Archive for the ‘gastronomy’ Category

Pršut: Dry Smoked Ham

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Of all the exquisite artisan food produced in Dalmatia, there is none as widely loved that resonates in the hearts and souls of the people like pršut (PURR-shoot). If you’re at all familiar with the prosciutto of Italy and jamon of Spain, you’ll almost know what to expect from pršut. ...

menu 8.6.11

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

As you can see, I've expanded the scope of the site to include some notes and background on the menus and dishes. To see the full menu, just click on the menu link above. Otherwise, read on! For the next dinner, I'm taking advantage of the sardines and mackerel I've been ...

Herb Brandy

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

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 ...