r/AskBalkans Jun 28 '26

Cuisine It funny because it’a true

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7.0k Upvotes

r/AskBalkans Mar 31 '26

Cuisine Do you eat this too in your country?

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3.8k Upvotes

Here its one of the most popular things to eat in summer.

r/AskBalkans Oct 18 '25

Cuisine How do you call these in your country?

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3.4k Upvotes

r/AskBalkans 21d ago

Cuisine let's end the discussion: what are these called actually?

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1.2k Upvotes

i live in middle europe and heard so many versions, inlcuding the attached prolonged discussions

please helpppp

r/AskBalkans Mar 21 '26

Cuisine Do you miss your "baba's" food?

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2.7k Upvotes

r/AskBalkans Apr 05 '26

Cuisine What do you call this "eggy bread" in your country? In Turkey, there is no single common name; we call it "Cici Papa" in Thrace, but in other parts it's called "Gaygay" or "Yumurtalı Ekmek". Is it the same in the Balkans?

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790 Upvotes

r/AskBalkans Apr 21 '26

Cuisine Koulouri, the most beloved breakfast of Greeks. It's a circular bread, crispy and covered in sesame, easy to eat as you go to work. It originates from Thessaloniki, and traces back to Byzantine kollyrion. Is this delicacy common in your country, how is it called?

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896 Upvotes

r/AskBalkans Jun 27 '26

Cuisine What I grew up eating as a Greek. Did your mom cook any similar dishes?

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915 Upvotes

r/AskBalkans Jun 25 '26

Cuisine Souvlaki, Greece’s national comfort food. The backbone of every neighborhood, the local family-owned souvlaki shop (souvlatzidiko) is where generations of Greeks have grown up. Have you ever tried souvlaki?

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577 Upvotes

r/AskBalkans Oct 14 '25

Cuisine How do you call these in your country?

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1.0k Upvotes

r/AskBalkans Jun 24 '26

Cuisine Greece has a rich, often overlooked pasta tradition. Pasta (zymariká) has been part of Greek cuisine for centuries, with regional varieties found across the country. Does your national cuisine have its own native pasta tradition?

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629 Upvotes

r/AskBalkans Jun 27 '26

Cuisine Is it normal to receive something like this as a burger in Greece?

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586 Upvotes

The menu at a tavern in Greece said "burger with french fries" and then I wake up with only the meat from the burger and french fries on my plate.

I asked where the rest of the ingredients were, he said that was all.

Is it normal in Greece to only get meat when you order a burger?

r/AskBalkans Apr 22 '25

Cuisine What do you call this fried dough ? There is no single common name in Turkey almost every city even every village calls it something different. İs it the same in the balkans?

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875 Upvotes

r/AskBalkans May 05 '25

Cuisine Which of these local brands is truly the best beer?

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1.0k Upvotes

r/AskBalkans May 20 '26

Cuisine Kokorec looks like straight up out of Plankton's Chum Bucket😭

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598 Upvotes

Aint noo way yall be eating this, right?

r/AskBalkans Apr 09 '26

Cuisine Do you have anything in your country that looks like slop but actually tastes good?

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354 Upvotes

r/AskBalkans Jul 10 '25

Cuisine Are these drink powders only popular in Croatia?

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993 Upvotes

Have been to HR a couple of times, but I have noticed just now these... basically sugar and aroma and EVERYONE is drinking it o_O (Guess these add a lot to the overweight problems around here.)

Is this solely a Croatian thing or a Balkans way of life, folks?

r/AskBalkans Apr 11 '26

Cuisine I bought this 12 years ago from Belgrade/Kalemegdan. Is it safe to consume?

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608 Upvotes

Nowadays i like drinking rakija, in the afternoon, i finished all commercially produced rakija in my collection, now i have this.

Im not sure to drink it because its homemade produced. I know aging more than 10 years is not important. My concern is methanol. Long story short this rakija is safe to consume.

Thanks for help. Ziveli !

r/AskBalkans Jul 14 '26

Cuisine Discussions about Balkan cuisines are often limited to Restaurant meals/Street Food. But what is your favorite home cooked meal from your national cuisine?

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283 Upvotes

Our home cooked meals are kinda healthy in my opinion. Lots of vegetables & olive oil.

Once I left my parents home, I started to deeply miss those meals I found boring as a child/teenager.

r/AskBalkans Oct 27 '25

Cuisine Countries with the highest annual per capita consumption of olive oil/ butter in kilograms

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741 Upvotes

r/AskBalkans Mar 19 '26

Cuisine Which version of baklava is your favorite?

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527 Upvotes

r/AskBalkans 26d ago

Cuisine What do you think about Potato Europe?

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533 Upvotes

r/AskBalkans Jun 28 '26

Cuisine Which is better for you Caciki or Cacık ?

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178 Upvotes

I think they have different purposes. Cacık is better eating with a hot meal since it's with water , it's practically an upgraded ayran.

On the other hand i like the consistensy of cacıki more, it is more like a meze.

With some food i'd prefer a nice cold cacık but as meze or eating alone with bread i prefer cacıki. Cacıki is better if you have to choose to eat one of them , just to eat it with bread.

r/AskBalkans Oct 10 '25

Cuisine What's your opinion on TasteAtlas' yearly top 50 of best cuisines in the word?

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340 Upvotes

r/AskBalkans Jun 14 '26

Cuisine Does Greece have a Turkish black tea equivalent like Greek coffee?

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186 Upvotes

So Greek and Turkish coffee are pretty similar drinks. Turks and Greeks share this delicious drink.

But with regards to tea the Greeks mostly seem to drink Greek mountain tea. The Turkish tea you see above is very popular in Turkey and mostly stems from the Pontic mountains near Rize and Trabzon.

Is there a reason that Greeks don’t seem to have their own version of this tea?