A FOOD TRADITION
Croatian Adriatic Cuisine
The coastal tradition of Croatia, combining Mediterranean seafood, olive oil, herbs, handmade pasta, grilled foods, and slow-cooked dishes from the Adriatic regions.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Arancini (candied orange peel)
Arancini are Croatian-style candied orange peels prepared by cooking orange peel in sugar syrup and serving them as a sweet preserve or confection.
Bakalar na Bijelo
A Croatian white-style cod preparation in which dried cod is cooked with potato, garlic, and olive oil and mashed or emulsified.
Bakalar na Brudet
A Croatian Adriatic stew of rehydrated salted cod simmered in an aromatic tomato, onion, garlic, and wine-based sauce, often with potatoes.
Brudet
A Croatian Adriatic fish stew prepared by gently simmering fish with onion, garlic, tomato, olive oil, and wine.
Buzara
A Croatian Adriatic seafood preparation cooked with olive oil, garlic, white wine, and sometimes tomato.
Crni Rizot
A Dalmatian black risotto made by cooking cuttlefish and its ink with rice, onion, garlic, olive oil, wine, and seafood stock.
Dalmatinska Pasticada
A Dalmatian slow-braised beef dish flavored with pancetta, aromatic vegetables, wine, vinegar, and dried plums.
Fritule
Small Croatian fried dough fritters typically made with flour, eggs, sugar, raisins, and citrus, sometimes enriched with yogurt or similar dairy.
Gregada
A Dalmatian fish and potato stew layered with onion, garlic, olive oil, and often white wine.
Hrapocusa
Hrapocusa is a rustic Croatian Adriatic cake with a dense egg-and-flour base covered with a rough layer of sweetened almonds and walnuts.
Istarska Jota
Istarska Jota is a thick Istrian soup or stew of sauerkraut, beans, potato, onion, and often cured pork.
Istarski Fuzi
Istrian hand-shaped pasta made from wheat flour and typically egg, served warm with a range of regional sauces.
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