Claims that "$foodstuff originated in $sountry" when it's more a than a few hundred years old should generally be read as a puff piece to raise tourism and country profile. They're common, e.g.

Hummus: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20171211-who-invented-hum...

halloumi is from Cyprus, but that's ... divided now: https://www.halloumicheese.eu/halloumi-cheese/the-history-of...

Wine plausibly originated in Georgia (the country) but it's so old, who can really tell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine

Arguing continuity of national borders over centuries in the Balkans is a fools game anyway.