What is in season in Sarajevo. and what to order when the market changes.
Spring
- Wild greens (divlja salata): Bosnian highland greens come down to Markale in late March, served raw with olive oil and lemon at konobas.
- Spring lamb: Mountain lamb under sac peaks April to May, the Easter and Bayram order at Kibe Mahala and Avlija in Sarajevo.
- Mountain Vlach cheese: First batch of fresh kajmak cream and Travnik cheese reaches Markale in April after the spring milking starts.
Summer
- Bosanski lonac: The Bosnian summer stew uses fresh garden vegetables (cabbage, peppers, tomato) layered with veal in earthenware pots, served at Dveri and Nanina Kuhinja.
- Stuffed peppers and sogan-dolma: Summer peppers and onions stuffed with mince and rice; Avlija and Sedef both work the seasonal versions through July and August.
- Tufahija and pita with berries: Mountain blueberries and raspberries land in late July; tufahija (poached apple) and pita with berries top the slasticarne in Bascarsija through summer.
Autumn
- Sarma: Bosnian sarma (sour cabbage rolls with mince) is the autumn anchor through October to December at Dveri, Inat Kuca and Sedef across Sarajevo.
- Honey and walnut: Highland honey from the September Sarajevo Bee Festival pairs with walnut in baklava, hurmasice and tufahija through the autumn season.
- Tikvenica: Pumpkin pita (tikvenica) is the autumn buregdzinica pull at Sac and Bosna on Bravadziluk through October and November.
Winter
- Begova corba: The Bey's soup with okra, beef and parsley anchors winter eating at Dveri, Inat Kuca and Kibe Mahala from December into February.
- Klepe: Bosnian dumplings with garlic-yogurt sauce are the winter Sarajevo move at Nanina Kuhinja and Dveri, slow-cooked through cold months.
- Roast lamb under peka: Highland lamb roasted under iron peka lid lands at Kibe Mahala and Avlija through January and February, the heaviest winter mountain protein.