A salaš is a Vojvodina farmstead — the working agricultural unit that has been the foundation of rural life in this flat, fertile region for centuries. Salaš 137 in Čenej, a village outside Novi Sad, has transformed itself into one of the most authentic and pleasurable dining experiences in the Balkans, operating a full working farm alongside a restaurant that uses what the farm produces.
The spit-roasted suckling pig is the dish that earns the special journey from the city. Prepared in the courtyard over open fire, it arrives with the crackling skin and moist interior that only this method of cooking produces. The process is entirely visible to guests — part of the entertainment and part of the point. Everything about Salaš 137 is honest in this way: the wine pressed on the estate, the vegetables from the kitchen garden, the bread baked in a wood-fired oven.
The atmosphere is that of generous rural hospitality extended to visitors who have made the eff