Indulgences

1. Baklava

   Baklava (nut-filled syrup pastry)

   Usage

   Thin layers of dough with walnuts baked and soaked in syrup; very sweet, so it goes with coffee

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun. "A piece of baklava" is komad baklave

2. Tufahija

   Tufahija (stuffed baked apple)

   Usage

   A peeled apple stuffed with walnuts, cooked in syrup and topped with whipped cream; served cold

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun. "One tufahija" is jednu tufahiju

3. Hurmašica

   Hurmašica (small syrup cake)

   Usage

   A small baked sweet shaped like a date (hurma) and soaked in syrup, sometimes served with walnuts or cream

   Grammar Note

   hurma is a date; hurmašica is a sweet shaped like one

4. Tulumba

   Tulumba (fried syrup fritters)

   Usage

   Dough fried in finger shapes and soaked in syrup; crisp outside and soft inside

   Grammar Note

   It is often ordered in the plural, tulumbe

5. Sutlijaš

   Sutlijaš (rice pudding)

   Usage

   A cold pudding of milk and rice, often sprinkled with cinnamon

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun borrowed from Turkish

6. Halva

   Halva (sweet of sesame or flour)

   Usage

   A sweet of sesame or flour set with sugar, served in small pieces

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun, written halva

7. Kadaif

   Kadaif (shredded-pastry dessert)

   Usage

   Fine strands of dough baked around nuts and soaked in syrup

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun of Turkish origin

8. Rahat-lokum

   Rahat-lokum (Turkish delight)

   Usage

   Soft cubes of jelly-like sweet dusted with sugar, often served alongside Bosnian coffee

   Grammar Note

   Also called lokum. A masculine noun

9. Palačinke

   Palačinke (thin pancakes)

   Usage

   Thin pancakes filled with jam, chocolate spread or walnuts and rolled up

   Grammar Note

   Normally used in the plural; the singular is palačinka

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