On June 1, the Montenegrin coastal town of Tivat welcomed the 15th Žućenica Festival, a gastronomic event that attracts many visitors. The local chefs prepare sweet and savory dishes using wild dandelion — žućenice — and other traditional ingredients.

One of the most popular table was the table of the Women's Forum of the Social Democratic Party:

It offered an amazing quantity and variety of dishes. The women from SDP demonstrated that žućenice can be added — successfully — to almost any dish.

To desserts, for example:

Two dozen teams from around the country attended the festival, about 250 chefs — amateur and professional — prepared the food displayed on 30 tables. 

Male serene — Little Mermaids — a team from the village of Đenovići, in the Herceg Novi municipality:

Ham and žućenice pie:

Savory pie and delicious stuffed eggs:

Delicate berry tart:

Harlekin team from the village of Donja Lastva:

Tasty dishes prepared according to traditional recipes:

Very neat table of Sergej Stanić School from Podgorica, laden with all sorts of goods:

An elegant local hotel by the name of La Roche prepared French style dishes. Croissants with green strip of žućenice look very unusual:

Profiteroles with green cream:

Sweet airy cakes (the students of the Mladost school participated in cooking and baking):

Appetizers and snacks from another Tivat hotel named Montenegrino:

Its chef prepared special treats. The star of the table, an amazing seafood salad with king prawns:

The table of Bokeški izrazi team:

Another seafood dish, from the fest coordinator, Women's Organization of Tivat:

The team Fešta came from the village of Baošići:

The housewives from Baošići made appetizing snacks:

and a lot of sweet pastries:

The crew of the training ship Jadran offered very popular Military Beans, traditional cheese and pršut. A vegetarian option — grilled eggplants and peppers.

A team from Poland is a frequent guest at the festival:

Vegetable snacks from the Tivat school Drago Milović:

… and cute fruit bites:

An unknown table, beautifully decorated with cherries and roses:

Treats from the Circle of Serbian Sisters:

Hearty nourishing dishes:

The marvellous cake on the table of Circle of Serbian Sisters:

Dishes prepared by the team Kavačka Ala Maka:

Women’s Organization of Risan:

Home-made juices, local wines and cocktails made with the magical žućenice primped the fest:

And all those treats were free of charge.