{"id":5828,"date":"2018-10-24T00:37:35","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T04:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eatrightpa.org\/?p=5828"},"modified":"2021-10-30T03:37:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T03:37:51","slug":"eating-in-dubrovnik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatrightpa.org\/blog\/2018\/10\/24\/eating-in-dubrovnik\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Flavors of Dubrovnik, Croatia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nby Judy Matusky<\/a>, RDN, LDN<\/p>\n

Dubrovnik is a stunning, seaside coastal town with cuisine that has been influenced by Italy, Greece, and Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My family and I traveled to Dubrovnik in early September and immediately fell in love with the country. Restaurant menus were filled with fresh seafood dishes like grilled octopus, stuffed squid, black seafood risotto, and fried sardines. Seasonal vegetables included\u00a0eggplant, zucchini and peppers which were grilled or stewed.\u00a0 Although risotto cooked with seafood or squid ink is very popular, you could find many pasta dishes as well. One specialty was \u201cunder the bell\u201d which was a slow method of cooking octopus, lamb or chicken under a cast iron dome over hot coals. In Dubrovnik, desserts were modest with a selection of fig cakes, candied orange peels, layered phyllo with nuts and honey, and Croatia\u2019s version of gelato.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When I\u2019m traveling, one of my first stops is a local supermarket. Konzum was a\u00a0 market near our villa and I was pleasantly surprised to see a promotional campaign for fruit and vegetables featured on their store bags (above). After walking the aisles, I purchased enough food for breakfast and \u201con the go\u201d lunches. My shopping cart was overflowing with yogurt (which was the creamy, full-fat kind), hard cheeses, cured meats, whole grain breads, assorted vegetables and fruit (including lots of local grapes), muesli cereal. olives, olive oil, local honey and of course, Croatian red and white wine. Having our fridge fully stocked was a healthy way to fuel our daytime activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We enjoyed a trip to the Matusko winery just outside of Dubrovnik on the Peljesac Peninsula prized for its production of Plavac Mali wine. These small, blue grapes produce Croatia\u2019s best red wines. On the way back we stopped at Ston, to see the ancient salt pans and Mali Ston to taste oysters and mussels pulled right from the sea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other delightful pleasures included fruity, freshly pressed Brachia olive oil from the Island of Brac, hard sheep\u2019s milk cheese from the Island of Pag,\u00a0and Prsut, a Dalmatian prosciutto that contains no additives. With an abundance of fresh, local, seasonal food, Dubrovnik is a nutritional dream.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Judy Matusky, RDN, LDN, is the o<\/span>wner of Athens Nutrition<\/a>\u00a0in Ardmore, PA<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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