Post by riotgrrl on Apr 21, 2011 14:18:06 GMT
It's been some time since I kept you all up-do-date with the latest happening news from my favourite part of the word - so long that I can't find any of my previous threads on it; time to start a new one.
This week, this story particularly caught my eye. What happens when Nationalism gets silly . .
According to tabloid Press RS, the so-called "Serbian salad" was removed from restaurant menus of the Bosnian state parliament.
The move has raised the hackles of Serb MPs, who say that its no coincidence, but rather an act of revenge by Bosniaks.
Drago Kalabic, an MP from Republika Srpska, said that this was a new trick from Sarajevo.
"While we struggled to get pork back on the menu, they created a new hoax to suppress Serbian salad, and this will not pass!" said Kalabic.
The Parliament's restaurant didn't serve pork for years, but it was eventually included in the menu at the insistence of Serb deputies.
Bosniak representatives immediately requested that their food be prepared in separate dishes, since Islam forbids the consumption of pork.
Serbian salad is a vegetable salad, usually served during summer with grilled meat and other dishes. It is made from diced fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and grated feta, usually seasoned with olive oil, salt and commonly feferon – a local hot pepper similar to cayenne pepper.
Some in the Balkans might even call it a Greek salad.
www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbian-salad-dispute-in-bosnia-s-parliament
This week, this story particularly caught my eye. What happens when Nationalism gets silly . .
According to tabloid Press RS, the so-called "Serbian salad" was removed from restaurant menus of the Bosnian state parliament.
The move has raised the hackles of Serb MPs, who say that its no coincidence, but rather an act of revenge by Bosniaks.
Drago Kalabic, an MP from Republika Srpska, said that this was a new trick from Sarajevo.
"While we struggled to get pork back on the menu, they created a new hoax to suppress Serbian salad, and this will not pass!" said Kalabic.
The Parliament's restaurant didn't serve pork for years, but it was eventually included in the menu at the insistence of Serb deputies.
Bosniak representatives immediately requested that their food be prepared in separate dishes, since Islam forbids the consumption of pork.
Serbian salad is a vegetable salad, usually served during summer with grilled meat and other dishes. It is made from diced fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and grated feta, usually seasoned with olive oil, salt and commonly feferon – a local hot pepper similar to cayenne pepper.
Some in the Balkans might even call it a Greek salad.
www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbian-salad-dispute-in-bosnia-s-parliament
