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Meat & Grills

Peka

Meat and vegetables slow-roasted under a bell-shaped lid and embers.

Croatia · Dalmatia

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Soups & Stews

Perkelt od Podolca

A Slavonian beef stew made from the Podolac cattle breed, slow-cooked with onion and a heavy hand of paprika until the sauce turns brick-red - served with rezanci noodles.

Croatia · Slavonia (eastern Croatia)

Noodles & Pasta

Zagorski Mlinci

Zagorski mlinci is the thin hand-stretched flatbread of Hrvatsko Zagorje, torn under roast pork or turkey and soaked in pan juices at every Zagorje wedding table.

Croatia · Hrvatsko Zagorje, north of Zagreb - Krapina-Zagorje and surrounding counties

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Meat & Grills

Zagrebački Odrezak

Zagrebački odrezak is Croatia's ham-and-cheese stuffed schnitzel, breaded and fried, a staple of Zagreb taverns and Sunday tables.

Croatia · Zagreb

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Meat & Grills

Kulenova Seka

Croatian thin-casing cousin of Slavonski kulen, a paprika and garlic pork sausage stuffed into pork intestine and smoked briefly over beech wood.

Croatia · Croatia (Slavonia - Vukovar, Osijek, Požega, Vinkovci; Baranja)

Breads & Pastries

Povitica

Povitica is a rolled sweet bread filled with walnuts, sugar and cinnamon, baked in a long spiral loaf.

Croatia · Nationwide

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Čvarci

Slow-rendered pork cracklings from Slavonia - pork back and skin cooked down in their own fat until deeply browned and crisp, then salted and eaten on bread or with plum brandy.

Croatia · Slavonia (eastern Croatia), also common in Serbia, Bosnia, and Slovenia

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