Pljeskavica

Pljeskavica ( _sr. пљескавица) or Pleskavica ( _mk. плескавица) is a hamburger dish popular in most of the Balkans.

Pljeskavica is eaten in Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro and can be found in Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria. Traditional pljeskavica was made from a mixture of lamb or pork and beef, grilled with onions and served hot on fresh somun with a thick pita bread.

Recently, pljeskavica has gained popularity in Europe and is served at many fast-food restaurants, mainly in Germany and Austria. It is often served with kaymak or ajvar and sometimes urnebes.

Macedonian pleskavica is usually made of beef, grilled with onions and served hot on a fresh lepinje. There are however, many other ways of serving it such as Šarska and Ajdučka. Šarska pleskavica is made of beef and stuffed with kashkaval. Ajdučka pleskavica is made of beef mixed with smoked pork meat. Also, there is another type of pleskavica common in
Bulgaria - Македонска плескавица.

External links

* [http://www.laweekly.com/index.php?option=com_lawcontent&task=view&id=8528&Itemid=122 An Article about Pljeskavica in Bosnia and Los Angeles]

ee also

*Ćevapi