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A traditional sausage in the shape of a horseshoe is 'ironed' for dryness in southeastern Serbia
Pirot’s ironed sausage earned regional certification in 2022, made by 35–40 local producers using meat from Stara Planina amid climate change challenges.
- In 2022, the state food safety authorities awarded Pirot's ironed sausage a regional certificate for excellence and origin, according to Marjan Savic.
- The ironed sausage is made from locally bred beef and goat meat seasoned with garlic, hot pepper and Stara Planina mountain spices, rooted in a Pirot tradition dating back at least a century.
- The process takes about a month and producers press each link with a glass bottle, while daily hand-flattening yields a thin horseshoe shape and the beef intestine casing is peeled before serving.
- Thousands attend the February sausage fair in Pirot, including visitors from Bulgaria, while small home manufacturing units on Pirot outskirts sustain local livelihoods through hard labor.
- Environmental shifts in recent years risk producers facing threats from dwindling goat herds and warmer, more humid winters partly linked to climate change, endangering local sausage traditions.
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A traditional sausage in the shape of a horseshoe is 'ironed' for dryness in southeastern Serbia
A traditionally crafted spicy sausage in the town of Pirot in southeastern Serbia is said to lift both a person’s energy and spirits, especially during the long winter months.
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