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DALMATIAN GLOSSARY

punjena parika green pepper stuffed with minced ameat.
broštulani menduli sugared almonds.
brujet/brudet a popular fisherman's casserole dish with various fish, onions, tomatoes, olive oil and potatoes.
buzara a method of seafood preparation using scampi, mussels or shellfish with olive oil, garlic, fresh parsley and white wine.
crni rižot black risotto with Adriatic cuttlefish.
dalmatinski pršut smoked ham Dalmatian-style. First salted, then smoked and left to dry and mature on the bura wind. Dalmatian pršut is the ultimate regional delicacy.
fritule sweet fritters.
hib sweet bread form minced, dried figs, popular on the island of Vis.
ispod peke dishes prepared under a bell-shaped lid (peka), and slow-cooked with glowing coals.
The most popular ispod peke dishes are octopus, lamb and veal.Order two hours in advance
janjeće tripice lamb trpe Mediterranean style, here prepared with panceta, garlic, tomato sauce and fresh bay leaf.
janjetina sa ražnja lamb on a spit.
kaštradina dried, cured mutton, popular in the Dalmatian hinterland.
kroštule Dalmatian dessert of sweet pasta knots.
panceta pork bacon first salted, than smoked and left to air-dry.
pašta-fažol na brujet brodetto-style bean stew with pasta, popular on Vis.
pašticada hearty meat sauce made from beef marinated in vinegar and red wine, than sauteed with a root vegetable and wine, and served with home-made gnocchi.
pečenica wind-cured boned loin of pork, popular in the Dalmatian hinterland.
rafioli half-moon pastries from Makarska, Trogir and Korčula, filled with ground almonds, Maraschino, lemon, rind, cinnamon, sugar and eggs.
riba na gradele fish prepared over the grill on glowing charcoal.
rozata/rožata creme caramel Dalmatian-style.
salata od hobotnice octopus salad.

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Salt sol
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Teaspoon žličica
Vinegar ocat
Water voda

Fish /Seafood

Riba sa roštilja/na žaru Grilled fish
Bakalar - Dried cod
Brancin Sea bass
Brodet Fish stew
Cipal Golden Grey mullet
Dagnje Mussels
Jastog Lobster
Kamenice/ostrige Oysters
Losos Salmon
Lubin Sea perch
Oslić Hake
Pastrva trout
Trlja red mullet