title: Serbian Cooking: Popular Recipes from the Balkan Region
author:  Danijela Kracun 
description: Danijela Kracun was born in Serbia and, at the age of ten, moved to New York. She and Charles McFadden enjoy nature, meditating, and being with family. The recipes in this book have been passed down from Danijela's Serbian and Romanian ancestors.
zlib_text: Jovan Radomir
  Balkans
  My
  VOTUM
  Food 
  and People
  
  Jovan Radomir
  My
  Balkans
  Food 
  and People
  
  BALKAN FOOD CLUB
  jovanradomir AB 
  Box 2, 12921 Hägersten – Sweden 
  info@balkanfoodclub.com 
  www.balkanfoodclub.com
  © E-book production Balkan Food Club, 
  Jovan Radomir och Votum Förlag AB, 2020
  TEXT: Jovan Radomir
  DESIGN: Urban Gyllström
  PHOTO: Bojan Stanič och Ivan Da Silva 
  ISBN: 978-91-89019-23-2
  www.votummedia.se
  
  Contents
  Slatko means sweet and 
  is a sweetened fruit or berry 
  eaten with a spoon followed 
  by a sip of water. When 
  visiting a Balkan home 
  you’re often greeted with 
  some slatko and rakija. 
  This is my Balkans  
  4
  Once upon a time, there was a country 8
  Southbound 
  16
  What is home to you? 
  20
  The wine 
  27
  I ❤ BG 
  34
  A happy pig 
  53
  Two ways of roasting a piglet 
  58
  Rakija – the Balkan fruit brandy 
  62
  Vinjak – a popular type of cognac 
  66
  Kafana – not just an ordinary coffeehouse 72
  Balkaner – equal parts love and pain 
  76
  The Danube 
  83
  My journey home 
  92
  Flavours and smells 
  