For this week, I've decided to share one of the most commonly eaten and iconic foods of this region.
I ate some cevapi! It is a type of grilled meat that can be found just about anywhere in the Balkans, central Europe and southeastern Europe, from roadside stands to fancy restaurants.
It really hit the spot!
Cevapi are made of ground meat which is usually a mix of some or all of ground lamb, beef and pork. The meat is mixed with ingredients that can include onions, garlic, an egg or two, dried red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and then shaped and put on a grill. Individual cevapi are small and cylindrical, though sometimes two or four individual pieces are put together into a kind of square patty. The bun (called lepinja) is made of a thick spongy dough, which is kind of similar to pizza crust in its consistency. Cevapi are usually served with sliced raw onion, and can also be served with a side of kajmak (a kind of creamy butter), ajvar (a sauce made from chopped bell pepper and eggplant which is then boiled or fried) or a yogurt-based sauce.
