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For anyone who like to take a taste of where they've been home with them, Croatia has some great goodies to offer. You'll find some lovely speciality food and wine shops in the main centres such as Split and Dubrovnik but the local supermarkets are good hunting grounds too.
The ubiquitous Ajvar relish can become an addiction - particularly if you can find one that is home-made rather than mass-produced. Made from roasted red peppers and aubergine with garlic and oil, and maybe some chilli, this is the flavour of Croatia in a jar.
Paprenjak is another Croatian speciality - a biscuit flavoured with honey, walnuts and pepper, the recipe is reputed to be hundreds of years old - or perhaps you'd prefer seizis - nut coated biscuits with a strawberry jam filling.
Olive oil from Brac, air-dried ham (prsut) - if your home bases' quarantine regulations allow it, beautiful almond nougat, sour cherry syrup (maraschino cherries originated here in Dalmatia), dried fig jam - they're all delicious. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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Don't we all love fresh markets? The colour, the smells, the buzz. Local people going about the regular daily routine. Being offered a taste of this, a sniff of that, a sliver of cheese, a oily black olive, a sweet ripe cherry.
As you would expect, there are some great markets to check out in Croatia. The fruit and vegetables all look - and taste - so fresh - tree-ripened fruit bursting with flavour, crisp salads and crunchy vegetables. Flowers straight from the garden. Bright-eyed fish and seafood still squirming. Big rounds of home made cheese and eggs practically still warm from the nest. Home-made fresh fruit syrups and relishes.
If you're self-catering in an apartment these are the perfect places to stock up for dinner. Otherwise content yourself with the ingredients for a picnic lunch, a fruity snack or simply fil the eye with it all. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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 Local farmer sellng homemade
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There are tons and tons of huge cheap watermelons available, but they don't taste so good, so I was very happy to find this farmer and have a chat with him while I was buying sweet aromatic watermelon. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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What you should bring back from Croatia if you drive home ?
Sweet onions. These onions are so sweet you can eat them raw, sliced for example in tomato salads or cooked in a gratin with cheese. We find them in France only in the most southern regions and not much, so each time possible (Croatia, Greece, Spain), we bring back 15 kg of sweet onions for ourselves and for gifts. There outer skin is pinkish, the flesh white. Caution, they don't keep very well, even in a cool and aerated place but if you keep an eye on them, that will do for let's say 2 month.
Ajvar. We usually bring back a box of 24 jars of medium size Ajvar. If you don't care for the weight, the jars are better protected in a full box and it will carry easily. At home, it will keep at least 2 years. The smaller jars are perfect gifts : if your friends enjoy, you can give them some more ; if they don't, a small jar is quickly empty and they will not loaded by unwanted gifts !
Prsut (ham). At the end of your travel, on your way home, why not to bring back a whole Istrian ham ? Once wrapped in absorbing kitchen paper, in some towels and in a plastic bag, there is no problem to drive home, even if that lasts two days. You should try !
Alcoholic beverages. You have to keep an eye on what is allowed by the custom.
Dingac. For yourself, it is better to drink it in Croatia, but if you want to share with friends a testing of Dingac vs Californian Zinfandel (you should do that).
Istra bitter. Good buy
Rajki. Why not ?
If you fly home, or if you travel by train or bus, you will have to travel lighter. Ham is excluded as well as onions ! However, I recommend bringing back a few of the smaller jars of Ajvar. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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Every day more than 600 million people around the globe wear this fashion detail around their necks, close to their hearts.
Croata company produces original Croatian neckties that can be found in almost all Croatian towns.
Special packages are also available for all those looking for original souvenir from Croatia - Croata with a Story.
From 26$ for a Souvenir Collection up to 150$ for special collections. Leave a Comment
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With its special rectangular shape and folklore motives it presents a true souvenir from Croatia.
There are various packages of Paprenjaks available - from a single wrapped cookie to the 200 g luxurious packages. They all come in a well design boxes or bags with a Paprenjak story.
From 10kn. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkDirections: Paprenjak is exclusively sold in the following shops in Zagreb: Franja trgovina: Heinzelova, Vlaška, Dubrava Tourist Information Centre, Trg bana Jelačića 11 Zagreb Airport, Pleso BBWebsite: http://www.paprenjak.hr
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On 24 January 1906 he registered the patent for an automatic pencil, a truly revolutionary innovation among writing instruments of the time. The automatic pencil was an instant success, and soon "Penkalomania" spread around the world. This was helped by a clever advertising logo depicting a friendly man with a pointed nose and big ear with an automatic pencil tucked behind it. The company diversified into other writing instruments and accessories patented by Penkala. As the business grew, a second factory was set up in Berlin.
Zagreb factory became one of the largest and most modern in Europe, thanks to its modern operating methods and the unprecedented care it took of its workers. New product lines were introduced, most notably the twist-mechanism pencil patented by Penkala in 1917.
Penkala was also fascinated by the first flights of the Wright brothers and other pioneers of aviation, and became determined to design the first Croatian aircraft. As a result of an intensive study of aero-dynamics, he patented several inventions in that field, and construction of the parts for Penkala's aircraft began in 1909. In the spring of 1910 the aircraft was completed, and nearly all of Zagreb turned out to witness and cheer Penkala's first public flight.
Automatic pencils, Twist mechanism pencils, Push-button pens and other inventions by Penkala can be found in some stationery shops, souvenir shops and tourist offices in Zagreb and the rest of Croatia.
From 100 kn for a small souvenir-packed Automatic pencil. Leave a Comment
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