Serbian cookies and snacks – region’s favorite

Smoki's really are rather good. You can find them here in the US sometimes, my kids love them. I still remember the first time I tried them in Belgrade.

Is this really true? An investigation into the popularity of serbian brands vs the popularity of croatian kras would be a good thing to look into.

yeah right, but then they are heavily underrepresented in Toronto.
If I go to 'Serbian store' I can't find anything Serbian. Most prevailing national products of jam, ajvar, soups, cookies, and so on will be Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, and even Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenian!
Like as if anyone wants to buy Slovenian ajvar?!
When I asked a owner (an ethnic Serb)why he doesn't carry Serbian products he said: "but that's all the same" ??!!
That much about the national conscience.
Incredible...

Veki,
I couldn't agree more. Every time I go to a Serbian store in Toronto I make sure everything I buy is made in Serbia, and it's amazing how many products they carry from Croatia!
Anyway, I love loading up on Smoki, there is just no equivalent to it anywhere in the west.

Like as if anyone wants to buy Slovenian ajvar?!
When I asked a owner (an ethnic Serb)why he doesn't carry Serbian products he said: "but that's all the same" ??!!
That much about the national conscience.
Incredible...
(veki, 16 December 2009 19:56)

Veki, the stomach does not need to have necessarily "national conscience". There is a no-name Slovenian ajvar sold at Auchan in Hungary and so far it is indeed one of the best.

We have a large family so I usually take a large car and fill it up with goodies. Whatever works out is fine. We used to buy food mostly at ethnic stores and Trader's Joe while in the States - now every store here could be called "ethnic" in the States, so it's easy. Just need to watch out the price - the same stuff can cost more in Europe!

Ataman. I gave up cigarettes and sweets long time ago except sugar in alcohol. Or maybe it feels like a long time ago. Anyway I pay jednu crvenu:) for red Tvrdos wine. Still I dont think its too much that's something like 10 euros but that's top wine. You can get good stuff for third of that. Also I bought recently a bottle of something red from Citluk in Croat Hercegovina that was very good and cost 5 euros I think. Cant remember the name. Also there's garbage wines from California, Australia whathaveyou and very expensive. At least our stuff is good.

I would just like to know when I can start seeing bottles of Gorki List in my local liquor store. I still have a bottle from this summer, but I drink from it sparingly and vociferously guard it.

Jaffa Cakes are the absolute best!!! They are sold all over the world, from here in Australia to places like Dubai and China. And now I have the urge to go buy some.

@veki,

The exact same thing happens here in New Zealand and most likely in Australia. Lots of small shops owned by Serbs yet they sell products from neighbour countries.

For some reason the wine is pretty expensive all over ex-YU. In "good"(??) old times the food in YU was so expensive for us, we took from Hungary everything we just could.

Now the situation is mostly opposite. Sadly, the salaries in HU are lower than in ex-YU.

serbia providing food for neighbouring countries cheaper than they provide it to their own citizens?? i though that serbia robbed these countries to build the thriving metropoli of kosovo.

Lets not forget that while Serbia was still facing sanctions and the kosovo conflict began Podravka was being listed on the London stock exchange.

And the fact is that due to tarrifs, better export networks, historical demand from (mainly Eastern European) customers etc Serb shop owners will buy Croatian / Slovenian products for sale. In other words historically they have been more available and were cheaper.

Of course Serbian goods would be sold for cheaper sold in the EU, if Serbia was in the EU or had a preferenetial trading agreement for food products.

'I would just like to know when I can start seeing bottles of Gorki List in my local liquor store.

(Mike, 16 December 2009 23:06) '

Why not ask them? Maybe it's on some distributor's list, but they never heard of it and so don't buy it. If it's really that good, bring back a couple of extra bottles next time and offer them as samples.

There was some Georgian who started offering tastings of Georgian wines in the D.C. area and got some stores to stock it - that was a couple of years ago, I haven't heard how it's doing.

"yeah right, but then they are heavily underrepresented in Toronto.
If I go to 'Serbian store' I can't find anything Serbian. Most prevailing national products of jam, ajvar, soups, cookies, and so on will be Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, and even Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenian!
Like as if anyone wants to buy Slovenian ajvar?!
When I asked a owner (an ethnic Serb)why he doesn't carry Serbian products he said: "but that's all the same" ??!!
That much about the national conscience.
Incredible...
(veki, 16 December 2009 19:56) "

You're not serious, are you?
National conscience when it comes to importated food?

Is this really true? An investigation into the popularity of serbian brands vs the popularity of croatian kras would be a good thing to look into.

Jaffa Cakes are the absolute best!!! They are sold all over the world, from here in Australia to places like Dubai and China. And now I have the urge to go buy some.

'I would just like to know when I can start seeing bottles of Gorki List in my local liquor store.

(Mike, 16 December 2009 23:06) '

Why not ask them? Maybe it's on some distributor's list, but they never heard of it and so don't buy it. If it's really that good, bring back a couple of extra bottles next time and offer them as samples.

There was some Georgian who started offering tastings of Georgian wines in the D.C. area and got some stores to stock it - that was a couple of years ago, I haven't heard how it's doing.

serbia providing food for neighbouring countries cheaper than they provide it to their own citizens?? i though that serbia robbed these countries to build the thriving metropoli of kosovo.

Smoki's really are rather good. You can find them here in the US sometimes, my kids love them. I still remember the first time I tried them in Belgrade.

For some reason the wine is pretty expensive all over ex-YU. In "good"(??) old times the food in YU was so expensive for us, we took from Hungary everything we just could.

Now the situation is mostly opposite. Sadly, the salaries in HU are lower than in ex-YU.

yeah right, but then they are heavily underrepresented in Toronto.
If I go to 'Serbian store' I can't find anything Serbian. Most prevailing national products of jam, ajvar, soups, cookies, and so on will be Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, and even Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenian!
Like as if anyone wants to buy Slovenian ajvar?!
When I asked a owner (an ethnic Serb)why he doesn't carry Serbian products he said: "but that's all the same" ??!!
That much about the national conscience.
Incredible...

@veki,

The exact same thing happens here in New Zealand and most likely in Australia. Lots of small shops owned by Serbs yet they sell products from neighbour countries.

Like as if anyone wants to buy Slovenian ajvar?!
When I asked a owner (an ethnic Serb)why he doesn't carry Serbian products he said: "but that's all the same" ??!!
That much about the national conscience.
Incredible...
(veki, 16 December 2009 19:56)

Veki, the stomach does not need to have necessarily "national conscience". There is a no-name Slovenian ajvar sold at Auchan in Hungary and so far it is indeed one of the best.

We have a large family so I usually take a large car and fill it up with goodies. Whatever works out is fine. We used to buy food mostly at ethnic stores and Trader's Joe while in the States - now every store here could be called "ethnic" in the States, so it's easy. Just need to watch out the price - the same stuff can cost more in Europe!

I would just like to know when I can start seeing bottles of Gorki List in my local liquor store. I still have a bottle from this summer, but I drink from it sparingly and vociferously guard it.

Ataman. I gave up cigarettes and sweets long time ago except sugar in alcohol. Or maybe it feels like a long time ago. Anyway I pay jednu crvenu:) for red Tvrdos wine. Still I dont think its too much that's something like 10 euros but that's top wine. You can get good stuff for third of that. Also I bought recently a bottle of something red from Citluk in Croat Hercegovina that was very good and cost 5 euros I think. Cant remember the name. Also there's garbage wines from California, Australia whathaveyou and very expensive. At least our stuff is good.

Veki,
I couldn't agree more. Every time I go to a Serbian store in Toronto I make sure everything I buy is made in Serbia, and it's amazing how many products they carry from Croatia!
Anyway, I love loading up on Smoki, there is just no equivalent to it anywhere in the west.

Lets not forget that while Serbia was still facing sanctions and the kosovo conflict began Podravka was being listed on the London stock exchange.

And the fact is that due to tarrifs, better export networks, historical demand from (mainly Eastern European) customers etc Serb shop owners will buy Croatian / Slovenian products for sale. In other words historically they have been more available and were cheaper.

Of course Serbian goods would be sold for cheaper sold in the EU, if Serbia was in the EU or had a preferenetial trading agreement for food products.

"yeah right, but then they are heavily underrepresented in Toronto.
If I go to 'Serbian store' I can't find anything Serbian. Most prevailing national products of jam, ajvar, soups, cookies, and so on will be Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, and even Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenian!
Like as if anyone wants to buy Slovenian ajvar?!
When I asked a owner (an ethnic Serb)why he doesn't carry Serbian products he said: "but that's all the same" ??!!
That much about the national conscience.
Incredible...
(veki, 16 December 2009 19:56) "

You're not serious, are you?
National conscience when it comes to importated food?