1. DINING ACROSS CULTURES TRICIA CONNELL KRISTEN HUSELID JAMIE LEVINE Balkan/Bosnian

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3. Balkan Region Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Greece Kosovo Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Turkey

4. Nationalities Romanians (19.4 million) Greeks (10.3 million) Turks (10 million) Serbs (8.5 million Bulgarians (6.9 million) Albanians (6.8 million) Croats (4.7 million) Bosnians (2 million) Slovenes (2 million) Macedonians (1.4 million) Montenegrins (350,000)

5. Geography

6. History “A string of wooded mountains” War-torn history Wide variety of ethnic groups

7. Outer Influences Middle East Greece Northern Europe

8. Climate May-October months are the warmest and driest. The winters are very cold and often rainy, snowy and windy.

9. Typical Bosnian Cuisine

10. Meal Structure Bread Meat Vegetables integrated into dishes Fruit- primarily for snacks Coffee Beer Wine Juices

11. Traditional Bread

12. Meat Prepared for Grilling

13. Locally Grown Fruits and Vegetables

14. Cevapcici

15. Burek

16. Dolma

17. Sarma

18. Goulash

19. Ajvar

20. Fast Food Meals

21. And more…Fast Food Meals

22. Desserts

23. Boza Birch tree juice Juice extracted from birch trees Drinks Cornmeal, sugar, water, yeast, lemon.

24. Food Preparation & Equipment Smoked meat Grilled meat Natural juices Spices Pots Pans Storage Containers Potato mashers Garlic pressers Grinders

25. Orthodox & Catholic Islam Lent  No fish on Fridays Halal  Proper slaughtering Left hand is forbidden Eat the food that is closest to you Religion & Food Laws

26. Orthodox & Catholic Muslim Christmas Easter Ramadan  One lunar month  Fasting  2 meals (before sunrise and before sunset) Traditions and Holidays

27. National Holidays National Day on November 25 th Christmas on December 25 th New Year’s Day on January 1 st Labor day on May 1 st Western Christian Assumption on August 15 th All Saints Day on November 1 st

28. Nutritional Status Mediterranean influence Over-emphasis on meat

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