Bulgaria’s Exclusive Ownership of Shopska Salad Challenged
11 August 2009 | The ownership of shopska salad – considered by Bulgarians as one of the few dishes that is truly their own, was challenged by a Serbian publication claiming that the salad is in... Full Story
Take a Wok on the Wild Side in Belgrade, Serbia
With thousands of foreigners flooding the city for the Universiade Games and the Exit festival, the hot and crowded summer Belgrade nights were full of exotic sounds and scents Full Story
In Vino Festival Showcases 500 Wines in Belgrade
2 June 2009 | Serbia is best-known for its sljivovica, or plum brandy, but according to the turnout at a recent gala in the capital, more and more locals are looking for a good glass of wine. Full Story
Serbia Marks End of Month-Long, Food-Filled Holiday Season
A large number of holidays and patron-saint days are marked in Serbia between December 19th and January 20th. Full Story
Balkan Culinary Wars III: Other People’s Meatballs
Ćevapčići from Leskovac, köfte from İzmir or Bulgarian kebapche? Greek keftedes too, please!
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Balkan Culinary Wars II: The Epic Battle over a Vegetable Relish
Ajvar, lyutenitsa, zacuscă or biber salçası? The peppers, tomatoes and aubergines purée is to inflame as much hostility as the Macedonian issue a century ago. Full Story
Serbians' Buttery Pride
Like all nations, the people of the Balkans also have their culinary obsessions: the Turks put aubergines over everything, the Greeks – oregano, and the Bulgarians – a herb known as... Full Story
Balkan Culinary Wars I: Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece in a Ruthless Fight over a Greasy Snack
A dozen modifications of the same dish are at the bottom of a deep culinary dispute on the Balkans. The Bulgarian banitsa, the Serbian gibanica, the Greek pita, the Macedonian maznik and the... Full Story
