A FOOD TRADITION

Bosnian Sephardic Cuisine

Bosnian Sephardic cuisine developed especially in Sarajevo and other historic Jewish communities after Sephardic settlement in the Ottoman Balkans. It combines Iberian Jewish inheritances with Ottoman, Bosnian and broader Balkan ingredients and techniques. Rice, eggplant, peppers, leeks, beans, dried fruit, olive oil and slow-cooked meat are common, while pastry and filled vegetables reflect shared regional methods adapted to Jewish dietary practice. Characteristic examples associated with Sephardic cooking include burikitas, savory filled pastries; travados, sweet pastries; and hamin or dafina, a long-cooked Sabbath stew. The tradition is connected to Sephardic cuisines across the former Ottoman world rather than being exclusive to Bosnia.

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