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Food of Bosnia and Herzegovina

20 classic dishes from Bosnia and Herzegovina, each with a recipe to find and a video showing how it’s made.

20 dishes

  1. 1

    Ćevapi

    Small skinless minced meat sausages served in somun with onion.

  2. 2

    Burek

    Rolled filo pie filled with spiced minced beef.

  3. 3

    Bosanski lonac

    Layered pot of meat and vegetables cooked slowly for hours.

  4. 4

    Begova čorba

    Creamy chicken and okra soup once served to governors.

  5. 5

    Japrak

    Sour cabbage or vine leaves rolled around rice and meat.

  6. 6

    Sogan-dolma

    Onions hollowed and stuffed with minced meat and rice.

  7. 7

    Klepe

    Small dumplings served under garlic yoghurt.

  8. 8

    Dolma

    Peppers stuffed with rice, meat and herbs in tomato sauce.

  9. 9

    Pita zeljanica

    Filo pie with chard, spinach and fresh cheese.

  10. 10

    Krompiruša

    Filo coil filled with potato and onion.

  11. 11

    Ćufte u sosu

    Meatballs simmered in a tomato and pepper sauce.

  12. 12

    Grah

    Thick bean soup with smoked meat.

  13. 13

    Kajmak

    Rich clotted cream skimmed and salted, eaten with bread.

  14. 14

    Suho meso

    Air-dried smoked beef, sliced thin as a starter.

  15. 15

    Uštipci

    Fried dough puffs served with cheese and cream.

  16. 16

    Tufahija

    Poached apple stuffed with walnuts and topped with cream.

  17. 17

    Hurmašice

    Syrup-soaked semolina biscuits.

  18. 18

    Baklava

    Walnut-filled filo layers steeped in sugar syrup.

  19. 19

    Sarma

    Sour cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and minced meat.

  20. 20

    Sudžuk

    Spiced dry-cured beef sausage.

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