruit mix) Sarajevski rahatlokum (Fruit mix)
  • Bosnian alcoholic beverages Bosnian alcoholic beverages
  • Somun bread (Sarajevski Ćevapi) Somun bread (Sarajevski Ćevapi)
  • Bosnian Ćevapi (Sarajevo) Bosnian Ćevapi (Sarajevo)
  • Lamb on the spit Jablanica Lamb on the spit Jablanica
  • Lamb on the spit (Jablanica) Lamb on the spit (Jablanica)
  • Stuffed eggplant (Punjeni patlidžan) Stuffed eggplant (Punjeni patlidžan)
  • Stuffed peppers Stuffed peppers
  • Cheese pie or cheese burek Cheese pie or cheese burek
  • Spinach pie Spinach pie
  • Bosnian pies in the shape of a wheel and strips Bosnian pies in the shape of a wheel and strips
  • Bosnian meat platters Bosnian meat platters
  • Spinach pie and cheese pie Spinach pie and cheese pie
  • Tulumba (cross section) Tulumba (cross section)
  • Bosnian pies Bosnian pies
  • Cream pie Cream pie
  • Lamb on the spit in Sarajevo Lamb on the spit in Sarajevo
  • Stuffed peppers, tomatoes, and zucchini, oven-baked Stuffed peppers, tomatoes, and zucchini, oven-baked
  • Suho meso (Smoked meat) Suho meso (Smoked meat)

References

  1. "Bakeproof: Bosnian baking". Sbs.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. "Sarajevski somuni: Miris mahale, tradicije i savršenstva". klix.ba. 3 September 2015.
  3. "Ramazanski somun". moje-zdravlje.ba. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

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