Days of Croatian Traditional Flavors, November 15-25 - Tastes of Zagreb County

Everyday life translated into the pot speaks to us about the culture of living in the area known as the green ring of Zagreb. Here in the central part of northwest Croatia, encircling the Croatian capital, this region has managed to blend contemporary urbanism while preserving traditional customs and values, a range of gastronomic specialties, pleasures, and experiences. Enchanting aromas and flavors steeped in history beckon to the table, whether it's chicken soup with homemade noodles, Samobor sausages with mustard, sauerkraut, turnip with beans, ričet (barley stew), duck with buckwheat porridge, roasted chicken, goose or turkey with mlinci (a type of pasta), Samobor salami and dried cheese - prgica, unique plum soup, warm Samobor cream cakes, or Jelačić slices... Fresh cottage cheese and cream are local specialties, charming with their simplicity, freshness, and rich flavors, both then and now. They are enjoyed alone or as accompaniments to homemade sausages, salami, or cured boiled meats. Numerous desserts are unthinkable without cheese and cream: miner's greblica (pastry), zlevke (a type of pancake), cicmare (dumplings), strudels or štrukli (cheese strudel)... When paired with top-quality wines, bermet (a spiced wine), brandies and liqueurs, cherry and walnut liquors, fine slivovitz or pear brandy, produced in the original environment of rich vineyard hills, the enchantment of flavors and aromas fully takes over. And so, set against the backdrop of the vibrancy of local ingredients and the charm of dishes that travel through time in forgotten culinary records and memories, establishments upholding the Zagreb region's standards of taste invite you to genuine and refined gastronomic moments.

Enjoy your meal and bon appétit!