When you tour Bosnia-Herzegovina, you will experience a unique eating culture where flavourful dishes, large servings and long, lingering meals are key. Taste Ćevapčići with Ajvar, indulge in soft white cheese and pastries, and start your day with a strong cup of Bosnian coffee – there’s lots of choice and always plenty on offer. Check out our other suggestions for what to include on your Bosnia tourism menu!
National Dish:
Ćevapčići lamb and beef sausage mixed kebab
Banja Luka Cevap (square), Sarajevo Cevap (round)
Pita, flat bread
Mains:
Bosanki Lonac stew
Begova Čorba (Bey’s Stew – Bosnian meat and veg soup),
Japrak cabbage rolls
Burek meat pastries
Lamb on a spit
Meza platter of smoked meat
Trout
Sides:
Ajvar spread
Spinach, Potatoes
Soft White Cheese
Dessert:
Krempita pudding
Tufahijia apples
Walnut dessert
Ice Cream, Tulumbe donuts
Baklava, Lokum Turkish Delight
Mandarin oranges
Beverages:
Bosnian Coffee
Ayran (salty yoghurt drink)
Beers:
Nektar, Sarajevsko, Preminger
Spirits:
Rakija plum liquor
Loza grape brandy
Courtney Gahan is a serial expat, traveller and freelance writer who has bartered with Moroccan marketeers, seen the sun rise at Angkor Wat and elbowed her way through crowds on NYE in NYC