The cheese, butter and milk from grass and herb-fed cows is hand-delivered by Ana, whose family have perfected their dairy technique over generations. My grandparents live in a small seaside town in the Balkans where the fish at market was caught in the early hours of that morning, the beef is veal from that field over there and the oranges were plucked, leaves and all, from the tree outside the kitchen window. ![]() ![]() To elaborate: by “sunshine” she means the glorious setting of the Balkan countryside, and “love” refers to her unparalleled skill honed by decades of practising the ancient wisdom of her Balkan Granny predecessors. She claims: “Sunshine gets the ball rolling and love takes care of the rest.” Cryptic, isn’t she? The mysterious and enigmatic ways of the Balkan Granny have served me well in stockpiling anecdotes to regale my Western friends with. Each and every meal, snack and nibble is a gastronomic delight.
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