One of my favorite desserts, found in all the countries that once experienced Ottoman rule. Each region has its own version of baklava, and in the Bosnian one, the walnuts alternate with …
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One of Hungary’s most famous desserts, the Esterházy torta consists of flavored buttercream sandwiched between layers of an almond and meringue cake, iced with a white fondant glaze and decorated with a …
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As I mentioned in my first post about Plantaže, the winery, not content with producing 80% of the country’s wine, also runs two restaurants. One of them, called Jezero (“lake” in Montenegrin), …
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Walnut rolls are common in many cuisines of Eastern Europe. Hungarians eat bejgli, Slovenians have potica, and Croatians make povitica, generally for Christmas and Easter. The dessert counts many variations: the layers can be …
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By now, you have doubtlessly made pounds and pounds of the Imeretian cheese I blogged about earlier this week. You must be wondering “oh, what to do with all this delicious cheese?” …
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In Georgia, walnut-stuffed eggplant rolls are almost as popular as khachapuri. In Abkhazia, too, apparently, as I adapted this recipe from an Abkhaz cookbook! These rolls make for a very satisfying appetizer, …
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Satsivi is a thick Georgian sauce made with walnuts, onions and spices. There are many Georgian nut sauces, but this is the most famous. The sauce is served with poultry — especially turkey — or sometimes …