Croatia

Ages ago, I wrote about the Giant Food of Switzerland.  As part of the same European holiday, we saw a variety of giant food props but ice cream reigned supreme.  As I am travelling this week and have limited access to the internet to write about my adventures, for your delectation, I present the Giant… Read more

There really is more to Croatia than funny names of food products but how could I resist after my last post on the subject?I know this post is neither ‘clever’ nor ‘original’ but, it is funny… Read more

I had a delightful surprise for breakfast at our hostel the other morning when alongside the usual cheeses and salami, were these freshly cooked Dalmatinske Fritule or Dalmatian Fritters.  These little yeast based fritters are typically small balls that are dropped into the oil but at Hostel Adria, they were rather more free form.Tasting like… Read more

Here I am in Croatia and I barely have time to post anything between maintaining my two gelati a day habit formed since this heatwave began in Italy and stuffing my face with every type of sheep cheese you can think of.  One thing is for sure, like most of Europe and the Balkans (and… Read more

We have been in Croatia for a few days now and have definitely had a chance to sample the local cuisine but that will have to be for another post, when there is more time.In the meanwhile, here is a little tub of ice cream that I bought in the supermarket today.  Tastes just like… Read more