Passport Perspectives: September 2013

The Balkans is one of THE BEST places to eat. And that is coming from someone who normally doesn't really like meat, but let me tell you, the meat here is different, and it is amazing. Normally when Bill and I go on a trip we search high and low down big streets and alleys to find local places to eat. I wouldn't exactly call them restaurants, because many times it is just a stand on the street, or if the 'food establishment' is within four walls, not a whole lot resembles a restaurant except the fact that there are chairs and tables (which don't usually match), and a kitchen (that is usually completely visible). Finding these places in the Balkans was a cinch. There were no long marathon-like quests in attempt to satiate our hunger on this trip; our problem was trying to not eat so much that we get sick. The food was all so fresh, delicious, and insanely cheap!

Bosnian Sausage (I forgot the proper name) - Mostar, Bosnia

Bosnian Burek (filled with meat) - Sarajevo, Bosnia

Bosnian Coffee - essentially Turkish coffee, but your drinking it in Bosnia) - Sarajevo, Bosnia

River Fish with spinach and potatoes - Mostar, Bosnia

Squid Tint Risotto - Dubrovnik, Croatia

Breakfast of sardines, dough fritters, jam, cheese and homemade mountain tea - Scepan Polje, Montenegro
Made fresh by our wonderful 'house mom'

Bill enjoying Pljeskvica - Kotor, Montenegro

Homemade Goat Cheese - Kotor, Montenegro
The best thing about this cheese was how we found it. We were hiking the old city walls of Kotor and saw a deviation in the path that took us behind the trail. After walking about 150m we saw a sign that read "goat cheese 50m" so naturally we continued walking and came across a house perched on the hill, with goats surrounding it. We were invited in by the most lovely family, and there were no complaints about the view or cheese.