Montenegrin Food Review - Eating local seafood dishes in Kotor, Montenegro

So it is time for our first food video here from Montenegro and the big question is what do we know about Montenegrin cuisine? Because apparently that is what it is called. Yeah, it is. Montenegrin food. Not very much. I can't say I've ever had it anywhere else in the world but we have been doing a bit of research. Apparently it is heavily influenced by Turkey, Greece, Italy and all of its neighbors. So that should be interesting. And also it varies depending on the region you're in. So what they eat along the coast is very different from what they have up in the mountains. Yeah. So we're going to be focusing on seafood today because we're in Kotor, we're right by the water and yeah this place is called Cezarica I believe. Um, yeah and they have a massive menu and it is all seafood and everything sounded so good. We ordered some stuffed squid. Yes. Which should be interesting. I'm really excited about that because I was reading the reviews on TripAdvisor and everyone was saying eat the stuffed squid. Yeah. Um, so yeah. That is awesome. So why don't you. So you ordered some tea. Why don't you try that. I got tea. I got tea because it is cold and it is raining out. So it is green tea. It is. You had a choice between green and black and you're like I'll go for green. I'll go for green. And it is good. It is keeping me warm. Also, check out the restaurant. We're like in this little cave. Yeah. It feels like. It is pretty awesome. The walls are super cool. It is all like stone and brick and it is super homey and kind of dark. And I like it. And somebody is looking a little different since the last video. What is happening Sam? Yeah, yeah. I finally got my hair cut. Oh my gosh. I couldn't even remember the last time it was. It was in Poland. Yeah. That was in the summer. A few months ago. And like the fall is almost over we're moving into winter so this is moving on to like three and a half four months since I got a cut. I got my hair cut too so I've been pretty happy today. I was just getting pretty shaggy so it is time. Anyways, we're raising a pint over here. A pint. I've got some of the dark local draught. Oh, that is quite nice. My like initial thoughts is that it has got a bit of a sweet molasses kind of flavor. It's got a bit of a like a dark bread. Yeah. It does remind me a bit of Guinness. Like a lighter Guinness that is more sweet. And it is a nice beer and it should go really good with the seafood that is coming soon. Alright. Ready for it. Alright guys, the food is here and it looks amazing. Check this out. So this is what I ordered. This is the stuffed squid with shrimp. So I'm just going to bring one over. Let's cut into it. Look at the colors. It is like golden. Crispy on the exterior. Really soft when you cut into it. Oh wow. Look at that. It sure is soft. Oh my. It smells so good. Does it? Yeah. Let's see. Yeah, this was when we were looking up this place this is what was recommended. What say you? That is so good. Is it? Mmm. I haven't had a whole lot of squid in my life but I believe this is what it is supposed to taste like. It is just so. When it is done well. It is so tender. Oh my gosh. Oh wow. The squid can be quite chewy. So. Not at all. Wow. Not at all. When I think of squid I think it harkens back to my days in you know South Korea when I had a lot of squid snacks. Raw squid. Not so much raw but the dried squid that was really tough and chewy. Oh yeah. Salty. The ones that you're supposed to take to the movie theater as your little snack. Yeah, movie theater or baseball games. No, this is totally different. Nothing like it. Also the filling. The shrimp I think it is like mixed with mashed potatoes. Right. So yeah this is really good. I think you're going to enjoy it. Oh. And it also comes with potatoes and Swiss chard. Check that out. It is so good. In he goes. Yeah, I can't wait to try this. I'm going to do the same as you. I'm going to cut it in half. Yeah. And it is stuffed. It is jacked. It is jacked squid. Oh my gosh. Isn't that wonderful? It tastes so much better than I thought it would. I don't know why. I think we just haven't had a lot of squid. Like we don't eat that much seafood but this is amazing. Just the way it is done. It is just like it is coated. I think it is coated in quite a bit of oil. Yeah. It is cooked to perfection on the outside. It is so crispy. Crispy. But then on the inside you get that juiciness and tenderness. There is a lot of flavors going on. It is just absolutely delicious. Okay, I'm going to try some of the potato and Swiss chard mash as well. Mmmmm. That is nice. Yeah, it goes really well. Good stuff. That squid is so good. That squid though. That squid. Oh yeah. That squid has won us over. Going in. I just can't. Going in for number three. Haha. I can't help myself. What can I say? Okay, so this right here is the next dish we ordered. And this is called Fritura. And it is basically just fried fish. Yes. Local catch of the day. Catch of the day. And I believe they said this is hake. Hake or hake. Hake. I don't really know my fish that well so I'm not entirely sure how to pronounce the fish's name. What do you think? Should I be using my hands for this or just dig in? Yeah, go for it. Just dig in with your hands. Sam already took a bite out of this one. It is good. A little earlier. Yeah. Yeah, I think I can use my hands. No? Couldn't wait. Mmmmm. What do you think? That is good. I think these have just been like deep-fried whole so like they still have the bones but it is so easy to peel it off. There you go. The whole thing came out. Wow. Mmmmm. I should be squirting lemon all over this. There you go. That is the way to do it. Premium. Haha. Make it premium with the lemon. Premium with the lemon. I'm just going to eat the tail. It is also so soft. I think you can eat the whole thing. Yeah. It has been fried. Nice contrast though between the juiciness of the first dish and the crispiness of this one. I would agree. It is really good. I'm going to be needing a napkin. You will. My turn? Alright, I'm ready to try too. Look at you using cutlery. I made a mess. It is rare that I'm the one that is being uh you know having a better table etiquette than you but. It really is. I'll take a rare win. Mmmmm. For me it is just all about the saltiness and the crispiness. Yeah. That is what it is all about. Yeah. It is just really nice. A little bit more. And you're right I do think you can eat the whole thing. I think the bones have been fried too. Oh yeah. Yeah, it is all so soft. Like you didn't even taste the bones. Just dig right in. It is so good. Oh, I should mention another dish that had been recommended was the fried anchovies or fried sardines. Oh yeah. I forget. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But they didn't have those. They didn't have them today so that is why we went for this actually. Yeah. We were originally had our eye set on that. I think it was sardines. Yeah. No, it was both. It was both. Sardines and anchovies. But I think they didn't have sardines so we decided to go for the local catch. Yeah. Well, this is pretty good. It is. Oh, and you want to show us the salad we got? We've kind of been neglecting that. In favor of seafood. Okay, so this is just a basic salad. As you can see you've got tomatoes, huge chunks of cheese. Um, feta. Olives. Feta. Feta and goat cheese is really big in this city. I can tell. Because when we went. Pardon me. When we go to the grocery store there is just so many different kinds of feta or goat cheese and other types of cheese that is very similar but it is way more prominent than for example like sliced cheese. Yeah. So you don't see like cheddar or so much mozzarella but you see a lot of this. That looks good. That is a really nice olive. So yeah, I'm going to try the cheese and a bite of tomato here. Good stuff. Mmmhmm. Alright, let's work on this and then we'll be back with dessert because we are getting dessert. Oh, you know us. Oh yeah. You know it. Okay, so that was a really good meal. We ordered two main fish dishes, one salad, tea, beer and it came to 32 Euros. Yeah. This food is pricey. Even in Coastal Town. So be prepared for that. That is true. But yeah, it was really tasty. We were planning to get dessert and then we went to order cake and they said they didn't have any. Yeah, not today. And they offered us fruit instead. And we were like no. Fruit. So guys we're on the hunt for dessert. Yeah. We're going to show you something. Maybe we'll stop by a bakery or something. Or maybe gelato. We'll see. Okie doke guys. We ended up going back home. We found a really good bakery. Yes. And uh yeah. We hit up a bakery along the way. We couldn't really find any places for dessert. Like it is low season and it is rainy so it feels like everything is shut down. We could have popped into another restaurant but we just didn't have the patience for that. I'm just going to use my hands. Yeah. Okay so we got some bowls here. So the white one is called Raffaello. Yep. And this one is either Bombisa or Bombica. I'm not entirely sure. You remember better than me. I forgot both. So let's see. Raffaello. I remember you can get chocolates that look like that. I bet it is good. Mmmm. Coconut? Coconut. Yeah. Coconutty. Mmmhmm. But I wish it were juicier. I mean I've never had this before so I'm not entirely sure what it is supposed to taste like. It is a little dry. This is a little bit dry. Some juiciness would be good. Woah. Haha. There is shredded coconuts just flying everywhere. Try that other one. And then there is this. Man. Mmmm. Okay. Alright there we go. And I should mention that these two plus the cake that we're going to try down here came to just over 3 Euros. So we definitely saved a little money by going to the bakery. Haha. Mmmm. Is it good? It is interesting. Is it chocolatey? It has a filling. Okay. I almost bit into it. One more bite. One more bite to determine what it is. For science. I've never had anything like this before. Really? It is um. It is quite heavy. Okay. This one is almost like a rock. It is really dense. Haha. Like a rock. It is. Is it tasty though? Yeah but I feel like I need a cup of tea. Okay. Or something to go with it. Well it is good that we got some wine. Yeah, it is something that you nibble on slowly. Okay. I think I may like the coconut one better. Let me go back to that. It will grow on me. It will grow on you. I think once I get a cup of tea I'll be able to enjoy that better. And we also got cake. Yeah, we also got cake. And this is basically um they said it was Tiramisu cake. Right? Mmhmm. I called it cheesecake. We were going to get the cheesecake but we ended up going for this. Dig right in. Okay. Show us what it is all about. Let's see. Oh. And then I'll show you guys the wine after. We got a special we got a special a special wine that is unique to Montenegro. Mmhmm. Montenegrin wine. Red wine. And how is that cake? It is not my favorite. No? I feel like I'm not really having a good day with the desserts here. Um the cream it is a little bland. It could be sweeter. Okay. It is just a whole lot of cream and yeah I think it needs some more sugar. And it doesn't have a strong coffee flavor. If you're giving me Tiramisu I'm expecting some coffee in there. Oh there you go. Lunch was a bigger hit than dessert. Lunch was way better than dessert. Let me show you guys the wine. Let's do that. Okay guys so if you're traveling in Montenegro and you enjoy your red wines you definitely have to try what is local. It is Vrenets. Yeah. And my goodness is it ever good. I had some the other night when we first arrived and yeah it is very good. I like to call it the it is like red velvet going down. It is a dry red. It has got a lot of taste. It is very potent. Um anyways about this wine. Yeah, it is unique to here and it refers to the Vrenets grape. Alright. And that is where it is made from. Let's start drinking. Alright, let's see if this is any good. I poured us each a glass. So I will. It should be good. Raise a glass to the local red wine. Are you toasting to wine? Toasting to wine. Oh yeah, this is good stuff guys. Good. Oh yeah. I think this is going to make our dessert so much better. Yeah, it is so neat to try some different wines in this region you know. Mmmhmm. And this is a really good one. Yeah. I have to say it took us a while to find our footing. Especially with wine in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Yeah. Um but yeah. But once we did it was good. Yes. And the one here um the bottle I picked up it is a 2013 and it was normally like I think closer to 4 Euros and this one was slightly under 3 Euros so what a deal and it tastes delicious. So highly recommend it. So yeah, we are going to sign out from here. That was dessert. That was wine. Overall a really good meal. We sure ate a lot. It is time for our siesta. And thanks for watching. We'll see you guys on the next episode. Tata.