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The secret of the fabulous taste of Dalmatian coastal cuisine is in its digestibility and simple preparation, yet the idea that simplicity means everyone everywhere could prepare them would be deceiving. The tradition of grilling and roasting fish and delicacies of the sea in this region has been carried on from generation to generation, whereby the proper grilling technique often depends on the type of wood or wood briquettes chosen to do the gradele (grilling) and grilling technique.
 

Famous Croatian Food Tradition

Your stay in Croatia is not just a pleasure for your eyes, it is also an ideal opportunity to please your taste buds and savour some of the local specialties. You can sense it while sitting at almost every restaurant table offering popular dishes named after Croatian regions: Pag cheese, Slavonian kulen, Drniš prosciutto, Istrian soup, Cres lamb, Gorski Kotar belly, Kvarner shrimp, Zagorje štrukli, Ston oysters, Vis and Komiža bread, Međimurje gibanica … The tastes of these dishes are all different, yet have a clear link – they are Croatian and they are excellent. All this combined in a natural harmony of distinctive wines, quality olive oil, excellent cheeses and tasty fresh produce.

The area known as Croatia today has been a crossroads for number of  conquerors and merchants for centuries. A large number of good trade routes passed through the Croatian region, such as those for spices. All this created different eating habits, refined mixture of different types of cuisine and specific methods of food preparation influenced by Celt, Illyrian, Roman, Oriental, Italian, French, Hungarian to Viennese cuisine and tradition.

Traditional Croatian cuisine is represented by a full table high quality specialties, taste them and you will be asking for the recipe. Croatian desserts are well known all over the world. Variety of quality food is huge and every town, not to mention region has it's own local specialties.

If you are in continental part of the country you will find variety of heavy foods, particularly meat, salads and side dishes. On other side, light highly valued dietary meals with its many varieties of seafood specialties accompanied by cooked or fresh vegetables, olive oil, herbs and light spices could be enjoyed in Mediterranean Croatia.

When you are in Croatia, you must not miss: strukli, orahnjaca and turkey with mlinci of Zagorje; gibanica (savory strudel) of Medjimurje; kulen and fish fricassee of Slavonia; lamb or goat "ispod peke" of Lika (lamb or goat roasted under an earthenware dish in the fireplace; Dalmatian prosciutto ham and cheese from the island of Pag; smoked meat, bacon, or sausages and fresh cottage cheese with sour cream of Podravina; cream slices and excellent tortes favorite sweet things in Zagreb, to name just few.

The secret of the fabulous taste of Dalmatian coastal cuisine is in its digestibility and simple preparation, yet the idea that simplicity means everyone everywhere could prepare them would be deceiving. The tradition of grilling and roasting fish and delicacies of the sea in this region has been carried on from generation to generation, whereby the proper grilling technique often depends on the type of wood or wood briquettes chosen to do the gradele (grilling) and grilling technique. In addition to this comes the tantalizing taste of Dalmatian olive oil, and the particular taste of the totally fresh fish and delicacies of the sea. You must not miss superlative seafood specialties when you are visiting coastal part of the country (black risotto, scampi na buzaru, fresh fish on gradele, seafood salads, old fisherman's soup, pasticada with njoki, salty sardines, rozata cake  and much more.

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Traditional Croatian Recipes - A great collection of old and new Croatian recipes. Since our family background had been such a mixture, my mother's Traditional Croatian Recipes refined that fine mixture of different types of influences in her cuisine and preparation of beautiful Croatian dishes, what was called lather "mother's version of traditional".

When I started my cooking journey, my mother's recipes, experiences of working with her, and new culinary trend with much healthier version of cooking, made influences and reflected in my traditional Croatian cooking and recipes.

The Story About Paprenjak - The Paprenjak - the traditional Croatian pastry is according to its ingredients - honey, walnuts and pepper, truly contradictory as the Croatian history itself: a sweet-peppery bite to the taste of many. How many times through the centuries and even in the recent times, have invaders grabbed at this tasty bite made of the perfect amount of Central Europe and the Mediterranean, tearing off the sweet glaze and leaving us the peppery reality!

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