Sampling The Local Delicacies In Croatia

Most of the Croatian holiday villas and hotels are located in the sun-kissed Mediterranean region of the country, and if you’re staying in this region then you should expect the food to have many Mediterranean influences. If you’ve ever holidayed in Italy then you will easily spot the similarities in the cuisine particularly with the use of olive oil. Croatian seafood is often cooked in the gradelavanje way, where it is first grilled and then roasted in olive oil which gives it a delightful crispy texture. One thing which you will notice on your Croatia holiday is that the Croatians take their seafood very seriously. Most of the restaurants own their own fishing boats so that they can compete to offer their customers the freshest catch of the day.

If you’re planning on sampling the local seafood whilst on your Croatia holiday then you’ll need a nice bottle of wine to go with your meal, and luckily this is something that Croatia is well known for with the best white wines being Posip and Grk. ‘Grk’ in Croatian means ‘bitter’, but the wine is dry with hints of pine providing the perfect compliment to the gradelavanje cooked fish of the region. If you prefer red wine then be sure to try the famous Dingac red, which is protected by the International Geneva Convention and believed to be the only wine in Europe protected by a treaty.

The Dingac wine has a distinctly robust flavour. This makes it the perfect compliment to the richer meat dishes, which you will sample whilst on your holiday in Croatia. Roast lamb is a common dish and its flavour seems the perfect accompaniment to Dingac Wine. You can also expect to see grilled pork and beef cooked in a rich tomato sauce on the menu in Croatia and whilst the tomato sauce is popular with locals and tourists alike, many visitors to the country choose to have their beef straight. This is because Croatia is considered to be one of the cheapest places in the world to buy a steak with a steak dinner at the Fort Apache Steak House in Samobor costing an average of £5.00.

After sampling Croatia’s famous sirloin steak, make sure that you leave some room for the sickly sweet desserts and pastries that Croatia is well known for. Kremsnites, which are small pastry based cakes, dripping in honey and sprinkled with nuts, come highly recommended as do the traditional savijace strudels. A number of the deserts on offer have notable Austrian influences and come oozing with fresh cream. So, you’ll definitely be spoilt for choice when choosing a desert on your holiday in Croatia.

Sampling the potent local alcohol is one of the highlights of any holiday and Croatia is of no exception. After your meal expect to choose from an assortment of local schnapps, rakija is a potent fruit brandy that the locals have nicknamed ‘the water of life’. The drink tends to be home-made in each restaurant and has an alcohol content of 60%. Cherry and plum flavours are common throughout Croatia, whilst the specialities of the Istria region are mistletoe and honey. So as they say in Croatian, Zivjeli!

By: Jane Wilkinson

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Jane Wilkinson is head of Marketing for Essential Sun. The travel company offers a great range of Croatia holidays with their trained advisors available to help you find your ideal holiday at an unbeatable price.