Archive for the ‘Croatia’ Category
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Potato hucksters in Zagreb
There are men who walk the streets of Zagreb bellowing "Krumpira!" at the top of their lungs. They are potato hucksters, and some of them may also offer onions ("Krumpira! Luka!"). When two of them cross paths in the same territory, their ululations remind one of a ...
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
I became irretrievably enamored by octopus salad during my time in Croatia, where it is enjoyed all along the Istrian and Dalmatian coasts of that most beautiful nation. Pictured here is a typical Dalmatian antipasti configuration that I enjoyed with friends one lazy afternoon at Restoran Planjak on the isle ...
Posted in Croatia, Fish and Seafood, travel | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
This is the best video I've found on cooking in the peka, an ancient indirect roasting oven handed down to the Balkan people by their Illyrian ancestors. I have some video on the subject on the editing room floor, but time has been slippery.
The peka is most commonly used on ...
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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 ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Listen to the podcast of this post: John J. Goddard - Parasol Mushroom, 12.19.2007
Mushroom hunting is so popular in continental Croatia that it's practically considered a sport. It really is terrific fun, and aside from being a good excuse to spend hours milling about in the forest like an idiot, ...
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