Recipes
Sarma: the winter queen of the Croatian table
A recipe and story of sarma — sauerkraut rolls filled with minced meat and rice, cooked for hours with cured meat. A holiday dish...
Croatian Wonders
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Wonders of Croatia — people, places, flavours and stories
Recipes
Recipes
Slavonian čobanac: the fiery cauldron of the plain
A recipe and story of Slavonian čobanac — a shepherd's pot of several kinds of meat, plenty of onion and red paprika, simmered for...
Recipes
Turkey with mlinci: the holiday classic of northern Croatia
A recipe and story of turkey with mlinci — roast turkey with Zagorje mlinci soaked in the roasting fat, the Christmas and St Marti...
Nature parks
Kopački Rit Nature Park: Europe's Amazon at the confluence of the Drava and the Danube
A guide to one of Europe's best-preserved wetlands in Baranja — the floodplain world of the Danube and Drava, 280+ bird species, d...
Nature parks
Učka Nature Park: the green mountain that watches over Kvarner
A guide to the Istrian mountain above Opatija — the Vojak peak with its stone tower, lush forests, chestnuts, Istro-Romanian villa...
National parks
Paklenica National Park: the canyons of Velebit between sea and sky
A guide to Croatia's most famous climbing destination — the Velika and Mala Paklenica canyons, the Anića kuk rock face, the Manita...
Recipes
Fritule: the fragrant little balls of the holidays and the sea
A recipe and story of fritule — small fried doughnuts with brandy, lemon and raisins that scent Adriatic towns at Christmas and Ca...
Recipes
Bakalar na bijelo: the Christmas Eve rite of Dalmatian kitchens
A recipe and story of white bakalar — dried cod soaked for days then beaten with olive oil, garlic and potato into a creamy Christ...
Nature parks
Velebit Nature Park: the spine of Croatia between sea and sky
A guide to the largest protected area in Croatia — the Velebit mountain, the fjord-like Zavratnica cove, the Cerovac caves, the en...