Kajmak (Bosnian Cheese Spread)

Kajmak (pronounced kie-mac) is a popular dairy spread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as other parts of the ex-Yugoslavia, the Balkans, and the Middle East.

It’s served with hamburgers and other sandwiches, with cevapi (pronounced cha-vah-pee), and sometimes used as part of a cake filling and/or a pastry. In addition, it’s also sometimes eaten for … [read more]

Cevapi (Grilled Minced Meat Links)

In Bosnia-Herzegovina where Kemal’s from, cevapi (pronounced cha-vah-pee) is a very popular meal. It’s basically ground meat mixed with egg, bread crumbs, and spices, and then shaped into links and grilled. It’s most generally served on top of lepinje, (pronounced lep-in-ya) which is a Bosnian pita bread. I made a different type of flat bread … [read more]

Lepinje (Bosnian Pita Bread)

Pita bread is popular throughout the Mediterranean, and there are many variations on how to make it. Kemal is from Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the pita bread they make there is a little thicker than the pita bread that’s made in Turkey and in the Middle East .

Lepinje, (pronounced lep-in-ya) is traditional Bosnian pita bread. It’s thick … [read more]