Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Rakija (RAH-kee-yah) is the catch-all term for any kind of spirit distilled from fruit in Croatia, and it pretty much translates to 'brandy'. Just as there's apple brandy, plum brandy, berry brandy and so on, varieties distilled from different source materials take more specific names. Here are a few:
šljivovica ...
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Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Back in mid-September, I had the pleasure of helping with the grape harvest and winemaking in the village of Marina. The grapes belonged belonged to Ljubo, one of the village's most prolific and respected winemakers, and he had quite an operation in motion. While the grapes were being picked and ...
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Saturday, October 27th, 2007
In addition to the Adriatic Sea, coastal Croatia shares centuries of history with Italy. That said, it won't be surprising to learn that Arborio rice is prepared and enjoyed in much the same way as Italian risotto in Dalmatia. In fact, a few recipes are practically identical. One of the ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhlnSewLhDo[/video]
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