McDonald’s returns to Macedonia?
Well-known American fast food franchise McDonald’s plans to return after eight years to Macedonia As the Macedonian media reported, the well-known American fast food franchise McDonald’s is expected to return to Macedonia. After a number of problems, its restaurants in the country were closed in 2013. The Macedonian portal Faktor was the first to report on the return of McDonald’s to Macedonia. “Even in times of the pandemic, the changes are not easing, and the Macedonian market is becoming an attractive location for new investments. After 8 y…
Macedonian companies at 5. Food Expo in Athens
Two Macedonian companies take part at the 5. Food Expo, the largest food and beverage trade show in Southeast Europe, held March 10-12 in Athens. Lars-Perustija from Stip and Agrar Ko from Kocani are representing the Macedonian stand at the fair, MIA reports from Athens. Lars-Perustija representative Sofija Mitevska says the fair is a good opportunity to promote their products and a chance for future cooperation. The company focuses on products such as ajvar, natural juices, sauces, sugar-free jams. Agrar Ko is present at …
Skopje Wine Salon - Vinodonia 2017 kicks off
More than 350 different labels of wine from 40 wineries from the region, Italy, France will be exhibited for tasting at the second Skopje Wine Salon - Vinodonia 2017, which will be held on Dec. 1-2 in Marriott Hotel in Skopje. The wine event is organised by a group of wine consultants, judges and educators under the auspices of the Association of Sommeliers of the Republic of Macedonia. This year’s programme is versatile and includes master classes of the wineries Chateau Kamnik, Tikves and Stobi, as well as workshops, wine tastin…
Macedonian wines promoted at Danish market
Macedonian wines of type "Vranec" are promoted at events in Denmark's capital Copenhagen on October 23-24. Macedonian Wineries Tikves, Stobi, Dalvina, Bovin, Kamnik, Popov and Popova Kula present their products before distributors, importers, HoReCa and professional wine buyers. Wine critic and judge Darrel Joseph held two masterclasses within the promotional events. вина промоција данска The events are organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, in cooperation with association "W…
Macedonia: Memories of a Crackdown on the Ajvar Culinary Tradition Remain Fresh
Making ajvar, a pepper-based condiment and one of the most sacred Balkan traditions, has been facing unexpected impediments in its native Macedonia during the last several years. The preparation of this winter food characterizes autumn in Macedonia, and its significance goes far beyond simple cooking, but has a cultural, almost ritual value. Ajvar is a family matter that usually gathers relatives, friends and even neighbors. As such, it often draws the attention of foreigners residing in the country, including the current ambassado…
Macedonia - Ajvar: a paprika mousse as national dish | What's cookin'
The republic of Macedonia in the south of the Balkan peninsula is a young state with a rich and diverse history. Macedonia is known for its good tobacco and its red pepper specialities. Ilinka Glavevska is one of the last farmers to grow the old Bukovo pepper type and uses it to make the traditional Bukovski piper spice. What's cookin' is about traditional culinary recipes from different European regions.
A 250 years old spice recipe lives on in Kratovo
The Donevski family from Kratovo are guardians of a 250 years old recipe for the spice known as k'cana sol - salt mixed with a unique blend of herbs and spices that is a staple of Macedonian cuisine. Stevce Donevski, the head of the house does not keep the recipe secret. And why should he - the k'cana sol, whose name implies the long process of battering the salt and the spices in a large mortar, is notoriously difficult to produce. It takes six hours non-stop over the mortar to produce the unique flavor of the k'cana sol. …
Picture of the Day - Macedonian Fried Chicken
Picture of the Day - Macedonian Fried Chicken seen in Skopje, Macedonia.
Roadside local products stand opens on Negotino highway
Local Action Group “Tikves Wine Valley” opens Wednesday roadside stand for local products sale near E-75 highway at the entrance to Negotino. The stand will operate during the summer and should contribute to increased sale of local products from this region to domestic and foreign tourists who transit along the highway. “Tikves Wine Valley” is association consisted of representatives from the private, non-governmental and public sector which has been working for the support of the regional development of the Tikves micro region fo…
Documentary on the Bukovka crushed pepper spice broadcast on Arte
German Arte channel broadcast a documentary on the popular crushed pepper from the Bitola village of Bukovo. The short film about the famous Bukovka spice is focused on Ilinka Glavevska and her family, who explains the procedure on preparing the spice, and the main dishes it is used in. Bosnian born German movie maker Mirjana Momirovic produced and directed the film that is presented Bukovka as a slow food specialty on Arte. Momirovic already worked on projects aimed to present the Macedonian ruby stone and on wines from the Vardar reg…
Kadino - Trusty Macedonian Brand of Consumers of Domestic and Foreign Markets
Kadino Industry Group is a production company with over 25 years of experience in the production of different sorts of flour under the name of Moeto Brasno (Eng.: My Flour), and thanks to its quality placed Kadino as a trusty brand on the domestic and foreign markets. The company has also initiated an idea for handmade traditional filo pastry, such as burek and other pastry made of hand rolled dough. “Finding inspiration in our roots, we created a brand that has carried out our mission to make an addition to each home’s table with…
Macedonian Baked Beans
This is practically the Macedonian national dish, and a lot more flavoursome than your average over-sugared, over-salted 57-varieties-of British-beans-on-toast combo. Without wishing to sound preachy, we should all be eating more beans – and cooking them ourselves. They are nutritious, thrifty (I didn’t get that many badges in the Brownies, but to this day I remain inordinately fond of my thrift badge), versatile and very simple to work with. The only drawback is the fact that as most pulses need soaking for around six hours, you need to …
Macedonian Wine and Food to Be Presented at Moscow Fair Prodexpo
Macedonia is to participate at the Prodexpo 2017, the 24th International Exhibition for Food, Beverages and Food Raw Materials taking place 6-10 February in Moscow. The Macedonian pavilion is organised by the Macedonian-Russian Chamber of Commerce and supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management. Stobi Winery Gradsko, Dalvina Winery Strumica and Kralska Vinarija Winery Demir Kapija, dairy producers Zdravje (Radovo) and Osogovo Milk (Kocani) as well as company for canned vegetable and fruit production Vor…
Macedonia in Vogue: Every meal is made with passion and love
No matter where you go, every meal is made with passion and love—whether it’s at a holeinthewall in the middle of Skopje or the living room of a farmer in a local village. Not only that, the focus is entirely on quality—which means everything is made from scratch without the additives and preservatives we’re so accustomed to in Western food. This is only part of the story about Macedonia published in Friday’s edition of world's most famous fashion magazine, Vogue. Under the headline ‘Why Macedonia Is Becoming a Foodie Destina…
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