Local Dishes

1. Ćevapi

   Ćevapi (grilled minced-meat rolls)

   Usage

   Minced meat shaped into small fingers and grilled, served in the flat bread somun with raw onion, kajmak and ajvar. You order by number, such as five or ten

   Grammar Note

   Used in the plural; "five" is pet ćevapa (genitive plural)

2. Burek

   Burek (spiral meat pie)

   Usage

   Thin dough layers wrapped around minced meat and baked in a round. In Bosnia burek means the meat version; other fillings have their own names. Often eaten for breakfast with yogurt

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun. "One burek, please" is Jedan burek, molim

3. Sirnica

   Sirnica (cheese pie)

   Usage

   Made like burek but filled with white cheese; an easy choice for people who do not eat meat

   Grammar Note

   sir is cheese; sirnica is the feminine noun formed from it

4. Zeljanica

   Zeljanica (greens pie)

   Usage

   A pie of thin dough filled with greens such as spinach plus egg or cheese; a classic without meat

   Grammar Note

   zelje means greens; zeljanica is a feminine noun

5. Bosanski lonac

   Bosanski lonac (Bosnian pot stew)

   Usage

   Meat and vegetables layered in a deep pot and stewed slowly, a hot dish for the cold season

   Grammar Note

   lonac is a deep pot; bosanski is the masculine adjective

6. Sarma

   Sarma (stuffed cabbage rolls)

   Usage

   Leaves of soured cabbage wrapped around minced meat and rice and simmered; a dish for the cold season

   Grammar Note

   It also appears in the plural, sarme

7. Dolma

   Dolma (stuffed vegetables)

   Usage

   Vegetables such as peppers or onions stuffed with minced meat and rice and stewed

   Grammar Note

   sarma is wrapped in leaves while dolma is stuffed into vegetables

8. Begova čorba

   Begova čorba (creamy okra soup)

   Usage

   A rich soup with chicken or veal and okra, thick and creamy, served as a starter

   Grammar Note

   Begova is the possessive adjective of beg (a title of nobility); čorba is soup

9. Bamija

   Bamija (okra stew)

   Usage

   A home dish of okra stewed with meat and vegetables, often with a tomato flavour

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun, and also the name of the vegetable

10. Pljeskavica

    Pljeskavica (big grilled meat patty)

    Usage

    A large flat patty of minced meat grilled over charcoal, served in bread with onion or kajmak

    Grammar Note

    Linked to pljeskati (to clap), from shaping the meat flat with the hands

11. Kajmak

    Kajmak (creamy dairy spread)

    Usage

    A smooth white cream of the fat skimmed from boiled milk, served with ćevapi and bread

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun. "A little kajmak" is malo kajmaka

12. Sudžuk

    Sudžuk (spiced beef sausage)

    Usage

    A dry, spiced beef sausage, served sliced or fried with eggs for breakfast

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun. "Eggs with sudžuk" is jaja sa sudžukom

13. Ajvar

    Ajvar (roasted red-pepper spread)

    Usage

    A spread of roasted red peppers, mashed and cooked down. Served with bread and grilled meat, in mild or hot versions

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun. "Hot / mild" is ljuti / blagi

14. Somun

    Somun (flat round bread)

    Usage

    A soft, round, flat bread; the usual way to eat ćevapi is stuffed inside

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun. It often appears as ćevapi u somunu, ćevapi in somun

15. Kačamak

    Kačamak (cornmeal porridge)

    Usage

    A thick porridge of cornmeal and water, a home dish eaten with cheese, kajmak or yogurt

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun. Cornmeal is kukuruzno brašno

16. Pilav

    Pilav (rice pilaf)

    Usage

    Rice cooked with butter or stock, often served as a side to meat dishes

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun. Rice is pirinač

17. Pečenje

    Pečenje (roast meat)

    Usage

    A general word for slowly roasted meat, such as lamb or veal, served at celebrations and as a restaurant highlight

    Grammar Note

    A neuter noun formed from the verb peći, to roast

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