Serbia

Serbia

1. Serbian 2. Hungarian || 1. Serbian Orthodox 2. Catholic || Name: Pasuli (Bean soup) Recipe: 1 pound dried white beans, navy or cannelloni 2 onions, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 bay leaves 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 large carrot, scraped and sliced 5 to 6 whole peppercorns 1 pound smoked ribs or bacon, thickly sliced 1/2 tablespoon salt 2 tablespoons olive or sunflower oil 1 teaspoon paprika 2 tablespoons flour
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Directions: //Children's Day// Children's Day is the first of three holidays celebrated on the three successive Sundays before Christmas by Christians in Serbia. On Children's Day, parents tie up their children and refuse to let them go until they promise to be well behaved. On the next Sunday, children tie up their mother and only untie her when she gives them sweets. On the final Sunday, children tie up their father, and let him go when he promises to buy them clothes, toys, or other expensive items. These items generally appear as gifts for the children at Christmas. || USA: 97% Country: 96.4% || When: 5 June 2006 From Whom: From Serbia and Montenegro || USA: $39,676 Country: $4,400 || 1. Sugar 2. Agricultural machinery || Imports: Germany (28.8%) Exports: Italy (40.1%) || Men: 72.49 years Women: 77.86 years || -Relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns (other parts) || 1. Oil 2. Gas 3. Coal || 1. Pannonian Plains - It lie in northern Serbia. The region is mostly flat, with some low hills 2. Danube River - It is one of Europe's longest waterways. It enters Serbia from Hungary, forming part of the border between Serbia and Croatia. The river flows southeast across Serbia then forms part of Serbia's border with Romania. ||
 * 1) Pick over the beans for bits of grit and chaff; rinse them twice in cold water. Put the beans in a large saucepan and cover them with water to a depth of 1 to 2 inches. Bring the water to a boil and then turn down the heat. Leave to simmer gently for 30 minutes.
 * 2) Remove the pan from the heat and pour in enough cold water to cover the beans to a depth of 3 inches. The beans will settle on the bottom. Leave them for 1 to 2 minutes; then pour off the water and replace with fresh water. Bring the water to a boil and then turn down the heat to simmer.
 * 3) Add the onions, garlic, bay leaves, parsley, tomato paste, carrot, and peppercorns to the beans. Cook gently over very low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until the beans are soft. After 45 minutes of cooking, add the kielbasa.
 * 4) Fifteen minutes before you are ready to serve, add the salt and prepare a liaison for the soup. Heat the oil until it is smoking lightly; then quickly stir in the paprika, followed by the flour. Mix to a thin paste. Add this to the soup, stirring well. Simmer for 5 minutes, until the soup is thick and rich.
 * 5) Serve with plenty of bread. ||
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 * Social Customs: (Dating) When dating, young peaple tend to go out with one steady partner. They go far walks, to cafes, and parties, and to each other's homes. (Eating) They eat type of a substantial meal for breakfast ||
 * Recreation: Visiting and talking, watching television, and soccer game. ||
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 * Type: Republic ||
 * Leader: Prime minister Vojislar Kostunica ||
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 * Monetary Unit: Serbian Dinar (RSD) ||
 * Exchange Rate: 58.6925 ||
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 * Climate: -Cold winters, and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall. (in north)
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 * Environmental Issues: Air pollution around Belgrade and other industrial cities; water pollution from industrial wastes dumped into the Sava which flows into the Danube. ||