What is the Punjene Tikvice?

Punjene Tikvice is a regional meal consisting of a stuffed squash that enjoys in Serbia, and many parts of the Balkan region of Southeastern Europe. This meal uses vegetables as a kind of edible container and injects it full of other ingredients. The whole meal is often baked or cooked with tomato sauce.

Many different cartridges can be used to create a punny tick of the bowl. Many cooks use a combination of minced beef with rice and vegetables. Another meat filling may include chicken, pork or anything else common in the region where the bowl is popular. Some chefs also use vegetarian ingredients to produce this kind of food, where instead of meat can be used "fake meat" or simply rice and beans. This is not necessarily a traditional way to make food, but it is easy to add cheese or other dairy products to filling for these objects. Other elements, as well as garlic, are part of regional cooking and often get into a bowl. They pull out the seeds and other parts of the interior that are lessEdible, or less attractive, culinary audience. This interior space is filled with previously described ingredients.

Punjene tikvice and similar meals are often prepared by cooking whole stuffed vegetables into tomatoes or sauces. This mixture may also include meat supplies. All these elements cooked together put the bowl of its unique texture and taste.

In the Balkans, the Punjene Tikvice can be served along with a similar meal called Punjene Paprike or filled peppers. Other companies have their own versions of stuffed vegetables. Stuffed pepper is a common meal around the world, but for example, food culture is also filled with tomatoes, potatoes and cabbage. Although it is less unique to the Balkans than some other foods, the Punjene Tikvice is still a commonly recognized part of the regional cuisine and can show up in the basic food survey from this area.