Culinary Delights

The cuisine of Dalmatia and the islands follows the trend of modern nutritional research. Short cooking times, lots of steamed and grilled, fish, olive oil, vegetables and wild herbs is why this cuisine is considered very healthy.
Even today, the villages and towns of Dalmatia have their own, different ways of preparation of special meals. Above all, the cuisine of the islands is a small world itself, and only recently the local differences were discovered.

It's best to go on a discovery trip!

Fresh sea fish (sea bream, sea bass, mackerel, sardines), grilled or marinated, further mollusks (squid, octopus, cuttlefish) and crustaceans (shrimp, lobster) and shellfish (oysters, mussels) are boiled in stews or as a risotto.
 
Among the meat dishes, Prsut (similar to prosciutto) unrivaled - smoked and dried served with hard cheeses made from sheep's milk and salted pickled green and black olives, capers and pickled onions. Popular is also lamb, especially boiled or
baked on an open fire or cooked under the bell, roast beef, Dalmatian Pasticada with gnocchi, offered by many restaurants.
Steamed vegetable dishes (chard with potatoes, tomato sauce, zucchini) often served as a mixture of cultivated and wild vegetables with olive oil and vinegar or with meat.
Typical Dalmatian desserts win with their simplicity. The most usual ingredients include Mediterranean fruits, dried figs, almonds, honey, eggs (gingerbread biscuits from the island of Hvar, rozata).
Whatever you choose, you will find a variety of cozy little but also very elegant restaurants in the old centre of Hvar, hiding in alleys or right on the waterfront overlooking the sea.
An alternative is of course also Klaudia's kitchen, if you prefer quiet times at night at the terrace at home, perhaps with new or old holiday friends.
Our "home cooking" leaves nothing to be desired, especially as we are supplied freshest by our Croatian friends! And a good glass of wine from local grapes is of course with us.
Savour simply!