Serbia

Šljivovica is the plum brandy kept in the back of the cabinet for toasts and unexpected guests, the smell alone bringing back family gatherings bac...

The small bottle of Koketa comes out at the end of a family dinner, poured just before the coffee. Destilerija Zarić of Kosjerić, Serbia, has been ...

Baraba Heirloom Plum Rakija — a Serbian plum brandy distilled from heirloom plum varieties, bottled at the Baraba distillery. Concentrated, traditi...

Lav ice-cold in hand is the sound of a summer roštilj getting going. Lav brews this Premium lager to the Bavarian Beer Purity Law, using 100% barle...

Trik Perece are the pretzels that turn up in the car for a road trip or after school with the kids. Trik packages these Perece as a Serbian salty s...

Bananica was the banana-cream chocolate bar that split opinion in every household — you either loved it or you didn't, but everyone remembers it. Š...

Za-Za was the chocolate bar with the biscuit crunch inside that everyone's mom kept a stash of for after school. Štark's Za-Za is a milk chocolate ...

Galeb was the hazelnut milk chocolate bar that turned up in every Serbian household's candy drawer, plain but always good. Pionir's Galeb is a milk...

This is the seasoning packet stirred into ground beef before shaping it into ćevapi and pljeskavice for the grill. Aroma makes this ćevapi and hamb...

Moja Neoplanta Fish Pâté with Vegetables — Serbian smooth spread. Smooth fish pâté folded with diced vegetables — the Belgrade-tradition pantry for...

Breakfast back home meant a slice of honeycomb straight off the jar, wax and all, next to warm bread. Seebees harvests this natural raw acacia hone...

A spoon of acacia honey stirred into tea or drizzled over warm bread is a small taste of Balkan beekeeping tradition. Seebees' Natural Raw Honey, A...

Seebees Serbian raw floral honey — multi-floral wildflower nectar from Serbian apiaries, slow-set and unfiltered. Deep amber, mixed-bloom, alive wi...

Apricot marmalade on warm bread was a fixture of Sunday breakfast, the jar passed around the table until it was empty. Takovo's homemade-style apri...

Plum jam next to a slab of kajmak on fresh bread is a breakfast plenty of diaspora kids grew up on. Takovo's plum jam is a Serbian fruit preserve, ...

Bilje Borča Hawthorn Flowers & Leaves Herbal Tea is a 50g Serbian dried hawthorn (Crataegus, glog) flower and leaf herbal blend — a traditional...

If you grew up keeping post, this is the bean stew that showed up on the table without meat, simple and filling. Carnex Posni Pasulj is a ready-to-...

An ice-cold Jelen cracked open at a summer roštilj, the familiar green bottle in hand, is a taste of home in the backyard with family. Jelen Svijet...

A bottle of Serbian Sauvignon Blanc opened at Sunday lunch back home meant good company was coming. This is Zvonko Bogdan Sauvignon Blanc, a dry wh...

Zvonko Bogdan Cuvée No.1 — a Serbian dry red blend from the Vojvodina shores of Lake Palić, the flagship red in the artistic Bogdan portfolio. Stru...

Zvonko Bogdan Chardonnay — a Serbian dry white from the Vojvodina shores of Lake Palić, the estate's expression of Burgundy's most-planted varietal...

A chilled rosé poured for a summer gathering back home set the tone for the evening. This is Doja Rose, a dry Prokupac rosé from Serbia, 750ml (25....

Gružanska Nit Premium Plum Rakija — a Serbian plum brandy from the Gruža valley of central Serbia, bottled at premium tier. The thread of continuou...

Rakija flavored with honey is the bottle a grandmother would press into your hands on your way out the door, insisting on one small glass for the r...