Traditional recipes
Mantala – Must Cake
06/12/2013
Mantala – Must Cake
The recipe is probably of ancient origin since the Romans made a cake called mustaceum for two benefits: it was…
Kontonjata – Quince cheese
01/10/2013
Kontonjata – Quince cheese
Kontonjata is a traditional Dubrovnik recipe, made of quince, or in Dubrovnik dialect, markatunja. This recipe requires time and patience,…
Mussels Buzara
01/05/2013
Mussels Buzara
Buzara is Croatian way of cooking mussels with only few simple ingredients. This easy mussels recipe is popular along the…
Bakalar – Codfish ‘in bianco’
08/12/2012
Bakalar – Codfish ‘in bianco’
A traditional dish for Good Friday and/or Christmas Eve. Ingredients: – 1 kilo of salt cured codfish – 2…
Zelena Menestra – Green Stew
21/11/2012
Zelena Menestra – Green Stew
Zelena menestra or green stew, is a traditional Dubrovnik dish that is mentioned in writings as far back as 1480.…
Black Risotto
10/08/2012
Black Risotto
A Croatian dish, black risotto is a type of seafood rice dish made with cuttlefish and sometimes squid. Popular in the Dalmatian Islands, this risotto…