Cuisine of Murter for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Murter If you want to get to know to national Croatian cuisine, you should definitely miss a couple of meals at the hotel. Otherwise, you can’t plunge into the culture of the country. You can eat in a restaurant or visit a konoba which is a local tavern. There is no difference between dishes in a konoba and a restaurant, the places just have different interiors. Konoba is decorated in country style. There is no difference between dishes in a restaurant and a konoba. Before going to a restaurant, remember that late dinner and supper are the most important meals for Croats. Some of the local catering establishments serve dishes only after 2 p.m. However, you can visit a restaurant at noon and have marenda (a late breakfast) here. It is usually a portion of meat or a fish with a garnish. But the portion is smaller than you can order on dinner and it costs less.
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While being on Murter, be sure to visit local pizzerias. Pizza can be called a national dish in Croatia. You can find different pizzas with various toppings here. Furthermore, pizzerias serve delicious salads which you can’t taste in restaurants. National Croatian pizza is called pizzeta which is sold by the slice. It has the very thin dough and very luscious topping. Be sure to try delicious seafood pizzeta on Murter.
Don’t pass by brodet. It is a very thick seafood soup. It was the food of poor people who added even the smallest parts of the fish to the dish, but nowadays brodet is served even at expensive restaurants. However, you can find light soups on chicken broth and cream soups on Murter. Don’t miss a chance to try pršut, dry ham. It is usually served in slices and Croats are very proud of this dish. You can find it in a restaurant or in a supermarket. Local cheese is very delicious too. One more national dish is Ispod peke. This phrase is translated as «under the bell». Ispod peke is usually made of potatoes, different meat or octopus. There is nothing difficult in the process of its preparation. You just need to put the ingredients in a stone oven, cover it with a lid and coal. You should remove the lid only when the dish is ready. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
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The main course in Croatia usually includes a cutlet or a schnitzel. Fried meat in the dough is called Prague schnitzel and schnitzel with cheese and ham is called Zagreb schnitzel. Goulash is usually served here with pasta. Beef with plum and wine is a delicious meat dish too. Turkey with mlinci (flat pasta, soaked in roast juices) is very popular in Croatia. Ćevapčići is sausages made of minced pork or beef with onion. Croats also love peppers stuffed with meat or vegetables.
Truffles play an important role in Croatian cuisine. Don’t pass by crni rižot (black risotto). It is a delicious dish. It is made of rice with seafood and cuttlefish ink which makes the dish black. The fish is very delicious on Murter. Fish is baked, boiled, fried and stewed here. Moreover, you can order salads with fish. Try a salad made of octopus or lobster. Croatian mullus is a delicious fish which you can try at a low price. Be sure to try sea bass, flounder and a scorpion fish. Local mussels and oysters with lemon drops are delicious too.
Murter is an ideal place for those who love to admire virgin nature. There are unique lakes near the town of Jezera, which can be seen only in autumn and winter due to heavy rains. The lakes … Open
Local Croatian desserts are low-fat dishes with nuts and fruit. Local cakes are like puddings. Don’t pass by međimurska gibanica, a layer cake with apple, poppyseed, walnut and cottage cheese fillings and rapska torta (rab cake) which original recipe Croats still keep in secret. You can easily find coffee and juice on the island. The most popular Croatian hard drinks are local wines, travarica (loza with herbs), Šljivovica (plums), pelinkovac (juniper) and vinjak.
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National cuisine of Croatia

The Croatian cuisine has veal dishes. This kind of meat is the most popular in the country. Viskovich begavice will surprise the guests of Croatia with an unexpected taste. Its main ingredient is fresh lamb meat cooked in a sauce of sour sheep's milk. Be sure to try another meat dish - Pashtitsad. It is cooked of beef. A fragrant local wine is used as a marinade and a sauce. Croatia has its own branded sausage; it is called kulen. It consists of chopped pork with an abundance of spices. Some dishes of the Balkan cuisine may seem hot due to paprika, however this spice is one of the main touches of Croatian cooking. The cuisine on the Adriatic coast of the country deserves a special attention. The high-quality fish costs much. Local chefs create real masterpieces of seafood, so you won’t regret about the money spent. One of the exclusive dishes is angler. Another delicacy is dentex. Its meat has almost no bones, so it is incredibly juicy and tender. The taste of this dish remains in the memory of guests of local restaurants for a long time. It's worth to try scad and mackerel. They cost a little cheaper, but do not concede to the taste of other dishes. The main fish treat of Croatia brodetto. That’s a fish stew served with polenta. Once, this dish was cooked of the remains of fish and was considered a poor people's food. Today, it is the key treat in many restaurants. … Open

Cuisine and restaurants in the neighbours of Murter

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