The 5 Best Bosnian Cooking Classes

1.Bosnian Cooking Lessons

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 269 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $96Our pick

Join Mersiha and Mustafa in their Sarajevo home for a four-hour Bosnian cooking class. Prepare stuffed vegetables and hand-stretched burek, enjoy wine, coffee, and dinner, and learn recipes you can make at home. Vegetarian and vegan options are available by request.

“For my birthday, I treated myself to a solo trip to Bosnia & Herzegovina, and one of my favorite and most memorable activities is one I now recommend to anyone planning to visit Sarajevo and that’s signing up for Bosnian Cooking Lessons. From the very first message I received, I immediately felt as though Mersiha was a friend inviting me to her home for a delicious meal. She’s incredibly warm and friendly which made this experience all the more special. I truly appreciated the pick-up and drop-off transfer to and from Mersiha and her husband, Mustafa’s home, which further added to the feeling of visiting a friend for dinner. Mersiha…”

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2.Burek Masterclass: Roll, Bake, Eat

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 91 reviews · 1 hour · from $25Best value

At Food House Mostar, Amina guides you through making burek from scratch, including the dough, filling, and rolling. Enjoy a welcome drink, learn about Bosnian food traditions, eat your freshly baked pie, and take home a recipe booklet. Vegetarian fillings can be arranged.

“Wonderful afternoon making Burek in an authentic and informative way. Amina was great, helping us to learn about the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as the cooking. Our 10 year old really enjoyed the experience too. We had the option of making a vegetarian version if needed, and got to eat what we made! Thank you!”

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3.Traditional Bosnian Cooking Class in Mostar with Lunch and Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $90

At Food House Mostar, an English-speaking host such as Amina guides you through Bosnian dishes including dolma, japrak, burek, and hurmasice. You cook in a commercial kitchen, enjoy rakija and local wine or beer, and sit down to the meal you helped prepare.

“Une très belle activité qui permet d'en découvrir plus sur la culture du pays. On a pu profiter de la gentillesse, bonne humeur et talent de notre guide. Un très beau moment et souvenir!”

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4.Experience Sarajevo: Bosnian Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $106

Meet Danijela and Armin in Sarajevo, shop for ingredients at a farmers' market, then cook traditional burek, pies, and sarma in their home. This four-hour small-group visit includes hotel pickup, Bosnian coffee, recipes, lunch, wine, and rakija.

“I had a wonderful experience with Danijela and Armin, from shopping for the ingredient, warmly welcoming me to their home and preparing the food (burek, pies and sarma). I learned a lot from this experience! Thank you very much. I highly recommend it.”

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5.Burek Masterclass in Mostar

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 3 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $26

At Food House Mostar, you’ll learn to prepare flaky burek and potato-filled krompiruša with an English-speaking guide. The one-hour evening class begins at 6 pm, includes rakija and lunch or dinner, and ends with a shared meal. Allow extra time for the burek to bake.

“It was fun to try with a fun crowd of strangers. It was very nice that we all sat together afterwards and enjoyed the Burek together. Note that Burek takes 45 minutes to cook which is waiting time after learning to make it. This is a good option to have dinner in a different way.”

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