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Wines of Croatia + delicacies
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
Decanter 2023 in London was a record year for Croatian winemakers.
Wines produced in Croatia won 25 gold medals Decanter’s World Wine Awards.
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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
Traminac is the grape species that’s loved and grown all around the world. I’m Croatia, it is traditionally produced in the Ilok region, which accumulates all the best climate characteristics for this species. Similarly, Traminac is grown in other continental parts of the country – vineyards might take small or big areas.
Traminac got named after the Tramin town of the South Italian Tirole region, where it was first cultured and planted.
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Plavac Mali – the king of the Croatian wines – one of the most famous of the Croatian local wines.
The wine proudly carries the third place in the rating of the quantity of wines produced in Croatia, right after the Grasevina and Istarska Malvazija.
Graševina / Grashevina – most popular white dry wine of Croatia.
Grashevina is greenish-yellow colored grape. Graševina’s wine bouquet is fresh with a fruity-herbal scent (apples, pears, violets, jasmine and linden). Grashevina is characterized by specific spicy-bitter
aftertaste.
Malvazija Istarska is one of the most famous wines of Croatia.
The wine is produced from the grape species known as Malvazija, which is grown at the Istrian peninsula territories of Croatia, as well as partially in Slovenia and Italy.
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.
Croatian wines are gaining more and more popularity on the international wine market. Together with wines gains popularity most popular wine region of Croatia – the Istrian peninsula.
From ancient times Istria was famous for growing grapes and till today it remains as one of the most dynamically developing wine regions in Europe.
In 2014 and 2015 Istria has joined the list of top 10 wine producing regions of the world. Also in 2016 Istria was placed in the top 10 wine producing regions of Europe.
Three new Michelin stars awarded to restaurants in Croatia in 2021.
New stars were given to “Nebo” restaurant in Rijeka, “Alfred Keller” restaurant in Mali Losinj and “Agli Amici” restaurant in Rovinj.
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.