Community Kitchen: Balkan Flavours

You are invited to Community Kitchen, an interactive culinary gathering where people from different cultural backgrounds come together and explore the flavours of the Balkans through food.

In this workshop, we will prepare three characteristic dishes that reflect the diversity of Balkan culinary traditions:

• krompiruša and sirnica, traditional pitas with potato and cheese, where we will also learn how to properly stretch the dough;
• shopska salad, a refreshing classic that is an essential part of meals in many Balkan homes;
• koh, a dessert based on a grandmother’s recipe, rooted in Austro-Hungarian culinary tradition and today popular in many countries across the Balkans.

Join us in preparing food and co-creating an open, collaborative environment where food becomes a shared language of connection. By taking part in the workshop, you enable one person from another community to attend free of charge.

Community Kitchen continues the pilot project we launched this spring in the Cooking Lab at Center Rog, in collaboration with ZRC SAZU and migrant, refugee and immigrant associations in Slovenia. The aim of the project is to connect through food, exchange experiences and learn about different cultures.

About the mentors
The workshop will be led by members of the Balkan community in Slovenia, with the support of mentors from the Cooking Lab.

GLOW – International Women’s Club Ljubljana is a community of international women, founded with the aim of fostering connection, friendship and mutual support. Today, the community is made up mainly of women from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and North Macedonia, while women of all nationalities and cultural backgrounds are welcome.

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Participants should gather 15 minutes before the start of the programme in the entrance lobby of Center Rog. Please store personal belongings in the lockers that will be shown to you by the mentor. Please arrive on time, as late entry into the lab cannot be guaranteed due to disruption of the working process.

The programme is intended for participants aged 14 and above unless otherwise stated.

In case of cancellation, you will be notified two days before the scheduled start.

If you are unable to attend, fees are non-refundable and the date cannot be changed. Participation may be transferred to another person, provided you inform us at least 24 hours before the start at kuhanje@center-rog.si.

We look forward to your company and to creating together!