Djuveč, or Finger Casserole
Djuveč Menu Djuveč (Lamb, Pork and Vegetable Casserole) Green Salad Bread Djuveč ("ju-vech") is found in one form or another throughout the Balkans. But I had never heard of it until I started poring over my vintage copy of Treasured Slovenian and International Recipes , the cookbook put together by the Progressive Slovene Women of America. The origins of the dish are probably Turkish. The Romanian version, ghivetch, is often considered a Jewish dish, one I recall seeing on menus in Israel. It sounded like a mildly spiced version of ratatouille, although djuveč usually adds meat and a little rice to the familiar vegetable mix. The Progressive Slovene Women included two versions in their cookbook. I was surprised to find one of them in the Slovenian section, since the dish probably reached Slovenia by way of Serbia. The second one, called Serbian Djuveč, was included in the International section. At first glance...