Croatian national cuisine

Traditional Croatian cuisine bears traces of Italian influences. Here you can often find pizza, pasta, and Italian sweets in restaurants. Croatia's own national cuisine consists of fairly simple Mediterranean-style dishes.

The main rule when preparing Croatia's national dishes is that all the produce must be fresh. Seafood dominates the menu along the coast, and as you move inland, meat dishes gradually take over.

The main drink of Croatia is, of course, wine. The wines here, vintage and homemade, are not only worth tasting but also taking back with you as gifts for friends. Among strong drinks, you will appreciate brandy (cognac): Mlivovica, Travarica, Lozovaca.

Traditional dishes of Croatian cuisine

• Manistra. This mysterious word is used in Croatia for stewed vegetables.
• Burek. Traditional Croatian layer cake with meat and cheese.
• Pršut. Smoked pork ham with dry cheese from the island of Pag.

• Brodet. An assortment of different kinds of fish with rice, especially popular in coastal regions.
• Pašticada. This is the Croatian name for roast beef.
• Baked young lamb. This dish is traditionally served in the cities of Central Croatia.

• Turkey with corn dough. The unusual and ineffably cooked bird is popular in the central regions of the country.

In Croatia, you will find many cheeses with special, unique recipes. And, of course, a variety of sausages, the taste of which you will not find anywhere outside the country.

And if you want to see what the best flavors of Croatian cuisine look like, turn on the video: