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A white porcelain teacup of pale golden consommé double on a white linen tablecloth, no garnish
soups stews

Consommé Double

A rich, concentrated clear broth made by cooking a whole chicken in a clarified beef soup base, then skimming, straining, and serving hot in white teacups.

Total time: 230 min
Servings: 4
A deep ceramic bowl of pale golden sour soup with rice, steam rising, natural window light on a linen cloth
soups stews

Sour Soup (Kisela Čorba)

A clear poultry broth thickened with egg yolks and mileram, sharpened with wine vinegar or lemon juice, served with rice and meat on the side.

Total time: 110 min
Servings: 4
A shallow ceramic bowl with quartered chicken pieces surrounded by cauliflower florets in a pale cream sauce, natural window light
meat poultry

Chicken and Cauliflower in Sour Cream Sauce

A quartered young chicken cooked in a white sour cream roux, served with boiled cauliflower florets arranged around the meat and the cooking sauce poured over.

Total time: 70 min
Servings: 4
A white teacup of clear amber beef broth on a white linen tablecloth, with a small sprig of parsley alongside
soups stews

Clear Beef Soup

A slowly simmered and strained beef soup clarified with whole eggs and root vegetables, yielding a clean, deeply flavoured broth served as a first course.

Total time: 140 min
Servings: 4
Featured
Golden baked potato rolls on a white plate, sliced open to show the ham filling
breads pastries

Potato Rolls

Laminated potato pastry rolls filled with ground ham, egg yolk, and sour cream. Rich, flaky, and savory.

Total time: 65 min
Servings: 20 rolls
Small golden sponge cubes topped with candied fruit and a glossy lemon-rum glaze on a white ceramic plate, natural window light
desserts cakes

Butter Biscuit with Candied Fruit

A lemon-scented sponge sandwich filled with fruit marmalade, topped with chopped candied fruit and a rum-lemon glaze, cut into small cubes for serving.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 24 cubes
Veal wrap filled with tartar sauce and garnished with flat-leaf parsley, arranged on a glass serving dish
meat poultry

Veal Scrolls with Tartar Sauce

Cold appetizer of blanched veal leg, sliced thin, shaped into scrolls, and filled with a rich tartar sauce of egg yolks, ham, and capers.

Total time: 130 min
Servings: 6
Golden squares of carrot pudding cake dusted with vanilla powdered sugar on a white ceramic plate, warm window light
desserts cakes

Carrot Pudding Cake

A soft, naturally sweet carrot pudding cake with no eggs and no flour in the batter — carrots boiled, sieved, and baked.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 9 squares
Parsley-coated lamb rolls in a shallow bowl with paprika broth and a jug of sour milk on the side
meat poultry

Parsley Sarma

Ground young lamb and rice rolls coated in finely chopped fresh parsley, simmered in a light paprika roux — a meatball-adjacent dish.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 20 sarma
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