Tufahija is the Bosnian Ottoman dessert of an apple poached in sugar syrup, cored and stuffed with walnut paste, and served with whipped cream and a glass of cold water.
Tufahija (from Turkish 'tuffahiye', from the Arabic 'tuffah' meaning apple) arrived through Ottoman court cuisine and adapted to Bosnian highland apples and walnuts. Slasticarna Egipat on Ferhadija and Inat Kuca both work the canonical Sarajevo version, with the apple poached gently in lemon-sugar syrup and the walnut filling whipped with butter and a hint of cinnamon as the Sarajevo signature finish.
4 editor picks for Tufahija in Sarajevo, ranked by editorial score. All Sarajevo signature dishes · Tufahija across every city.
Dveri ★ 4.6
bascarsija · Prote Bakovica 12, 71000 Sarajevo
Dveri off Saraci in Bascarsija is the family Bosnian room behind a wood-shuttered facade, with a flowered courtyard and hearty lonac on every table.
Slasticarna Egipat ★ 4.5
centar · Ferhadija 29, 71000 Sarajevo
Slasticarna Egipat on Ferhadija is the Sarajevo Bosnian sweet counter open since 1949, with baklava, tufahija, hurmasice and tulumbe by the piece.
Inat Kuca ★ 4.5
kovaci · Veliki Alifakovac 1, 71000 Sarajevo
Inat Kuca in Sarajevo's Kovaci is the Spite House, an Ottoman house moved across the Miljacka in 1895 and now a Bosnian restaurant for sahan and lonac.
Slasticarna Ramis ★ 4.4
bascarsija · Saraci 1, 71000 Sarajevo
Slasticarna Ramis on Saraci is the historic Bosnian sweet shop in Sarajevo's Bascarsija, pulling walnut baklava, hurmasice and rose-water tulumbe daily.