Montenegro Cuisine

The Montenegro cuisine has a lot to offer to the most delicate gourmet. Thanks to its geographical position on the Adriatic coastline and wonderful warm climate the country abounds in fish and sea food, vegetables and fruit. The connoisseurs highly praise olive oil and pickled olives bought in Montenegro.

Meat dishes served here are of high quality and are popular with gourmets all over the world.

Among the meat dishes “prshut”- dried meat- definitely stands out. Like “hamon” in Spain it attracts the attention of tourists and can be a nice souvenir. The best prshut is made in Negushi, not far from Tsetinie. It is produced in the mountains where dry and clean air contributes to the production of the tastiest meat. You can buy Montenegrin prshut in the market as well as in a shop where it is sliced and has a vacuum packaging. But the tastiest prshut is definitely bought from the market sellers who will give you a piece to try before buying.

Also in the market you can buy sweet grapes, figs, water melons and peaches. The hot sun of Montenegro creates good atmosphere for fruit growing.

When in Montenegro you should try “chavappi”- sausages made of chopped meat. Grilled meat is called “pechenie” and if you want some shish kebab you should order “razhnichi”.

Like in any other mountain country people in Montenegro like cheese. It is eaten with each meal and is used in cooking and baking. There are many kinds of cheese with different tastes among which you will find anything to your liking.

Fish dishes in Montenegro are tasty and wholesome. There are different ways of cooking fish in Montenegro: boil, smoke, dry or grill. Different sauces made of olive oil, peppers and greens add to the taste of fish dishes. Try carp roasted in cream- “yaprake” or “popeke”, risotto with the local sea food, fish cooked in a clay pot or a fish pie with kajmak-the local cream delicacy.

You will be offered to water it all with some local wine. “Vranac” is the most famous Montenegrin wine. It is translated as “a black horse”. The connoisseurs compare its taste with the best Italian and French wines. For those who like white wine there is “Krtac”. If you prefer spirits you will like grapes rakia, vodka made of grapes and with 50º strength. If you like fruit wines there are apple and pear wines.

If you don’t want to change your food habits you will definitely find pizza, lasagne and even hamburger.

But having rest in Montenegro we advise you to try one of the dishes of the traditional Montenegrin cuisine and we are sure you will be charmed by the cuisine of a nice country Montenegro!

See also:

- Winter holidays in Montenegro
- Treatment in health resorts in Montenegro