In Herzegovina, winter is not winter if there is no collard greens and smoked meat.
It is a cheese made from sheep, cow or goat milk, which matures in the sacks made of sheep skin. It is an ingenious system for storage and transport of a perishable food product, and a way not to waste any part of the slaughtered animal.
The word “pršut” has a clear Latin origin, made of pro, meaning “before” and “exsuctus” meaning “dried out.”
If a product becomes a symbol of a place, it is because it carries the colours, tastes, sounds and history of the place.
In Herzegovina, one can still find old-fashioned beehives for honey production: this is the legacy that tells the story of a long beekeeping tradition in this country.
Pomegranate is one of the most characteristic symbols of Herzegovina. Wild pomegranate can be found almost everywhere from countryside to city centres.
