This is CROATIA - A Local Girl's Guide To Mediterranean Paradise - Post #1
Croatian Farmer's Markets
Are the perfect place to for you to meet the locals.
To listen to the melody of the language.
To soak up the abundance of fresh food, and best of all to experience Croatia first hand.
We Croats LOVE our farmer's markets!
For many, it's one of their favorite weekend rituals. Spending the morning walking between stands, picking and choosing groceries and afterward sitting at a cafe just chilling for an hour or two.
Yes, sipping coffee for hours while talking to friends really does last for hours here. But, that's a story for another post.
Right now, I want to show you the usual things you will see on a typical farmer's market in Croatia.
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All the veggies you need for a delicious, nutritious lunch stacked up nicely in one place.
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There's fresh fruit too, usually harvested a day or two ago.
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Homebaked sour or corn bread.
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Seafood, probably caught in Croatian Adriatic Sea that very morning.
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Cottage cheese and sour cream. Croatian original recipie. (hint: must try when visiting Croatia!)
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Smoked sausages and other meat products. Croats eat them a lot!
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Fresh flowers. Bouquets. Potted flowers... it's all there.
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Artisan baskets, wodden spoons, brooms... When was the last time you used those?
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Antique collectibles, anyone?
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And if you get hungry, everyone's favourite street food - burek - is always near 😋
So, leave a comment and tell me, do love going to farmer's markets? Did you visit Croatia, and any of ours? What would you buy first if you found yourself in the middle of one?
What else would you like to know about Croatia???
@vesnapv how beautiful is Croaita.I have never been there before but sure like to go.I love farmers markets.Here in the UK they also have fab ones.All fresh meats and produce nothing compares.Yours looks amazing.Where do you start.I love my cheeses and fruit and vegg.Oh and the last pic of the pastry pie.Yummy.Thanks for sharing👍🏼👌
Hey @pamcooks 🙋
Yeah, I know the UK has amazing farmer's markets - I watched Jamie Oliver shop there for years 😜
Absolutely, no comparison between the fresh food you buy at farmer's markets and all that food-imitation from the supermarkets... you would love it here.
That last pic is a very popular street food here and you can buy it in lots of places, especially at farmer's markets.
It's called "burek whit cheese", but there are all kinds of other fillings, like minced meat, spinach, mushrooms, potato, and sweet ones too filled whit grated apples. Yum 😋
Hi @veznapv,
Oh my gosh that sounds like heaven.My sort of foods.I love my savoury pastry treats.Ooooh i love cheese i think i would go for the original.
Oh Jamie Oliver is fab.He endorses alot of farmer markets.Honestly they are amazing showcasing the very best of whats available with out the cellaphane plastic wraps.lol
It' s amazing that all over the world in different countries we have such similar events and foods.I love seeing different cultures and traditions.
Thanks for such an insightful post.x
Oh, the people at Bosna and Hercegovina (we share a border) would be all over me if I didn't correct the eternal food quarrel... so here it goes.
"Burek" is originally Bosnian food and it's very important for them to make one thing clear:
the only one that is named "burek" is the one filled with meat.
Any other filling, they refer to as "pita".
In Croatia though, we call them "burek with this" (name the filling).
They all keep telling us we're wrong...
OK, I think I'm safe now LOL
Wouldn't want to be responsible for publically spreading misinformation hahaha
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waaw AMAZINGGGGGGG I WANNA VISIT! Beautiful 😊 looks like a fun day
Thanks, @viktoriyani!
Yup, Croatia on the bucket list would be a great start 😎