Cuisine

Croatian food is generally very good and very hearty. You may like to try traditional Balkan dishes, such as duvec (vegetables and meat), moussaka (eggplant and minced meat), sarma (minced meat and rice) and raznijici (grilled veal or pork).

Along the Adriatic coast, you’ll find excellent seafood, especially scampi (prawns), prstaci (date mussels) and Dalmatian brodet (different fish stewed with rice).

Away from the coast, look for specialities such as manistra od bobica (beans and fresh maize soup) or struki (baked cheese dumpling). You’ll also find heavenly apple strudel, an echo of the past Austrian influence. Virtually every region produces its own varieties of wine, which are quite delicious.