Archive for the ‘Fish and Seafood’ Category
Sunday, August 13th, 2006
Sure, you can make ice cream from octopus but I'm usually not much for sweets. One of my favorite preparations of the cephalapod, octopus salad, can be found on nearly every menu in Dalmatia. My version with mussels pictured below hardly adheres to the letter of tradition, but I see ...
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Tuesday, August 1st, 2006
Between the mainland and islands, the Republic of Croatia claims nearly 6000 kilometers of coastline, and Croatians have been smoking meats of nearly every sort since long before the advent of the electric toaster. With these facts in place, you'd think the republic would have a longer history of ...
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Sunday, July 9th, 2006
He looks as if he’s in a hurry to get somewhere, doesn’t he? I can tell you with all certainty that he’s not going anywhere, but I myself need to be on the docks early and will make a brief visit to Sleepy Towne soon. Allow me to point something ...
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Saturday, June 10th, 2006
Well, the fish (and the blog posts) don't get much fresher. I was just at the Ribarnica 15 minutes ago for the weekend protein and chanced upon this lovely lady axing a live šaran a question. She's fresh, and I like it.
Speaking of money shots, these pretty boys had a ...
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Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
I come from a family of produce hucksters, so I love open-air farmers' markets. The sights, sounds and smells always remind me of visiting Soulard Market or Produce Row in St. Louis with my Gammy as a wee spud.
Zagreb's farmers' market is pretty incredible. The marketplaces I've seen in Croatia's ...
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Saturday, May 27th, 2006
As much as I've enjoyed my time in Zagreb before the jaunt to Pelješac, a little time in the country was just what the doctor ordered. So I went with my dear friend Kornelija to her hometown of Zdenčina. The expedition from Zagreb's main rail station was a pleasant thirty ...
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