WHAT TO EAT ON YOUR CROATIA HOLIDAY!

Food at Restaurant Kopun, Dubrovnik Old Town (2)
Fish & Seafood Restaurant Proto, Dubrovnik Old Town
Food at Restaurant Kopun, Dubrovnik Old Town (1)
Food at Restaurant Kopun, Dubrovnik Old Town (4)
Food at Restaurant Kopun, Dubrovnik Old Town (3)
Fish & Seafood Restaurant Proto, Dubrovnik Old Town

What to eat on your Croatia holiday!

By Croatia Gems 23rd February 2022

According to The Telegraph, your Croatia holiday would be enhanced from sampling these authentic dishes:

Pag cheese and Croatian cured ham – served throughout Croatia for a simple, delicious meal or starter.

Octopus salad – combines hunks of succulent simply cooked octopus, chopped onion, parsley, olive oil and vinegar.

Black Risotto – rice, cuttlefish, cuttlefish ink, onion, garlic, red wine and olive oil, it is coloured jet black by the cuttlefish ink.

Pasta with truffles – using truffles from Istria, are either grated on pasta or steak, or made into rich creamy sauce.

Brudet – is a slow-cooked fish casserole, combining mixed fish, onion, tomato, wine and herbs, served with polenta.

Shrimps na buzaru – Fresh whole shrimps briefly sautéed with olive oil and garlic, followed by chopped tomato and a dash of wine. Delicious – mop up the sauce with chunks of fresh bread.

Fresh fish – In a typical konoba (tavern), choose from a platter of whole fish (generally sea bream, sea bass and John Dory), they are simply grilled, and served with a drizzle of olive oil and a chunk of lemon.

Lamb Peka Croatia holiday

 

 

 

 

 

Peka – a peka is a domed iron lid or “bell”, used to cover a casserole pot, which is then buried under glowing embers to create a slow-cooking micro-oven. Used to cook lamb or octopus with potatoes and other vegetables wine and olive oil.

Sarma – cabbage leaves stuffed with mince and rice is of Turkish origin.

Roast lamb – Janjetina (lamb) roasted whole on a spit is a favourite throughout Croatia and often can be found at roadside restaurants which display the whole lamb being cooked on the spit.

Beware: after partaking of these amazing dishes, you will have a good excuse to retire to the beach or to your Croatia villa to fully digest your meal!

Photo © Restaurant Kopun & Proto Restaurant, Dubrovnik Old Town

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