Food of Serbia
Serbian food is hearty and made for sharing, with plenty of grilled meat, rich dairy, roasted peppers and breads. Kajmak, ajvar, pita pies and sarma anchor the table, while breakfast is a social meal of pastries and cheese. Strong coffee is a daily ritual.
- Main dishes (11)
- Breakfast (3)
- Street food (3)
- Soups (4)
- Salads (3)
- Breads (3)
- Desserts and sweets (6)
- Drinks (3)
- Fruits and produce (5)
Staples
- pork
- beef
- peppers
- cheese
- kajmak
- bread
- cabbage
- beans
Signature flavors
- paprika
- garlic
- parsley
- black pepper
- bay leaf
- red pepper
Main dishes
Grilled minced meat fingers.
Key ingredients: beef, lamb, garlicFull guide →
Large grilled meat patty.
Key ingredients: beef, pork, onionCabbage rolls.
Key ingredients: cabbage, pork, riceFull guide →
Breaded cutlet filled with kajmak.
Key ingredients: veal, kajmak, breadcrumbs
Peppers stuffed with rice and meat.
Key ingredients: peppers, meat, rice
Cheese and egg phyllo pie.
Key ingredients: phyllo, cheese, eggs
Baked beans with onions.
Key ingredients: beans, onion, paprika
Roast with sauerkraut.
Key ingredients: pork, sauerkraut
Rice and vegetable casserole.
Key ingredients: rice, peppers, tomatoes
Flaky meat or cheese pie.
Key ingredients: phyllo, meat, cheeseFull guide →Stuffed onions.
Key ingredients: onions, meat, riceBreakfast
Pastry with drinkable yogurt.
Key ingredients: burek, yogurtFull guide →
Creamy dairy spread with bread.
Key ingredients: kajmak, breadFried dough balls.
Key ingredients: dough, cheeseStreet food
Burger in flatbread.
Key ingredients: patty, lepinjaCevapi in flatbread.
Key ingredients: cevapi, onionFull guide →Stuffed patty.
Key ingredients: meat, cheeseSoups
Veal and vegetable soup.
Key ingredients: veal, vegetablesBean soup with smoked meat.
Key ingredients: beans, smoked porkFish soup.
Key ingredients: fish, paprikaCabbage soup.
Key ingredients: cabbage, potatoesSalads
Tomato, cucumber and onion.
Key ingredients: tomato, cucumber, onion
Chopped salad blanketed with grated white cheese.
Key ingredients: tomato, cucumber, white cheeseFull guide →Roasted pepper salad.
Key ingredients: peppers, garlicBreads
Fluffy flatbread.
Key ingredients: flour, yeast
Savory baked bread.
Key ingredients: flour, cheeseLayered pie.
Key ingredients: phyllo, fillingDesserts and sweets
Crepes with jam.
Key ingredients: flour, eggs, milk
Fried dough in syrup.
Key ingredients: dough, syrup
Nut pastry.
Key ingredients: phyllo, nutsFull guide →Vanilla cookies with jam.
Key ingredients: flour, vanilla, jamChocolate-walnut cake.
Key ingredients: chocolate, walnuts
Fruit preserves.
Key ingredients: fruit, sugarDrinks
Strong boiled coffee served in small cups.
Key ingredients: coffee
Thick, lightly sweet drink made from fermented millet.
Key ingredients: millet, water, sugar
Fermented milk.
Key ingredients: milkFruits and produce
Used for jam.
Key ingredients: jam
Arilje raspberries.
Key ingredients: fresh, jam
For ajvar.
Key ingredients: ajvarFull guide →
Used in slatko.
Key ingredients: slatko
Used in cakes.
Key ingredients: cakesDish guides from Serbia
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Descriptions written by Intercontinental Chef. Dishes are listed as commonly eaten today; many are shared across neighbouring countries.
- Cevapi s kajmakom: Christian Paul from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pleskavitsa: Biso, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Karađorđeva šnicla: Vacant0, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Quinoa stuffed peppers: Mark Bonica, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Gibanica single slice with full pie in background: Arousing Appetites, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Šareni pasulj obrok (pinto beans): Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Domaći podvarak 02: Ljiljana Sundać, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Lambguvec: Seraphim System, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Burek trokut 1: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kaymak in Turkey: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Klucana salata: Visit East Serbia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Chopska: Popo le Chien, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pita Bread: Azure Dragon of the East, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Turkish pogachas: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pfannkuchen mit Zucker: Jan Homann, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tulumba: Risteristevski at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Baklava(1): Sakaman, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Slatko fragaria vesca sumske jagode woodland strawberry Vlasotince: Vl, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Türk Kahvesi - Bakir Cezve: Eaeeae, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Boza: FoPen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kefir in a glass: Quijote at Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Plums African Rose - whole, halved and slice: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Raspberry - halved (Rubus idaeus): Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Ajvar1 bright: Off-shell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pancrace Bessa00: Pancrace Bessa, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Walnuts - whole and open with halved kernel: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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