2. Štrukli
•This humble cheese and cream pastry is the
capital’s signature bite.
• The štrukli is a
Zagorje specialty
and even
proclaimed a
cultural icon by
the Ministry of
Culture.
3. Fiš Paprikaš
•Things can get hot and spicy in
Continental Croatia, particularly in Baranja
in Slavonia, the home of Fiš Paprikaš..
•This spicy fish
paprika stew is made
in a cast-iron kettle
over wood fire with
several fresh-water
fish (carp, catfish,
pike or starlet).
4. Istrian Fuži with Truffle
•The Istrian peninsula is famed for its culinary
traditions and for having one of the highest
concentrations of truffles in the world.
•It is most commonly
combined with fuži,
the peninsula’s very
own homemade pasta,
or another local
pasta,pljukanci.
5. Fritula
•Fritula is a Dalmatian fried sweet dumpling often
flavored with rum and mostly consumed during the
cold winter months.
•Fritule are not
commonly found in
restaurants but
often prepared at
street stalls.
6. Neretvanski Brodet
Perhaps another inclusion on your bizarre food
list, an eel and frog stew in paprika broth is
worth a try.
•This spiced
fabrication of
Neretva river
goodness is usually
served with polenta
to soak of the
juices.
7. Peka
•Cooking using the ancient Peka method knocks
out Croatia’s divinely tender and most loved
dish by the same name.
•It combines lamb,
veal, octopus, or
chicken and
vegetables with
fresh herbs and a
generous drizzle of
olive oil.
8. Buzara
•Buzara is an easy way of preparing crustaceans by
tossing them in a mixture of olive oil, parsley,
breadcrumbs, garlic and white wine on a sizzling
pan.
•This is the basic
version but you can
also opt for the red
variation with tomato
sauce.
9. Brački vitalac
Vitalac is an ancient dish of lamb’s offal
fired on a spit, then wrapped in caul to be
further grilled.
•Brač is famed for
their lamb that has
not yet tasted grass,
but only their
mother’s milk.
10. Pašticada
Dalmatia’s favorite beef stew is a compulsory
dish in every home.
•Thick sweet sauce is a
result of several days
of marinating in
vinegar, lemon and
rosemary and is slow-
cooked with carrots,
red wine, cloves,
nutmeg and prosciutto.
11. Gregada
Croatia’s loved gregada fish stew comes from the
island of Hvar.
•A true Adriatic
concoction
featuring various
whitefish,
potatoes, white
wine, olive oil and
garlic, cooked
slowly for hours in
a pot.
