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20 classic dishes from Croatia, each with a recipe to find and a video showing how it’s made.

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20 dishes

  1. 1

    Peka

    Meat and vegetables baked under a bell-shaped lid buried in embers.

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    Črni rižot

    Squid ink risotto, glossy and deeply savoury.

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    Pašticada

    Marinated beef braised in wine and prunes with gnocchi.

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  4. 4

    Štrukli

    Baked or boiled dough parcels filled with fresh curd cheese.

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    Buzara

    Shellfish cooked quickly with garlic, wine and breadcrumbs.

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    Soparnik

    Thin savoury pastry filled with chard from Poljica.

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    Fritule

    Small rum-scented doughnuts with raisins and citrus zest.

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    Sarma

    Sour cabbage rolls simmered with smoked ribs.

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    Kulen

    Spicy paprika-cured pork sausage from Slavonia.

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  10. 10

    Gregada

    Hvar fish stew layered with potatoes and white wine.

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    Ćevapi

    Grilled minced meat fingers served with ajvar and onion.

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    Zagorski štrukli

    Baked curd parcels in cream, a northern comfort dish.

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    Brodet

    Adriatic fish stew served over polenta.

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  14. 14

    Janjetina s ražnja

    Whole lamb turned slowly on a spit.

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  15. 15

    Purica s mlincima

    Roast turkey with baked flatbread noodles.

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    Ajvar

    Roasted red pepper and aubergine relish.

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    Paški sir

    Hard sheep's cheese from Pag, salty from island herbs.

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    Rožata

    Dubrovnik custard with rose liqueur and caramel.

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    Kremšnita

    Vanilla custard slice between puff pastry sheets.

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    Bučnica

    Filo pie with grated courgette and cheese.

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