Proja is Serbian cornbread, a slab of polenta-style yellow batter baked with cheese, yoghurt and eggs. The Serbian breakfast bread, served with kajmak or sirene cheese.
Proja is the southern Serbian cornbread, descended from Roman polenta traditions through 19th-century Serbian peasant kitchens. The Šumadija and Pirot regions claim canonical forms, with the southern Serbian variant adding sirene cheese, yoghurt and eggs to the cornmeal batter for a fluffier, near-cake texture. Belgrade kafane serve it for breakfast through brunch with thick yoghurt and a side of kajmak; the Vapor mehana on Cara Lazara serves the city's reference version with house-cured kulen sausage. Modern Belgrade bakeries (Trpković, Pekara Komšija) keep proja on the morning counter alongside burek, and family households bake fresh slabs each Sunday morning.
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