Wedding cabbage ( / svadbarski kupus) is a traditional Serbian dish. The main ingredients are cabbage and meat, which could be pork or lamb and mutton.Vasyl Makhno, "Wedding Cabbage", Krytyka, September 2014. It is typically prepared by cooking it slowly for many hours in a large crock. It is traditionally served at weddings and other major events."Serve up a Serbian spread", The Independent, July 2, 2014."Europe’s foodie secret: Serbian cuisine", Lonely Planet (accessed April 11, 2016).
Preparation Layers of diced cabbage and meat are boiled in a crock.
Cabbage Festival The Cabbage Festival (Kupusijada in Serbian) is held annually in Mrčajevci, where a wedding cabbage competition is held. The winner receives a golden pot, and the runner-up receives a silver pot. In 2012, the festival was attended by more than 100,000 visitors over a three-day period.
See also List of cabbage dishes Cabbage soup Podvarak
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