▁preserve ). ▁Me at ▁is ▁widely ▁consum ed , ▁as ▁is ▁fish . ▁Ser bian ▁special ties ▁include ▁k aj m ak ▁( a ▁da iry ▁product ▁similar ▁to ▁cl otted ▁cre am ), ▁pro ja ▁( c orn b read ), ▁ka č am ak ▁( c orn - fl our ▁por ridge ), ▁and ▁g ib an ica ▁( che ese ▁and ▁k aj m ak ▁pie ). ▁ Ć ev ap č ić i , ▁cas eless ▁gr illed ▁and ▁season ed ▁sa us ages ▁made ▁of ▁min ced ▁meat , ▁is ▁the ▁national ▁d ish ▁of ▁Ser bia . ▁ ▁Š lj iv ov ica ▁( Sl iv ov itz ) ▁is ▁the ▁national ▁drink ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁in ▁domestic ▁production ▁for ▁centuries , ▁and ▁pl um ▁is ▁the ▁national ▁fruit . ▁The ▁international ▁name ▁Sl iv ov itz ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁Ser bian . ▁Pl um ▁and ▁its ▁products ▁are ▁of ▁great ▁importance ▁to ▁Ser bs ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁numerous ▁custom s . ▁A ▁Ser bian ▁me al ▁usually ▁starts ▁or ▁ends ▁with ▁pl um ▁products ▁and ▁Š lj iv ov ica ▁is ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁aper it if . ▁A ▁saying ▁goes ▁that ▁the ▁best ▁place ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁house ▁is ▁where ▁a ▁pl um ▁tree ▁grows ▁best . ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁Š lj iv ov ica ▁( comm only ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" rak ija ") ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁Ser bian ▁culture ▁as ▁a ▁drink ▁used ▁at ▁all ▁important ▁r ites ▁of ▁passage ▁( b