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Solidarity with Sheep Herders

Taste of Adriatic

May 5, 2020
2 min

Solidarity with Sheep Herders

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

Solidarnost s ovčarima

Taste of Adriatic

May 5, 2020
2 min

Solidarnost s ovčarima

Jedna od uspješnijih priča hrvatskog stočarstva jest ona o prodaji janjetine. Mlada janjetina iz Like, kvarnerskih i dalmatinskih otoka, Dalmatinske zagore, redovito je pronalazila svoje tržište u restoranima i trgovinama turistički aktivnijih područja. Iako je tržište puno i strane janjetine, ponajviše iz Makedonije, Bosne i Hercegovine, Srbije, Rumunjske, domaća janjetina ima svoju posebnu aromu i prepoznatljivost. Koliko smo se puta nadvikivali je li paška ili creska janje

Gastronomy on postal stamps

Taste of Adriatic

Apr 16, 2020
3 min

Gastronomy on postal stamps

The Croatian Post has released a new commemorative postage stamp from the Croatian Proprietary Agricultural and Food Products series. The motifs shown on the postage stamps are Lika potatoes, Baranja kulen and peeled sauerkraut or sauerkraut. Lika potatoes in Croatia since 2011 and in the European Union since 2015 have a protected geographical indication. The production of Lika potatoes covers the geographical area of Lika, and the production of seed potatoes of the varieties

Gastronomija na poštanskim markama

Taste of Adriatic

Apr 16, 2020
2 min

Gastronomija na poštanskim markama

Hrvatska pošta pustila je u optjecaj nove prigodne poštanske marke iz serije Hrvatski zaštićeni poljoprivredni i prehrambeni proizvodi. Motivi prikazani na poštanskim markama su lički krumpir, baranjski kulen i ogulinski kiseli kupus odnosno kiselo zelje. Lički krumpir u Hrvatskoj od 2011. godine i u Europskoj Uniji od 2015. ima zaštićenu oznaku zemljopisnog podrijetla. Proizvodnja ličkog krumpira obuhvaća zemljopisno područje Like, a za njegovu proizvodnju koristi se sjemens

U potrazi za pastrvom

Taste of Adriatic

Aug 3, 2019
4 min

U potrazi za pastrvom

Hrvatska se diči svojim ribljim jelima, što je svakako pošteno i pohvalno, ali neke ribe su dičnije kao da su dičnije od drugih. Tako će mnogi kontinentalci prije svega posegnuti na tržnicama svojih gradova za morskom ribom, dok slatkovodna riba ostaje nekako u drugom planu. A i kada se govori o slatkovodnoj ribi, često se misli na zamamne fiševe i masne somove, dok se zanemaruje pastrva. A nje ima u velikim količinama, pliva u raznim ribnjacima, iznimno je pristupačna i cije

Searching for Trout

Taste of Adriatic

Aug 3, 2019
4 min

Searching for Trout

Croatia prides itself on its fish dishes, which is certainly fair and commendable, but some fish seem more savoury than others. Thus, many Croats in the continental Croatia will primarily reach out to the markets of their cities for seafood, while freshwater fish remains somehow side-lined. And when it comes to freshwater fish, it is often thought of fish stews and fatty catfish, while neglecting trout. Trout comes in large quantities, it swims in various rivers, is extremely

Brinje - Ličko iskustvo pod moćnim Sokolcem

Taste of Adriatic

Aug 11, 2018
5 min

Brinje - Ličko iskustvo pod moćnim Sokolcem

Ljetno prijepodne u Brinju podsjeća na šušur prošlih vremena. Središte grada se lagano puni autima i prolaznicima, iako je današnjih četiri tisuće stanovnika u cijeloj općini tek skroman podsjetnik na nekadašnjih 16 tisuća žitelja. Kako se ne bismo sjetili starih slavnih vremena, kada je Brinje mjesto ispod Sokolca, stare utvrde obitelji Frankopan. Do utvrde smo se popeli vođeni direktoricom Turističke zajednice Općine Brinje Danijelom Dasović Vranić. Prolazeći stazom iz sred

Brinje - Lika Experience under the Mighty Sokolac

Taste of Adriatic

Aug 11, 2018
5 min

Brinje - Lika Experience under the Mighty Sokolac

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

Gacka Dolina - Lička gastronomija na povijesnom raskrižju

edvard.badurina

Aug 10, 2018
2 min

Gacka Dolina - Lička gastronomija na povijesnom raskrižju

Samo pola sata od mora smjestila se Žuta Lokva. Od svoje najranije povijesti bila je sjecište važnih prometnih pravaca od unutrašnjosti prema moru, o čemu govore i otkriveni arheološki lokaliteti iz doba antike. I danas je važno prometno sjecište na mjestu gdje je ilovača stvarala žute lokve, po kojima je mjesto dobilo ime. A upravo na tom sjecištu nalazi se restoran Gacka dolina, s mnoštvom turista i prolaznika koji ovdje možda i po prvi puta nailaze na klasične ličke specij

Gacka dolina - Lika's Gastronomy at Historic Crossroad

edvard.badurina

Aug 10, 2018
2 min

Gacka dolina - Lika's Gastronomy at Historic Crossroad

Only half an hour above the Adriatic Sea lies Žuta Lokva. From its earliest history, it was the intersection of important traffic routes from the interior to the sea, and archaeological sites from ancient times have been discovered here. Today it is an important intersection of the place where clay ground was full of “yellow” ponds, which gave the place its name. And right on this intersection, there is a restaurant Gacka dolina, with a lot of tourists and passers-by, who may

Restoran Lika - Vrata Like

Vedran Obućina

Aug 10, 2018
2 min

Restoran Lika - Vrata Like

Tunel Mala Kapela razdvaja Liku od ogulinskog kraja i kontinentalne Hrvatske. Kada se prođe tunel na putu prema jugu, putnici će prvo zamijetiti restoran i hotel Liku. Mnogi neće ni znati da su se našli na mjestu predivne ličke gastronomije. Ovaj hotel otvorio je bračni par Mile i Anamarija Binički 2014. godine. S Miletom pričamo u prisustvu dva voditelja hotela. Ivica Mesić je nekadašnji načelnik Općine Brinje, dok je Krešimir Javor stigao iz obližnjeg Otočca. Dok čekamo ruč

Restaurant Lika - Doors of Lika

Vedran Obućina

Aug 10, 2018
3 min

Restaurant Lika - Doors of Lika

The Mala Kapela tunnel separates Lika from the Ogulin region and continental Croatia. When a tunnel crosses south, passengers will first notice the restaurant and hotel Lika. Many will not even know that they have come to the site of the beautiful Lika gastronomy. This hotel is opened by the couple Mile and Anamarija Binički in 2014. We talk with Mile in the presence of two hotel managers. Ivica Mesić was the former mayor of the Brinje municipality, while Krešimir Javor arriv

Josipdol - Gateway to Lika

Vedran Obućina

Sep 10, 2016
3 min

Josipdol - Gateway to Lika

According to a legend, king and emperor Joseph II. Habsburg, son of Mary Theresa, was riding from the military town of Karlovac to the Senj harbour. Somewhere near Josipdol he fell from the horse, and thus the name of the place became Josipdol (lit. Place where Joseph fell). The Austro-Hungarian ruler decided to develope a road here, which was named Josephina, connecting Karlovac and Senj. Old name for this place was Munjava, which is still part of Josipdol today. Josipdol is

Gacka Dinner in Hotel Zvonimir

Vedran Obućina

Jul 20, 2016
2 min

Gacka Dinner in Hotel Zvonimir

The hotel Zvonimir is situated in the heart of Otočac, providing the citizens and their guests a great opportunity to relax and dine in the very centre of the town. For us, however, it was an opportunity to learn more about the cuisine in the Gacka Valley. The hospitable staff of the hotel’s restaurant cared enormously for us, making sure we don’t go to bed hungry. And what a dinner it was! While already trying the old-style miller’s trout, baked in the corn flour, our main c

Otočac - Centre of Gacka Valley

Vedran Obućina

Jul 20, 2016
4 min

Otočac - Centre of Gacka Valley

The centre of Gacka Valley is Town of Otočac, a small urban centre with lots of history. The famous Baška Tablet from 12th century says that the church of Saint Nicholas in Otočac was part of the order community with the Church of Saint Lucy in Jurandvor on the island of Krk. Later this was the land of the Templar Order, followed by the Croatian noble family Frankopan. In the Museum of Gacka, the town museum of Otočac, we are told the first settlement with a defence tower was

Kuterevo - Village of Bears and Wood Products

Vedran Obućina

Jul 20, 2016
2 min

Kuterevo - Village of Bears and Wood Products

The mountain village of Kuterevo is famous for its carpenters, known for the high-quality barrels, bukara (wooden mug for wine drinking), chairs, and especially the long-necked lute tamburica dangubica or samica, usually known also as kuterevka. It is made of hard raw wood which is carefully chosen by a master,making sure that the tree grew on skimpy terrain away from tall trees, in order to have the proper texture and clean grain, with no lumps. The best tamburitzas are made