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List of Croatian dishes

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This is a list of dishes found in Croatian cuisine in alphabetical order. Croatian cuisine has developed through centuries, it is heterogeneous and known as a cuisine of the regions. Every region of Croatia has its own distinct culinary tradition.

Croatian dishes

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Name Image Region Description
Brudet Dalmatia, Kvarner, Istria A type of fish stew with spices, vegetables and red or white wine
Češnovka Turopolje A kind of spicy pork garlic sausage
Črne čurke Međimurje Black pudding (blood pudding), first cooked or dried and finally baked
Čvarci Northern Croatia, Slavonia A kind of pork cracklings
Dalmatinska peka Dalmatia A dish made of meat, vegetables and/or potatoes, baked under curved metal lid
Fiš paprikaš Slavonia, Baranja Spicy paprika-based thick fish soup prepared with carp or mixed river fish
Fritaja Istria Eggs with asparagus, wild hops, herbs as fennel, mint, feverfew and chicory, tomatoes, young garlic sprouts, spices and small parts of old bread
Fritule Dalmatia, Kvarner, Istria Sweet festive pastry flavoured with rum, made particularly for Christmas
Fuži Istria A traditional Istrian pasta from the pasta dough rolled into a thin sheet, cut into strips three to four centimetres wide, placed over each other, then cooked and served with a mild red veal sauce
Grahova pretepena juha Međimurje, Northern Croatia Type of traditional thick bean soup from Međimurje prepared with stirred flour mixed with milk and sour cream
Hladnetina Northern Croatia, Central Croatia Pork jelly made from low-grade cuts of pig meat, such as trotters, that contain a significant proportion of connective tissue
Istrian stew Istria A stew made of beans, sour cabbage or sour turnip, potatoes, bacon and spare ribs
Janjetina s ražnja Lika, Dalmatia, Istria Lamb being roasted on a roasting spit, served with fried potato slices or so
Kotlovina Northern Croatia, Central Croatia Fried and stewed meat dish prepared and served outdoors, containing pork chops, sausages etc., stewed in their own juice, wine and various spices (onions, peppers, garlic etc.)
Kremšnita Northern Croatia, Central Croatia A variety of sweet custard and chantilly cream cream cake dessert
Kroštule Dalmatia, Istria A traditional pastry made from fried sweet dough sprinkled with sugar
Kulen Slavonia A type of flavored sausage made of minced pork
Međimurska gibanica Međimurje Layer cake made of puff pastry and four fillings: nuts, fresh cheese, poppy seeds and apples
Meso z tiblice Međimurje A dish prepared from high-quality parts of fresh pork meat (leg or loin), which are after processing stored in tiblica (lodrica), a large wood container of a special shape (truncated cone) in which the meat is preserved in previously prepared, cooled salted lard
Pašticada Dalmatia braised beef dish cooked in a fragrant sweet and sour sauce from southern Croatia
Pokladnice (krafne) Northern Croatia, Central Croatia Airy filled doughnuts, round and usually filled with jelly, marmalade, jam or chocolate as well as butter, nutella and cinnamon
Punjena paprika Northern Croatia, Central Croatia Stuffed pepper dish made of peppers stuffed with a mix of minced meat and rice, eggs, spices and salt in tomato sauce, served with mashed potatoes
Soparnik Dalmatia A savoury pie with a filling of chard
Turoš Međimurje A type of cheese made from cattle's milk in cone-shaping chunks of cottage cheese, with the addition of salt and red paprika
Zagorski štrukli Hrvatsko Zagorje A dish composed of dough and various types of filling (e.g. a mixture of cottage cheese with eggs, sour cream and salt) which can be either boiled or baked
Žganci Northern Croatia A dish made from buckwheat flour, maize, wheat, or a combination of potato and wheat flour and water, cooking oil and salt

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