This archive report was first published on 28 November 2019.
Thursday, November 28, 2019, marked the arrival of Balkan cuisine in Nairobi, thanks to the Balkan Grill House in Westlands.
The restaurant, which serves ex-Yugoslav cuisine, offers a unique dining experience with over 50 chicken, beef, and lamb dishes, each cooked differently using spices from the region.
One of the popular styles of cooking at Balkan Grill House involves mincing meat and preparing it into skinless sausages, which are then served with fries, deep-fried matoke, or Balkan bread called lepinja.
"Lepinja is a traditional bread that we make in-house the Croatian way," says Stanislav Kaleb, director. "During the baking process, two layers separate and its hollow centre forms a pocket which can be filled with different items to make sandwiches or served on its own as an accompaniment," he adds.
The restaurant uses a must-have spice called Vegeta, an all-purpose seasoning made from herbs, spices, and select natural ingredients, sourced from Croatia.
Executive Chef Edin Hot highlights the quality of meat in Nairobi, saying, "Honestly, it is better quality than what we have back in Croatia. Here, the cattle are taken out to graze while in Europe they are sometimes given artificial products which make the meat unhealthy,"
