Cuisine in Bosnia

Ćevapi

National dish of grilled elongated hamburgers eaten with thin bread and chopped onions.

• Region: Sarajevo origin
• Main ingredients: Ground beef, Ground lamb, Salt, Spices, Lepinja (thin bread)

Burek

Pie of phyllo dough rolled with meat or cheese and baked.

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Phyllo dough, Ground beef

Bosanski Lonac

Traditional stew of meat and root vegetables simmered long in pot.

• Region: Central Bosnia
• Main ingredients: Beef, Lamb, Potatoes, Carrots, Cabbage

Begova Čorba

Rich chicken soup with okra.

• Region: Sarajevo
• Main ingredients: Chicken, Okra, Carrots, Cream

Klepe

Meat dumplings with yogurt sauce.

• Region: Northern Bosnia
• Main ingredients: Thin dough, Ground meat, Yogurt

Sarma

Winter staple of meat and rice wrapped in fermented cabbage and simmered.

• Main ingredients: Sauerkraut, Ground pork, Rice

Sogan Dolma

Stuffed onions with meat simmered.

• Main ingredients: Onion, Ground beef, Rice, Tomato paste

Japrak

Meat and rice roll wrapped in grape leaves.

• Region: Herzegovina
• Main ingredients: Grape leaves, Ground meat, Rice

Tufahija

Dessert of hollowed apple stuffed with walnuts and cream.

• Main ingredients: Apple, Walnuts, Sugar syrup, Whipped cream

Hurmašice

Semolina flour baked sweet soaked in syrup.

• Main ingredients: Semolina flour, Sugar, Butter