Croatia
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Peka
Dalmatia's slow ceremony: veal, lamb or octopus with potatoes sealed under a bell-shaped lid and buried in embers for hours — order it a day ahead or don't order it at all. Ingredients: veal, lamb or octopus, potatoes, o…
Pašticada
Dalmatia's wedding beef: a whole beef joint larded with bacon and carrots, marinated in vinegar and braised for hours in a sweet-sour wine and prune sauce. Ingredients: beef topside, bacon, carrots, garlic, red wine vine…
Crni Rižot (Black Risotto)
The black risotto of the Adriatic: cuttlefish simmered with its own ink until the rice turns midnight and tastes of the sea itself. Ingredients: cuttlefish (with ink sacs), risotto rice, onion, garlic, white wine, fish s…
Fritule
Little fried dough clouds of the coast: rum-and-raisin fritters dusted with sugar, made for Advent, carnival and every grandmother's kitchen from Istria to Dubrovnik. Ingredients: flour, eggs, yogurt or milk, sugar, rais…
World Cuisines
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