Days of Croatian Traditional Flavors, November 15-25 - Tastes of Varaždin County
Encountering the cuisine of Varaždin County means encountering the richness and diversity of dishes that have, on one hand, originated from surprising simplicity in preparation and the ingenuity of rural housewives by their home hearths, and on the other hand, from the distinctive culinary skills and techniques of bourgeois, noble, and aristocratic court kitchens. However, the charm lies in the preparation that preserves the flavors and premium values of home-grown ingredients cultivated by diligent peasant hands in rural courtyards, fields, and surrounding forests and waterways.
The dishes of this region prominently feature wheat and corn flour (used for homemade bread, pasta, žganci, famous Varaždin klipići, mlinaci, štrukli, zlevanka, Proštek’s trnovečka makovnjača, Vidovec gibanica, Cvetlin gibanica...), buckwheat porridge (for stuffings of roasted ducks, Zagorje turkey and geese, for kašnjača...), sour Varaždin cabbage (for sarma, krpice sa zeljem or stewed cabbage with sausages and čurke), turnip, pumpkin and pumpkin seed oil (for any good salad), beans, potatoes, game, pork, domestic chicken (for golden, robust chicken soup), chestnuts, mushrooms, plums (for stuffed Easter eggs, dumplings or homemade jam), walnuts, apples...
And the establishments - bearers of the Tastes of Varaždin County standard - spread before you this wide palette of gastronomic treasures. The aromas and flavors of local ingredients and the dishes and drinks they exude will provide you with a true pleasure of dining. All with the signature of tradition.
