One of the more successful stories of Croatian cattle breeding is that of selling lamb. Young lamb from Lika, Kvarner and Dalmatian islands, Dalmatian hinterland, regularly found its market in restaurants and shops of more active tourist areas. Although the market is full of foreign lamb, mostly from Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Romania, domestic lamb has its own special aroma and recognition. How many times have we wondered whether Pag or Cres lamb is better, r

The summer morning in Brinje reminds on the glory of the pastimes. The centre of the town is lightly filling with cars and passers-by, although today's four thousand residents throughout the municipality are just a modest reminder of the former 16,000 residents. How can we not remember the old times when Brinje is located beneath Sokolac, the old fortresses of the Frankopan family. We went to the fortress led by the director of the Brinje Tourist Board Danijela Dasović Vranić

“Write everything I say, don’t be like other journalists!”, warns us Mr Franko while we sip a glass of rose rakija. “But they are here for gastronomy, they are not political journalists”, shouts Mrs Stana from the background, who made the rakija herself as every other kind on the shelf of the restaurant within the Agritourism Sia near Vodnjan. Mr Franko Cetina, the winner of numerous awards for the sheep cheese and president of the Istrian association of sheep and goat herder

Simple and easy-going, Danijel Deni Šabalja welcomes us with a glass of Žlahtina on the terrace of his restaurant Bracera, a beautiful classical konoba in Malinska, on the northern coast of the Krk island. His humble and welcoming smile hides a man of many talents: from a restoratuer in Malinska, where he also owns a wine bar just across the Konoba Bracera, to the family boutique hotel in nearby fishing village of Porat, and to his love for local Dubašnica tradition that fami

„You've said you will be here round noon“, a strict voice of Mrs Vesna Mrakovčić tells us while she opens the door of Magriž dairy in centre of Kornić. We feel a bit embarrassed, as this is more than a true. But we were caught up with some serious lamb business in the nearby Konoba Marea and lost track of time. In Marea we already tried the famous cheese stemming from the Mrakovčić family. This cheese is among the most popular and most praised in Croatia, winning awards world

We all know how much wisdom and knowledge did our grannies had. They nurtured their experiences and provided us with the finest things imaginable. Seldom can we find a person who doesn’t recall the scents and aromas of grandma’s home. In the village of Orbanići, near Žminj, it is milk that is a flavour of old times. Today, the dairy Latus is a proud example of tradition and quality in milk and cheese making. Since 2002 they have been building on a family tradition, learning s

When they told us that restaurant Žal is on the very shore of the Adriatic Sea we didn't think it is indeed on the shore itself. Sitting on the terrace may prove hazardous if you drink too much, as on one side waves are approaching your table. Nevertheless, it is tremendously nice to sit there and enjoy the view of the eastern coast of the Krk island. Restaurant Žal is situated in the summer resort of Klimno, overlooking the Crikvenica Riviera on the mainland. Very near is an

The old sommeliers of Vinodol and Krk called this wine žlahtno, meaning noble. A sip of straw-yellow and fresh delight is a definite reason why we stick to the old taverns of the clifftop town of Vrbnik, instead of swimming in the sea nearby. Žlahtina is, without a doubt, one of the best products from the island of Krk and blends perfectly with local meals. Its fresh aroma and light taste makes it excellent wine for summer. The locals are so proud of this wine, they even hav

To live from what land gives is sometimes old-fashioned, sometimes escapist, and sometimes just as Trudeau would want it. But to see a young man who decides to live from herding although his parents never did it, is truly a remarkable experience. Karlo Hren, owner of the Homestead Stari Kal in village of Kras, near Dobrinj on island of Krk, decided in his student days to dedicate himself to the work of his ancestors. As some sort of a modern physiocrat, Karlo nurtures autocht