How to pronounce Proja

Proja is written проја where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /prǒːja/. In plain English letters that is PRO-yah, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Proja?

Proja is a bread or pastry of Serbia. Where it comes from: Šumadija. People usually eat it for breakfast. Its main ingredients are corn. It tastes savory.

Where Proja comes from

Proja is one of 19 signature dishes of Serbia on this map.

• Šljivovica шљивовица · Drink · Šumadija

  Šljivovica is plum brandy, a fruit rakija made by fermenting and distilling plums.

• Pljeskavica пљескавица · Street food · Leskovac

  Pljeskavica is a large, flat patty of minced meat, often a mix of pork, beef and lamb, seasoned with onion and salt and grilled over charcoal.

• Karađorđeva šnicla карађорђева шницла · Main dish · Belgrade

  Karađorđeva šnicla is a rolled cutlet of veal or pork stuffed with kajmak, the thick Serbian clotted cream, breaded and deep-fried, then served with tartare sauce and lemon.

• Ajvar ајвар · Snack · Southern Serbia

  Ajvar is a thick red relish of roasted red peppers, sometimes with aubergine, garlic and chilli, cooked slowly in oil until it becomes a smooth or coarse spread.

• Mućkalica мућкалица · Main dish · Southern Serbia (Leskovac)

  Mućkalica is a Serbian stew of grilled meat and vegetables.

• Urnebes урнебес · Snack · Southern Serbia

  Urnebes, whose name means "disorder" or "mess", is a spread or salad characteristic of Serbian cooking, prominent in the city of Niš and across southern Serbia, the region it comes from.

Food of Serbia

Dishes like Proja in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Proja:

• Tutmanik тутманик · Bread & pastry · All Bulgaria, Bulgaria

  Tutmanik, also called mesenitsa, is a traditional Bulgarian bake of thick dough with crumbled white brine cheese, yogurt and eggs.

• Gofio · Bread & pastry · Canary Islands, Spain

  Gofio is flour made from roasted grain, usually wheat or maize, and it is the most traditional food of the Canary Islands.

• Arepa · Bread & pastry · Andes, Colombia

  Arepas are round cakes of maize dough, cooked on a griddle, baked or fried.