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TOP 10 dishes of Croatian cuisine which you absolutely must try if you travel to this country.
Croatia consists of a number of regions with their “own rich” culture, history, character and, of course, cuisine. Every single of those regions have their own traditional foods. … read more
White truffle of Istria is an internationally recognized delicacy and an integral part of gourmet cuisine.
Truffle is strong-smelling underground fungus that resembles an irregular, rough-skinned potato, growing chiefly in broadleaved woodland on calcareous soils. It is one of the rarest delicacies in the world. You guessed it right, Istria is also famous for truffles of the highest quality and especially white truffles. … read more
Štrukli is a popular traditional Croatian dish – the Zagreb city and Croatian Zagorje speciality.
Paški sir / Pashki cheese is the hard sheep milk cheese, with the olive oil added to it. The name of the cheese comes from the name of the island Pag – where it is made.
Pashki cheese is known as “The King of the Croatian cheeses” – it has become famous far away from Croatia. This cheese is the multifold international competitions and the exhibitions prize-winner.
Strukli / Štrukli from Zagorje – is a traditional dish of Croatian Zagorje with history over 70 years.
It is a popular delicacy which is included in to the list of Croatian cultural heritage.
“Old school” / “Stara škola” is a restaurant of traditional cuisine located in a reconstructed building of an old school in the heart of Zagorje, surrounded by peaceful picturesque hills.
The restaurant’s home cooking and cozy peaceful atmosphere will allow you to escape from the hustle and bustle of weekdays and return to the past.
The restaurant offers gourmet traditional Zagorje cuisine: strukli, pumpkin soup, meat dishes stewed in an outdoor oven.
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11th of November is a Saint Martin’s Day / Martinje – a celebration of young wine, grapevine, and winemakers. That’s one of the happiest autumn celebrations in Croatia!
Traditional recipe Dalmatian Peka: How to Make Dalmatian Peka
Peka is a traditional dish of Dalmatian Croatia – cooking meat and vegetables under a cast-iron lid in coals.
An unique place for the soul relaxation and the gastronomical pleasures – hotel-pension and restaurant “Vuglec Breg” in 54 km from the Zagreb city.
The pension is located among the picturesque hills and “gingerbread” houses of the Zagorje, in the quietness, disturbed only by the birds’ singing.
Nearby the Veliki Tabor castle, lies one of the best traditional Croatian Zagorje cuisine restaurant – restaurant “Gresna Gorica”.
Located among the vineyards and the picturesque rural surroundings, restaurant “Gresna Gorica” invites to try the best traditional meals of Zagorje.
Distance to Dubrovnik 54 km
Distance to Split 171 km
A famous oyster farm is located in Ston.
The oysters in Ston of Dubrovnik are considered to be of the highest quality in the world. Most of the oysters is used to supply the markets and restaurants of Italy and France.
A number of restaurants specialising in oyster dishes are located here, and anyone can try these elite oysters at the low local prices. You can visit the oyster farm with an excursion.
Croatian cuisine is tasty, healthy and fascinatingly varied, as it combines two culinary traditions — Mediterranean, based on seafood, and central European, with its simple but nutritious schnitzels and strudels.
Moreover, Croatia was lucky with its nature. Its very clean sea provides Croatian dinner tables with mussels, oysters, shrimps, cancers, and different kinds of fish.
Croatian natural mineral water – Jamnica – won a gold medal for the best carbonated water in Europe at Mineral Water Challenge 2015.
An international competition held in Portugal in late November 2015, coming first in competition with 175 registered products from 11 countries.