41 MUST-TRY CROATIAN FOODS (WITH RECIPES FROM CROATIA)

People often ask us: what is traditional Croatian food? I have all that and more in this guide.

I know all about food in Croatia; after all, I have been living in Croatia for a decade – and I am from a Croatian-Australian family.

Keep reading if you want to try the best of the local Croatian cuisine.

CROATIAN KREMŠNITE RECIPE

Crispy pastry and custard. My kids love this. Kremšnite is also known as krempite – which is a mix of crispy pastry and a wobbly type of custard. They have been known to eat way too big a serving of this sweet treat.

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BRODET

Brodet or brudet, depending on where you’re from, is a Croatian seafood stew typically served with creamy polenta. It’s rich and has a great depth of flavor due to the mixture of all types of seafood used in the dish.

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PAŠTICADA

This stewed beef dish in Dalmatia is prepared with a fabulous sauce. You may know it as Dalmatinska pašticada, Dalmatian pot roast, or even just as a beef stew. Whatever you know, this Croatian dish as it requires long and meticulous preparation.

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RAFIOLI

A typical coastal Croatian food, rafioli, is found all along the coast, from Istria to Dalmatia. Numerous varieties are known by their local name, including dalmatinski, trogirski, makarski, and sinjski rafioli.

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BLACK SQUID INK RISOTTO

This dish has an intense seafood flavor. Croatian seafood is abundant, so one can always find fresh squid or cuttlefish for this traditional dish. Fresh seafood is integral to coastal Croatian cuisine, and you’ll find it dominates many restaurant menus.

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