Promotion of the book Traditional Serbian food and recipes in Bela Crkva (VIDEO)


Bela Crkva, June 19, 2018. – Promotion of the book Traditional recipes of local Serbian cuisine was held at the National Library in Bela Crkva.

The guests were greeted greeted by g. Radovan Markovic, Director of the National Library and the National Museum in Bela Crkva, who spoke in speeches on this special book, significant in all its cultural, historical aspects and which supports the preservation of the tradition and intangible cultural heritage of Serbia.

Promocija knjige Tradicionalni recepti domaće srpske kuhinje u Beloj Crkvi, 19.06.2018.
Promocija knjige Tradicionalni recepti domaće srpske kuhinje u Beloj Crkvi, 19.06.2018.

Kristina Gaspar, a culinary editor and expert associate to this publication, underlined the importance of the quality of photos in such books / cooks.

Promocija knjige Tradicionalni recepti domaće srpske kuhinje u Beloj Crkvi, 19.06.2018.
Promocija knjige Tradicionalni recepti domaće srpske kuhinje u Beloj Crkvi, 19.06.2018.

The book contains 109 recipes from all over Serbia, geographically divided: northern Serbia (Vojvodina), eastern Serbia, southern Serbia, western Serbia, central Serbia, Kosovo and Metohija. The book also describes the short history of culinary in Serbia, as well as the importance of traditional food preparation (under the honeycomb, crunching, cooking, dinning …) for human health. The book is published in two languages, Serbian and English.

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The author of the book, Miodrag Ilic, spoke about the significance of such projects for the preservation of the tradition and the intangible cultural heritage. From the very beginning of the book’s preparation, the focus was on research work and the analysis of the books of ethnographer Simo Trojanović and Dr Jovan Erdeljanović, published at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. The first third of the book is the introductory part, which talks about the history of culinary in Serbia, which was written precisely based on the books of the mentioned ethnologists.

Promocija knjige Tradicionalni recepti domaće srpske kuhinje u Beloj Crkvi, 19.06.2018.
Promocija knjige Tradicionalni recepti domaće srpske kuhinje u Beloj Crkvi, 19.06.2018.

Just because of this introductory part, the book can be interesting to everyone. How to Serbian citizens to show everyone that Serbia has authentic cuisine, even though it is often opposed. Tourists, whether they plan to spend a vacation in Serbia, or to visit Serbia for work. Diaspora, that everyone who loses contact with motherland, remind you of some of the forgotten dishes and “feed” your nostalgia, and to pay a great deal of honour to a copy of a book to a dear person to show from which countrie they come from. It is intended for experienced chefs as well as inexperienced beginners who will have the opportunity to test their knowledge, after reading this book, author Miodrag Ilic concluded his address.

The book was published with the support of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce.

Promocija knjige Tradicionalni recepti domaće srpske kuhinje u Beloj Crkvi, 19.06.2018.
Promocija knjige Tradicionalni recepti domaće srpske kuhinje u Beloj Crkvi, 19.06.2018.

In the end, all participants could test the specialties, prepared according to the words from the presented book, prepared by the Kristina Gaspar family.

Promotion of the book Traditional Serbian food and recipes were held within the Bela Crkva carnival. The Bela Crkva Carnival is a multidisciplinary manifestation and represents a mix of tourism and economy involving local, regional and other segments in order to promote the White Church and its potential as well as the whole region. In the preparation of the carnival, the whole city is participating, and the streets and facades are especially related to this occasion.

Promocija knjige Tradicionalni recepti domaće srpske kuhinje u Beloj Crkvi, 19.06.2018.
Promocija knjige Tradicionalni recepti domaće srpske kuhinje u Beloj Crkvi, 19.06.2018.

Source: Recepti i Kuvar online