Archive for the ‘Fruits’ Category
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 ...
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Friday, March 2nd, 2007
The tradition of winemaking in Croatia dates back to the 5th century B.C., and a few of the republic's best vintners are now going to some effort to refine and adapt the knowledge and experience passed down to them through the generations. Ancient techniques of viticulture are still followed, but ...
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Monday, February 12th, 2007
Norway has agreed to foot the bill for a "doomsday" vault to house seed specimens of food-producing crops. This is good to know. In the event of a cataclysm or major F-up that'd prevent the normal cultivation of food crops for a while, we'd be in trouble without a back-up. ...
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Heading from Zagreb to the Istrian peninsula is a bit like bidding farewell to a tipsy uncle at a boisterous family gathering as you retreat to the peace of a rustic cottage in a cool, quiet forest. I’d arrived in Croatia’s easygoing capital a few days earlier on my first ...
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Thursday, December 7th, 2006
My occasionally whimsical notions of what could be quite tasty have led me to invent some bizarre dishes with idiotic names. Vivid memories of the meek-then-monstrous Apple Faddle and the palate-punishing Orange Crüelly bear up the truth of this. Tonight, after a rather slow night at the restaurant, another wild ...
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Sunday, November 26th, 2006
Through some miracle of Sweet Providence, I have emerged from the bewildering commotion of Thanksgiving proceedings relatively unscathed. No emotional contusions were suffered, thankfully, although I was attacked variously by a frozen prawn, an industrial dish rack and, at a friendly game of poker with the gents from work, a ...
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Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
When I decided that I did not, after all, feel compelled to make fresh cranberry and tangerine relish, I made fresh cranberry and tangerine juice instead. It's quite excellent to be reunited with my juicer; I've missed her so. The insistent centrifugal whir of her thousand tiny steel teeth stirs ...
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Tuesday, July 4th, 2006
The tourist season may be off to a late start in Dalmatia this year, but the growing season is already in full swing on the Pelješac Peninsula. These grapes are soaking up sixteen hours of intense sunlight daily, preparing to be VERY strong white wine.
Here beneath the fearsome Sveti Ilija, ...
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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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