
The Serbian Food Festival is held at Holy Trinity Banquet Hall (700 Fischer-Hallman Road) in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
The Serbian Food Festival (July 29 to 31, 2011) highlights the culture and cuisine of Serbia. There is a wide variety of barbecued dishes, sweets and drinks to sample as well as live music, dancing and Nole (the festival mascot).
I tried the pita (or sometimes called burek) which is a flakey savoury pastry filled with cheese and is often served with yogurt. It is made into a shape of a long tube and then wound into a oval shape. The pita has a crispy and flakey crust with a soft chewy center.
I also ordered chevaps which are a cross between small sausages and mini-hamburgers. It is served on a bun dressed with Serbian butter (kajmak), raw onions and a small dollop of coleslaw. The chevaps were my favourite and it also seemed like everyone’s favourite or at the very least quite popular. Other entrées included kabobs, goulash with pasta and roasted lamb and pork.
For dessert, I had palatschinke which is a thin soft chewy crêpe and the one I tried was filled with chocolate. There was also an assortment of bite-size sweets, such as waffles, cupcakes, poppyseed swirl, and a large ice cream truck.
It was quite a treat to try the unique dishes, hear the lively music and watch the crowd groove to traditional Serbian tunes. The only thing I regretted was not bringing my own cutlery to help the environment. If you can’t make it out this year, there is always next year.