Macedonia

A glass of Tikveš red wine poured at a family celebration is a familiar toast in Macedonian households. Tikveš bottles this Cabernet Sauvignon, Spe...

Stobi Vranec Classic — North Macedonia's flagship indigenous red, made from the Vranec grape that gives Balkan tables their everyday dark wine. Vib...

Jumboroll Vincinni Rulada Caramel Biscuit is a large caramel-flavoured Swiss-roll-style cake roll from Vincinni — the Macedonian confectionery bran...

A tin of mixed wafers and cookies on the table usually meant guests were coming, or it was almost a holiday. Vincinni Selection, made by Makprogres...

The vanilla version of these mini rolls carries the same lunchbox memory, just a milder, creamy flavor kids loved just as much. Vincinni, the flags...

Tangy rosehip marmalade in the pantry was grandmother's traditional recipe, spooned onto morning bread. Vitaminka 1947 makes this Šipak (rosehip) m...

Macedonia's cherry pepper in Va-Va's family-size pour — small round red peppers, brined sweet-hot, jewel-bright in the jar. Crisp skin, juicy flesh...

Truffle sauce stirred into pasta on a special family dinner night turns an ordinary meal into an occasion. Chef K's Tartufata, a Mediterranean truf...

Macedonia's somborka-and-carrots from Va-Va — long red somborka peppers with carrot batons in a sharp vinegar brine. Snap-firm, sweet-pepper, brine...

Macedonia's tomato peppers stuffed with cabbage from Va-Va in the family-host jar — the sarma-cousin pour for the Christmas Eve table. Round sweet-...

Ajvar on the table means home — the home-style jar your baba made every autumn, spread thick on warm bread. Biljana has made ajvar in North Macedon...

A cup of rosehip tea steeped on a cold evening is a familiar comfort in many Macedonian and Balkan homes. Koro makes this caffeine-free rosehip (eg...

Beetroot pickled deep red, sharp and sweet, is the color of every winter salad from home. This is Natural Farmer Pickled Beetroot, 1500ml (1.5L). S...

This is the jar of roasted garlic that sits by the stove in Macedonian kitchens, ready to spoon straight into whatever's cooking. Va-Va Premium Foo...

The jar of hot fefferoni peppers set out next to the platter at a backyard roštilj cuts right through the smoke and grease of grilled meat. Marco P...

Va-Va Cannellini White Kidney Beans — Macedonian-sourced dried beans in the household sack. Plump white kidney beans in the Va-Va Premium Foods pan...

Macedonia's cherry peppers stuffed with cheese from Natural Farmer — pop-in-the-mouth mezze in the holiday-host pour. Small red cherry peppers, che...

Natural Farmer's cherry peppers stuffed with cheese in the everyday pour — Macedonia's bite-sized mezze for the small-plate kitchen. Sweet-red cher...

Gazda Cabbage Leaves for Sarma are brined whole cabbage leaves preserved in sour brine and ready to be filled and rolled — the essential ingredient...

Grozd Strumica Mastika — a Macedonian anise-flavored spirit in the broader Mediterranean ouzo/raki/mastika family. Clear when poured, milky when ch...

A glass of red wine like this sits next to the grill at a Macedonian family dinner, poured as the meat comes off the coals. Dalvina Winery makes th...

A glass of white wine poured at a Macedonian family celebration is how the toasts usually start. Tikveš makes this Alexandria semi-dry white wine i...

A small glass of rakija is often the first thing put in a guest's hand at the door, before anything else is served. Aleksandar Veliki distills this...

A cocoa biscuit before bed felt like the day's last quiet moment, best with warm milk. Donia's Bakehouse Lovely Night cocoa tea biscuits come from ...