Malta - A Flavourful Island
A tasty insight into the cuisine of Malta, a small Mediterranean island-nation
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ACROSS THE BORDER
Vedran Obućina
- Jul 27
- 2 min
Smuggling alcohol to Finland
History of alcohol smuggling from Estonia to Finland
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Abhijit Pakhurde
- Jul 24
- 3 min
The Rich Culinary History of Rabbit in Malta
Maltese rabbit gastronomy is a delightful journey into the heart of Malta's culinary traditions, where rich history meets rustic...
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Vedran Obućina
- Jul 22
- 3 min
Rye: The Heart and Soul of Estonian Cuisine
Rye is the flavour of Estonia. Learn more about Estonian love for rye and their historic attachment to rye bread
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Abhijit Pakhurde
- Jul 1
- 2 min
Definite Guide to Maltese Cuisine
For those eager to explore the culinary delights of Malta, look no further than The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants. This...
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Vedran Obućina
- Jun 17
- 3 min
Taste of Adratic Celebrates Culinary Heritage with New Intern
Conversation with our new intern, MA student of Tourism Management at the University of Bergamo, Abhijit Pakhurde
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Vedran Obućina
- Apr 15
- 9 min
Bursa - Gastronomy of the Imperial City
Bursa, with its world-famous silk weavings, Iznik tiles, textiles, and delicious food, has been featured in the works of travellers,...
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Vedran Obućina
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Sweet Chestnuts of Bursa
Walnuts and chestnuts are very popular in Bursa and its region. Already in the travelogue of the Moroccan adventurer Ibn Battuta, there...
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Vedran Obućina
- Feb 9
- 4 min
World of Turkish Kebabs: İskender kebap
İskender kebap is named after a butcher called İskender Efendi, who lived in Bursa and who first prepared this flavourful dish. It...
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Vedran Obućina
- Jan 13
- 4 min
Klobasarna - time for Kranj sausage
"And two pairs of Kranjska..." is what we often say in the butcher's shop, and we often buy this Slovenian sausage in supermarkets as...
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Vedran Obućina
- Jan 13
- 5 min
Restavracija Most - pride of Slovenian gastronomy
In the very heart of Ljubljana, Restavracija Most offers a whole range of Slovenian flavours, equally interesting to foreign and domestic...
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Vedran Obućina
- Dec 31, 2023
- 3 min
Moji štruklji Slovenije - štruklji from the Alps
Štruklji are one of the most typical Slovenian dishes consisting of different varieties of rolled dough that are filled with salty or...
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Vedran Obućina
- Dec 10, 2023
- 4 min
Aubergine - Craft Food of Sofia
Funky but traditional, crafty but modern, full of flavour, and with significant portions, the "Aubergine" restaurant in Sofia proudly...
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Vedran Obućina
- Nov 26, 2023
- 5 min
Balkan Bites - food tour of Sofia
Many towns worldwide have food tours, but the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, is special for a completely free food tour! A group of young...
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Vedran Obućina
- Nov 25, 2023
- 3 min
Garafa: Eco-Home of Bulgarian Wine
Garafa is the Portugues word for a bottle – and indeed, there are many Garafas in the wine shop in central Sofia! We paid them a short...
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Vedran Obućina
- Nov 23, 2023
- 3 min
Museum of Bulgarian Rakia
Rakia is, without a doubt, the most popular Bulgarian alcoholic tipple and is an essential accompaniment to any traditional meal. In...
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Vedran Obućina
- May 17, 2023
- 4 min
Byblos - Tastes of Lebanon in Heart of Zagreb
Lebanese cuisine is known in the world. It includes an abundance of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, fresh fish and seafood. Poultry is...
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Mehdi El-Ammary
- Apr 2, 2023
- 4 min
Moroccan Mint Tea
Mint tea is central to social life in Morocco. Tea is traditionally made by the head of the household and served to guests as a sign of...
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Vedran Obućina
- Mar 24, 2023
- 4 min
Historical pots of Café à l'Anglaise
From the Grand Socco Square, the centre of the old way of life in Tangier, you climb up Kasbah Street, which says enough that it is...
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Vedran Obućina
- Aug 8, 2022
- 8 min
Esfahan - cuisine of Half of the World
It is half of the world. Already famous sentence gets its full realisation once a person comes to the Emam Khomeini Square, simply called...
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Vedran Obućina
- Jul 4, 2022
- 6 min
Flavours of Hungary in Rijeka
Rijeka was once the main port of the Hungarian part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. It was a link with the whole world, the...
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Vedran Obućina
- Jun 18, 2022
- 6 min
Catania - the flavours of Siciliy
The market in Catania was glistening with colour, taste and smell, and the bustle of Saturday morning could not be stopped even by the...
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Vedran Obućina
- Apr 8, 2022
- 5 min
World of Turkish Kebabs: Adana Kebab
Adana Kebab is undoubtedly one of the first few things that come to mind when people think of the Turkish city of Adana. This dish, which...
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Vedran Obućina
- Mar 15, 2022
- 6 min
Atatürk's Ankara Cuisine
Settled firmly in Central Anatolia, surrounded by harsh mountains, stands the capital of Turkey – Ankara. Far less known than Istanbul,...
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Vedran Obućina
- Dec 16, 2021
- 5 min
Aoz 7 - A Greek Fiest in Epanomi
A splendid Greek feist awaits everyone who visits the Aoz 7 tavern in the very heart of Epanomi, a small place in the vicinity of...
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Vedran Obućina
- Dec 11, 2021
- 5 min
Ktima Gerovassiliou - Beautiful Wines of Epanomi
The charming terrace of the Ktima Gerovassiliou winery offers sheer pleasure. The Aegean sea and its bay, the Sea of Epanomi, is seen...
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Vedran Obućina
- Nov 14, 2021
- 6 min
Sabai - Tastes of Thailand in Rijeka
Directly translated into English, the word ‘sabai’ (สบาย) means comfortable. It is similar to the concept of ‘Gemütlichkeit’ in German,...
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Vedran Obućina
- Oct 31, 2021
- 7 min
Eszter Baričević-Tamaskó: You don't eat hot in Hungary!
Eszter Baričević-Tamaskó is a lecturer of the Hungarian language at the University of Rijeka, who at the beginning of October 2021...
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Taste of Adriatic
- Aug 24, 2021
- 6 min
Bushehr - Town of Gheliyeh, Fish Kababs and Dates
Bushehr is the city of sunshine and the sea, although in our short stay on the Persian Gulf we picked days full of rain. Still, the rain...
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Vedran Obućina
- Jan 4, 2021
- 7 min
Mohamed Lhamrani: I became a master of Moroccan Tajine!
Morocco is a country with a powerful tradition of hospitality, generosity and openness. From the shores of the Atlantic and the...
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Karlo Szabo
- Nov 23, 2020
- 3 min
El Greco - Greece To-Go
It is not necessary to read the inscription above the door of the restaurant and to understand how this part of Tkalčićeva Street is...
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Taste of Adriatic
- Nov 20, 2020
- 5 min
Cristiano Dias - Brazilian Food Provides Unique Feeling
Cristiano Dias lives today in Zagreb, capital of Croatia, but he comes from the federal state of Paraíba in Brazil’s Northeast. This is...
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Vedran Obućina
- Nov 10, 2020
- 4 min
Tastes of Venezuela in Arepera Maracay
Many danced merrily to the songs of the music group Cubismo. Latin American sounds are not only Cuban, because Ricardo Luque from...
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Taste of Adriatic
- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
World Tastes in Zagreb
International cuisine has a long tradition in the Croatian capital Zagreb. From early Central European fusions, marking the historical...
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Vedran Obućina
- Sep 22, 2020
- 8 min
Staci Martin - Portland spoils you with foods!
Oregon might not lead among top U.S. destinations worldwide, but every foodie on this globe surely knows about famous food markets of...
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Vedran Obućina
- May 30, 2020
- 7 min
Muhammad Patel: We bring smiles on faces of Karachi people
Karachi is the largest town in Pakistan and one of the biggest in the world! It is also Pakistan’s most cosmopolitan city, most...
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Tomislav Radić
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Spanish Wines in Our Glass
The corona destroyed all the wine stories. No gatherings, no wine presentations. It's an opportunity to recall some of our previous...
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Taste of Adriatic
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
Eating Voices
We all like to taste new things and enjoy in culinary achievements of our own. While the famous chefs and kitchen mamas in local...
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Vedran Obućina
- Apr 5, 2020
- 4 min
Monsoon Valley - in the realm of tropical wines
Thailand is a subtropical country and hosts all kinds of strange plants and fruits, but to find entire vineyards is a miracle. This is...
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Vedran Obućina
- Apr 2, 2020
- 6 min
Ko Samui - Search for Southern Curries
We'll quickly eat lunch, have a glass of wine, and then explore the nearby Chaweng and Fisherman Village. It was a good plan, based on a...
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Vedran Obućina
- Mar 10, 2020
- 6 min
Bologna La Grassa
Thoughts on Italy often lead us to Rome and Venice, perhaps to Verona or Sicily, but it would rarely be the first choice to travel to...
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Taste of Adriatic
- Feb 20, 2020
- 5 min
Beauty in Peril - Saving the Mekong River
„Yes, yes, we are in Laos now, ha ha ha!“ The Mekong boatman laughs while we (illegally) dock on a lone island in the middle of the...
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Vedran Obućina
- Jan 20, 2020
- 3 min
Village Communities of the Ing River
The Ing River is a tributary of the Mekong River in the northern part of Thailand. The Ing flows through the plain area of Thoeng...
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Vedran Obućina
- Jan 20, 2020
- 2 min
Ordination of Trees and Forest Lunch
Saffron robes, usually worn by Buddhist monks, are tightly tied around the trees near the Boon Rueng Village. The forest looks wonderful,...
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Vedran Obućina
- Jan 20, 2020
- 2 min
Fish Sanctuaries of Mekong
School kids listen attentively to our talks in the Hway Luek village. Thai children are incredibly polite and calm. It is indeed rare to...
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Vedran Obućina
- Dec 13, 2019
- 8 min
Armenia - The Hidden Cuisine of the Caucasus
We ride in the modern but small Sprinter, along the main road artery that connects northern and southern Armenia. This road runs from the...
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Neno Pavinčić
- Nov 24, 2019
- 3 min
Pordenone - Great Mix of Electrolux and Prosecco
The rainy autumn days suddenly became more beautiful with the invitation of Karin Mimica and GASTRONAUT for another study bus trip - to...
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Neno Pavinčić
- Oct 5, 2019
- 5 min
From Bratislava with Love
Bratislava, a beauty of the Danube, the capital of Slovakia, a city of relaxing atmosphere and friendly hosts, many lovely promenades and...
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Taste of Adriatic
- Sep 29, 2019
- 6 min
Travnik - Gastronomy of the Vizier Town
There is probably no such well-preserved heritage of Ottoman history in Bosnia as there is in Travnik. This old Vizier town is located in...
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Vedran Obućina
- Sep 4, 2019
- 7 min
Searching for Greek Salad
In Greece it is called Horiatiki, in Turkey Çoban salatası, in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Russia Шəки-салаты or Şəki-salatı, and in...
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