This is the moment when even my mother could not believe that I succeeded in making it. Believe it or not, no one has heard of Pita Pastrmajlija in Budapest, let alone tasted it. And you know, they missed out a lot.
In fact, Pita Pastrmajlija in free translation actually means a meat pastry or pizza. Only pork is used instead of salami/ham. An egg can also be added in some recipes. In Macedonia it is a specialty and made mainly in Veles, Negotino and Shtip. There is no season for a pastrmajlija crave. It is popular in summer and in winter.
Today we have guests over for lunch. We will sit in the yard. They are Hungarians who have never been to Macedonia. There are many of those. They have just passed through Macedonia on their way to Greece. They really liked what they saw. The mountains for example, I miss them so much over here. I decided to make this specialty and while we dine I could tell them stories about the richness and beauties of Macedonia. They were thrilled. They loved the pastry so much that they expressed a desire to visit Macedonia whenever possible!
