Text and Photos by Kristian Kahrs Recipes Pljeskavica Muchkalica “Dragi Bure” Pork Steak in Lambrequin for Two Lost in a fog of barbecue smoke, this skinny Norwegian journalist finally found his way to the biggest barbecue festival in the Balkans. In one week in September, I was exposed to more meat–strange meat–than I have ever seen in my life. …
Piacere Barbecue: Joy of Grilling in Italy
Text and Photos by Harald Zoschke Editor’s Note: From the Umbrian city of Perugia, we already reported about the unique annual “Eurochocolate” event. Now Perugia also seems to earn the title as Italy’s barbecue capital. Already in its second year, the city hosted a ten day long event named “Piacere Barbecue”, which translates to joy of grilling. It went on …
The Russian Grill: Shashlyk
By Sharon Hudgins The smoky smell of shashlyk makes every Russian’s mouth water. Yours will, too, when you inhale the aroma of marinated meat cooking over an open fire. An ancient dish, well known to nomads and herders across a wide swath of the Caucasus and Central Asia, shashlyk became popular in Russia in the mid-19th century after Georgia, Azerbaijan, …