History
Sarajevo's tourism board explains that burek in Sarajevo is always meat, so the cheese, spinach and potato pies are separate pitas called sirnica, zeljanica and krompirusa; Wikipedia gives the same names. Inat Kuca lists a homemade sirnica of cheese, jufke, eggs and sour cream, Nanina Kuhinja a zeljanica of spinach and feta in layered filo, and Kibe Mahala a meat or spinach pie rolled in a spiral for 11 KM.
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Common allergens: Gluten, Dairy
Make it at home
Ingredients
- 500g ready-rolled phyllo pastry (for sirnica)
- 500g feta cheese, crumbled
- 300g ricotta or cottage cheese
- 3 eggs
- 100ml sunflower oil for brushing
- 100ml sparkling water
- 1 teaspoon salt
Method
- Heat oven to 200 C; brush a round baking pan with oil.
- Mix feta, ricotta, eggs and salt in a bowl.
- Lay one phyllo sheet, brush with oil, layer a second on top.
- Spread a strip of cheese filling along one long edge and roll into a long tube.
- Coil the tube into a spiral in the centre of the pan; repeat with remaining phyllo and filling.
- Brush the top with oil and a tablespoon of sparkling water; bake 35 minutes until golden.
- Brush with another tablespoon of water once out of the oven; rest 10 minutes before slicing.
Tip from the editors. For zeljanica, swap the cheese for blanched and squeezed spinach mixed with feta and an egg.
Where to eat pita (bosnian phyllo family)
Pita (Bosnian phyllo family) in Sarajevo
Inat Kuca ★ 4.0
Inat Kuca, serving Traditional Bosnian cooking, is at Veliki Alifakovac 1, 71000 Sarajevo.
Nanina Kuhinja ★ 4.4
Nanina Kuhinja, Grandmother's Kitchen, is an authentic Bosnian restaurant at Kundurdziluk 35 serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner from 8:00 to 23:00.
OrderPasta filled with veal in a sour cream, yogurt and garlic sauce, a very popular dish.
TipAsk for the specialty of the day at lunch, and flag gluten free, vegan, halal or lactose free needs in the reservation form.
Kibe Mahala ★ 4.7
Kibe Mahala at Vrbanjusa 106 serves Bosnian national dishes, among them spit-roasted lamb, with wines from Bosnia and Herzegovina and views over Sarajevo.
TipOpen Monday to Saturday from 11:00 to 23:00; two guitarists play music and song at the guests' request.
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