Bosnie-Herzégovine

Ćevapi

Grilled minced meat sausages served with flatbread and onions, Bosnia's most iconic street food.

Burek

Flaky pastry filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables, baked until golden and crispy throughout.

Pita

Layered pastry pie filled with potatoes, meat, cheese, or spinach, served warm with sour cream.

Bosanski lonac

Hearty layered stew with meat, potatoes, and vegetables, simmered slowly in traditional earthenware pot.

Begova čorba

Creamy chicken and okra soup thickened with egg, named for an Ottoman governor.

Japrak

Sour cabbage leaves rolled around rice and minced meat, simmered with smoked ribs.

Dolma

Onions or peppers hollowed out and filled with rice and meat, baked in broth.

Klepe

Small boiled dumplings served under garlic yoghurt and melted butter.

Sogan-dolma

Whole onions layered with minced meat and simmered until they collapse.

Kajmak

Thick clotted cream skimmed and salted, spread on hot bread or melted over ćevapi.

Uštipci

Fried dough rounds eaten with kajmak and cheese, breakfast or a side to grilled meat.

Sudžuk

Dry spiced beef sausage, sliced thin or grilled alongside ćevapi.

Pastrmka

River trout from the Una or Neretva, grilled whole with lemon.

Tufahija

Whole apple poached in syrup and stuffed with walnuts, served under whipped cream.

Hurmašice

Soft semolina cakes soaked in syrup until they double in weight.

Baklava

Crispy phyllo pastry layered with nuts and honey, creating sweet, delicate golden layers.

Bosanska kafa

Strong, finely-ground coffee served in small cups with traditional ceremony and hospitality.

Rakija

Plum or grape brandy distilled at home, poured before the meal rather than after.

Boza

Fermented millet drink sold in Sarajevo's old town, thick and lightly sour.

Salep

Hot orchid-root drink dusted with cinnamon, drunk in winter.