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Pljeskavica

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Pljeskavica is a Serbian grilled dish made from a mixture of spiced minced pork, beef and lamb, considered one of the national dishes of Serbia and also popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro, as well as a common street food across Central and Eastern Europe including Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Slovenia. It is served as a main course with onions, kajmak, beans and sometimes ajvar and urnebes, either on a plate with side dishes or on lepinja flatbread as a type of hamburger.

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Classification
CourseSourced to the subject's own account
Main Course 1
Dietary SuitabilitySourced to the subject's own account
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own account
Serbia (also popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro) 1
Serving TemperatureSourced to the subject's own account
Hot 1
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Uses Ingredient

Beef, Ingredients
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Lard, Ingredients
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Onion, Ingredients
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Pork, Ingredients
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Veal, Ingredients
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1. Pljeskavica (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    It is one of the national dishes of Serbia as well as being popular in the neighbouring countries, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Montenegro.
  • Infobox: served
    Hot
  • Introduction
    Pljeskavica (Serbian Cyrillic: пљескавица, pronounced [pʎɛ̂skaʋitsa], Romanian: plescavița) is a Serbian grilled dish consisting of a mixture of spiced minced pork, beef and lamb meat.
  • Uses Ingredient: Onion, Infobox main_ingredient field: Two or more of beef, lamb, pork, veal; onions, sometimes bread crumbs and lard
  • Uses Ingredient: Beef, Infobox main_ingredient field: Two or more of beef, lamb, pork, veal; onions, sometimes bread crumbs and lard
  • Uses Ingredient: Pork, Infobox main_ingredient field: Two or more of beef, lamb, pork, veal; onions, sometimes bread crumbs and lard
  • Uses Ingredient: Lard, Infobox main_ingredient field: Two or more of beef, lamb, pork, veal; onions, sometimes bread crumbs and lard
  • Uses Ingredient: Veal, Infobox main_ingredient field: Two or more of beef, lamb, pork, veal; onions, sometimes bread crumbs and lard
  • In Cuisine: Serbian Cuisine, infobox national_cuisine field
    Serbian
  • Prepared By Technique: Grilling, Lead sentence
    pronounced [pʎɛ̂skaʋitsa], Romanian: plescavița) is a Serbian grilled dish consisting of a mixture of spiced minced pork, beef and lamb
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, lead paragraph
    Pljeskavica is also popular street food in countries of the Central and Eastern Europe, including Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Slovenia.
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