MEMORIES OF MACEDONIA ~ MACEDONIAN STREET FOOD

ground meat

🥗Healthier: chicken or turkey

💰Cheaper: lentils

Lentils provide a protein-rich, budget-friendly alternative.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese offers a lower-fat option while ricotta is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is more affordable and has a neutral flavor.

paprika

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Cayenne adds heat at a lower cost.

Show the street food options available in Macedonia.

Demonstrate making palachinki with a fine batter on a grill.

Flip the palachinki after 2-3 minutes until golden.

Prepare corn on the grill, noting the difference in preparation between men and women.

Display various filled pastries, mentioning fillings like kashkaval cheese, shunka (ham), and olives.

Introduce burk, a popular Macedonian food, with options like meat and spinach.

Explain that burk is often eaten with a yogurt drink.

Show how to make a toast with kashkaval, ketchup, mayonnaise, and brat (smoked pork neck), pressed in a panini maker.

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