2024-11-07

Category: Balkan

A yummy recipe for Qoosa Mihshee/ Kousa Mahshi كوسا محشي
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A yummy recipe for Qoosa Mihshee/ Kousa Mahshi كوسا محشي

Stuffed squash, courgette, marrow, mahshi, or zucchini is a dish common in the region of the former Ottoman Empire from the Balkans to the Levant and Egypt, a kind of dolma. It consists of various kinds of squash or zucchini stuffed with rice and sometimes meat and cooked on the stovetop or in the oven. The meat version is served hot, as a main course. The meatless […]

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Slavski Kolač Славски колач (Sweet Bread) south slavic cooking
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Slavski Kolač Славски колач (Sweet Bread)

This is a sweet bread, usually baked with a cross or other religious symbol made out of dough on top. It is served during Slava, a special day for feasting and sharing with friends. (Slava is a religious time to commemorate the day that each Serbian family’s ancestors became Christians in the Sixth Century. Each […]

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