I had bought some ready made cevapcici last week which I got out of the freezer last night. The name alone makes me think of 1970s style summer holidays in what used to be Yugoslavia. I never went there but Balkan style food got very popular with Germans and there used to be Yugoslav restaurants everywhere. Strangely we never went there either as far as I remember, so it took me until well into the 2020s to discover the delight they are.
I researched what to eat with the cevapcici and settled on tomato rice and a Greek style farmers’ salad with lots of feta cheese. I also made sure to have Ajvar in the house, another specialty from that region, a dip made from bell peppers and it’s supposed to be spicy.
What can I say, the family was very satisfied, my son said this felt like summer on a plate and made him happy. 🤩
The only letdown were both versions of Ajvar, neither of them were spicy, not even what Germans call “pikant”, despite both jars claiming to be just that. Next time I buy Ajvar from a Turkish supermarket. 🔥
