Pljeskavica with sides | |
Course | Main course |
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Place of origin | Serbia |
Region or state | Balkans |
Serving temperature | Hot |
Main ingredients | Two or more of beef, lamb, pork, veal; onions, sometimes bread crumbs and lard |
Pljeskavica (Serbian Cyrillic: Пљескавица, pronounced [pʎɛ̂skaʋitsa]) is a Serbian grilled dish consisting of a spiced meat patty mixture of pork, beef and lamb.[1] It is one of the national dishes of Serbia and is very popular in the neighbouring Balkan and former Yugoslavian countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Montenegro.[2] It is a main course[3] served with onions,[1] kajmak (milk cream), beans, sometimes ajvar (relish), and urnebes (spicy cheese salad), either on plate with side dishes, or with lepinja (flatbread, as a type of hamburger[4]). Recently, pljeskavica has gained popularity elsewhere in Europe and is served in a few speciality fast food restaurants in Germany, Sweden, and Austria. Varieties include the "Leskovac pljeskavica" (Leskovačka pljeskavica), very spicy with onions; "Šar pljeskavica" (Šarska pljeskavica), stuffed with kačkavalj cheese; "Hajduk pljeskavica" (Hajdučka pljeskavica), of beef mixed with smoked pork meat; and "Vranje pljeskavica" (Vranjanska pljeskavica).[5]
Since 2008 the name "Leskovac pljeskavica" has been a legally protected term for pljeskavica from the Jablanica District of Serbia.[6]