ROZANCI, Serbia -- Forget whiskey or cognac. For Serbs, nothing beats homemade sljivovica, a plum brandy they hope will win U.N. recognition soon as an example of an important cultural tradition.

Not long ago, I gave a dinner party typical of the Washington scene, with guests who had spent considerable time in other places. Foreign service officers, journalists, academics who had enjoyed ...

The plum brandy sljivovica has been handcrafted and consumed in Serbia for centuries, a custom carried from generation to generation. The drink has become part of the national identity. It's now been ...

Would you like some Romanian plum brandy with your Macanese cuisine? Chef Abe Conlon of Logan Square’s Fat Rice thinks you might. It’s an odd story that began when Fat Rice’s handyman, Ioan “Onu” ...