Balkan cuisine

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Balkan cuisine encompasses a collection of national cuisines that combine characteristics of European cuisine with some of those from West Asia. In its broadest sense, Balkan cuisine encompasses the native cuisines of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. Except for Slovenian cuisine, these cuisines have a notable Turkish influence due to Ottoman occupation. Except for Hungarian, Moldovan, and Romanian cuisine, Balkan cuisines have considerable Mediterranean influence, mostly present in Greek and Albanian cuisine. Romani cuisine, the traditional food of the Romani people, includes dishes from traditional Balkan cuisine. Balkan cuisine is available in Vienna, Austria, due to post-WWII migration to the city. Germany has restaurants serving Balkan cuisine, which were often called Yugoslavian restaurants until the outbreak of the Yugoslav Wars. Balkan Grills have been present in West Germany since...

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