Forget the scales! A visit to Croatia is a time to indulge your taste buds, with diverse cuisine that varies from Dalmatia to Slavonia. Seafood, fresh-baked pastries, meat such as Cevapi and cakes are the go-to dishes here, and when you travel to Croatia you will have a hard time saying no – part of the local custom is to encourage eating in a big way.
Entrée:
Burek pastries
Štrukli (cheesey pasta)
Cabbage Rolls
Olives
Olive oil
Seafood:
Calamari, Octopus, Crabs, Scampi
Ston oysters, Mussels
Brudet fish stew
Risotto
Meat:
Pašticada meat with gnocchi and sauce
Pršut (dry-cured ham)
Roast Lamb
(with mushrooms, wild berries)
Dessert:
Krafne choco donuts
Paprenjaci honey and pepper biscuits
Rozata flan, Kremšnite creamy cake
Palacinke pancakes, truffles, citrus fruits
Pag-island cheese
Bajadera chocolates
Beers:
Karlovačko, Ožujsko
Wine:
White Malvazija, red Teran, wine diluted with water
Spirits:
Rakija brandy: from plum, grapes or figs
Maraschino cherry liquor
Courtney Gahan is a serial expat, traveller and freelance writer who has bartered with Moroccan marketeers, seen the sun rise at Angkor Wat and elbowed her way through crowds on NYE in NYC
