🇷🇸 Chicago Takeout: SERBIAN Food - Ft. Sandy's Bakery and Deli

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: turkey

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than pork.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides similar creaminess with fewer calories.

smoked meats

🥗Healthier: grilled meats

💰Cheaper: fresh meats

Grilled meats can be healthier and more affordable than processed smoked options.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Visit Sandy's Bakery and Deli in Jefferson Park, Chicago.

Try the beef sausages, which are a popular item.

Discuss the difference between the bakery's pita and traditional burek, noting that the pita has one layer of phyllo dough instead of three.

Taste the homemade cream cheese called kaimak, which pairs well with grilled food.

Sample pork crackling, describing its salty and chewy texture.

Enjoy a croissant with cheese.

Explore the grocery section of the bakery, noting the variety of unique products available.

Order a mixed plate that includes chibapi (grilled sausages), chicken, and sausage links.

Try the sarma, which is a cabbage roll stuffed with meat and rice, and comment on its flavor and sauce.

Taste roasted lamb and discuss the different cuts used in the dish, comparing it to lamb chops.

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