Travel Reference
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Montenegrin Heartland Specialties
The village of Njeguši on the edge of Lovćen (the black mountain) is famous for its
pršut
(smoke-dried ham) and
sir
(cheese). Anything with 'Njeguški' in its name is going to be a
true Montenegrin dish stuffed with these two goodies; this might be pork chops, veal,
steak or spit-roasted meat
(Njeguški ražanj)
.
Old Montenegro extended to the Crnojević River and the upper reaches of Lake Skadar,
where the cuisine is dominated by three main freshwater fish: eel
(jegulja)
, bleak
(ukljeva)
and carp
(krap)
.
In 1951, when acclaimed Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović was commissioned to create the models for the
magnificent statues in the Njegoš Mausoleum on the top of Mt Lovćen, it's said that all he asked for by
way of payment was cheese and
pršut
from Njeguši.
