Croatian cuisine is the result of centuries of interpenetration of different cultures and traditions.
The country's common specialties are the flavorful pršut - pork ham smoked and dried by the northeastern winds of the Adriatic Sea, Slovenian kulen sausages and spicy sheep cheese from the island of Pag, richly soaked in olive oil. In Istria, this gastronomic list is supplemented by vitalec - lamb entrails with scab roasted on a spit, spicy beef pashticada, fried shrimp, lobster and squid.
Truly Istrian dishes in Rabac are maneshtra soup, strukli (milk macaroni and cheese), and police (baked potatoes with bacon).
There are delicious truffle dishes in Rabac. And savor local wines and liqueurs: plumovica, cherryovica, pearovica, travarica, orahovica, lozovac and others.
For sweet gourmets are offered chocolate delicacies bayadera and griot, variety of donuts and strudels, low-calorie cakes and puddings.