Serbia is not the ideal destination for vegetarians or those who like to eat light, with a heavy preference for hearty meat dishes like Ćevapčići sausages, grilled meats wrapped in bacon and cheese, and fish for mains, while fresh-baked goods like burek pastries and breads with Ajvar represent go-to breakfast foods. Restaurants rarely serve meal portions fit for anything less than a small T-Rex, and a big part of the culture is eating as much of the food placed in front of you as possible. After loosening your belt, settle in on a sunny café terrace and enjoy a slow coffee or Lav beer, watching the world go by in true Serbian style.
Entrée:
Veal soup
Fish soup
Pasulj beans soup with onion and paprika
Mains:
Pečenje (roast pork or lamb)
Roštilj grilled meats wrapped with bacon and cheese
Pljeskavica hamburgers
Ćevapčići (minced meat sausages)
Vešalica (pork cutlets),
Karađorđeva Šnicla (veal steak stuffed with cheese)
Pike fish
Snacks:
Kiflice bread rolls
Pogača bread cake
Burek pastry
Sonum pita
Proja corn bread with cheese
Ajvar spread (red pepper)
Kajmak (like cream cheese & butter)
Sarma cabbage rolls with sauerkraut
Spinach and cheese pie
Dessert:
Baklava
Strudel
Beverages:
Coffee
Chestnut purée coffee with whipped cream
Beer:
Jelen, Lav
Spirits:
Rakija fruit brandy
Slivovitza 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
