Archive for the ‘Beverages’ Category

Blueberry and Aronia Nectar

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

How pleased I was to discover that exquisite Fructal juices from Slovenia are available at Taste of Europe (1739 SE Hawthorne in Portland, Oregon). One of my absolute favorite juice beverages in the world is Fructal's blueberry and aronia nectar, which I became addicted to in Zagreb. At only $3 ...

Travarica: Herb Brandy

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Rakija (RAH-kee-yah) is the catch-all term for any kind of spirit distilled from fruit in Croatia, and it pretty much translates to 'brandy'. Just as there's apple brandy, plum brandy, berry brandy and so on, varieties distilled from different source materials take more specific names. Here are a few: šljivovica ...

Sweet, Naturally

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

Coffee me, please. I'm probably more stimulated by the flavor, body and aroma of coffee than by the caffeine. It's a grounding beverage, a conduit of profound elemental energies. You can not have coffee without earth, fire, water or mountain air, after all. It is a drink of pondering, a ...

Medovina

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

It's honey wine from Samobor.

Croatian Wine Dinner in Berkeley

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

If you're in or near Berkeley, California, you might be interested in checking out a four-course wine tasting dinner at Caffe Venezia on Thursday. Good labels, to be sure, and great accompanying dishes. I'm tempted to go just for the lamb braised in paprika and tarragon. ________________ Bakalar and Blitva - salt ...