Ideas for a Montenegrin Themed Party
Montenegro is the world's newest international side, only having been established after the 2006 World Cup. Part of the former state of Yugoslavia, Montenegro entered the 2006
World Cup as part of the Serbia & Montenegro team, failing to qualify for the finals. The first official competition that the independent Montenegro national team competed in was therefore the 2010
World Cup qualifying stage; they again failed to qualify for the World Cup Finals.
The culture of Montenegro has been influenced by many other nations over the centuries, which given its geographical location should come as no surprise. Over the years
the influences of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, the Ottoman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Christianity, Islam and Communism have all had their influence on what was once a fierce
warrior nation. Even today, the "brave falcons" of the national football team still like to uphold the ingrained tradition of bravery and fighting to the death for their nation.
Montnegro Party Decorations
Decorate yourself and your room with Montenegro shirts*, flags and scarves.
If you're serving food, search for red and white table covers, napkins, plates, cups and
cutlery on our general
Party Decorations Page
For bunting, flags, balloons and more
Montenegrin Party Decorations Ideas,
visit our
European Flags & Decorations Page
As for colour schemes, in addition to the above ideas, anything else you can find in red and white will help create the right atmosphere.
* Unfortunately we cannot currently find a source for Montenegrin football shirts, but for the purposes of theming your party their home colours are all red with gold details, and their away kit is all white with
red detail.
Food for a Montenegro Themed Party
Montenegro's traditional cuisine has a distinctively Italian flavour which shows in the bread-making, its cured meats, its cheese-making, and its wine and spirits.
This is mixed with a large influence from Turkey, Albania, Greece and the Middle East, bringing in pita breads, moussaka, kebabs and Turkish style breads, pastries and sweets.
Dishes such as goulash and other stews are also common.
It's also fair to say - without any disrespect - that the cuisine of Montenegro is not too dissimilar to that of its near neighbours and other former Yugoslavian states, such as Serbia, Macedonia,
Bosnia and Croatia, so we will include "regional" recipes here where appropriate. Other recipes from these nations can be found on each
country's individual page.
Just try some of these next time you are throwing a Montenegrin football party:
Savoury Recipes
Serbian Meat Loaf
Balkan Beef & Bean Soup
Cevapcici - Balkan Burgers
Serbian Spinach
Sweet Recipes
Visnjak - Montenegrin Cherry Cake
Drink for a Montenegro Themed Party
Montenegro produces wine, beer and brandy. The brandy is called "
Rakija", and is usually made from grapes, although varieties produced from plums and pears
are also available. Of the locally produced beers, "
Niksic" is the best known and most widely available brand. Montenegrin wine production is a long-standing tradition
in the southern and coastal regions. The best known Montenegrin wines are whites such as "
Krstac" and Chardonnay, and reds such as "
Vranac".
