Food and Wine
Cheese from Pag Island among the best in the world
Žigljen cheese, produced on Pag Island has received an important international award – it is selected among the best cheese in the world, winning the ‘super gold medal’ at the World Cheese Awards 2011 (www.finefoodworld.co.uk/wca) The winning hard cheese, produces in Gligor’s dairy on Pag, is made entirely from locally sourced sheep and cow milk. It takes three to six months for Žigljen to fully mature and finally achieve its spicey, characteristic aroma. This [...]
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Solana Nin – the new Salt Museum
A new salt museum was recently opened as addition to Nin salt evaporation pond . The museum offers a complete insight into the extraction of salt, which follows the same tradition as in Roman times. The sea water naturally falls through the pools of the ponds where it evaporates with the help of sun and wind and eventually crystallizes into pure natural sea salt. Nin’s Salt Evaporation Pond dates back from Roman times and covers [...]
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Croatian wines the biggest discovery of this year’s competition
Croatian wines have thrilled the judges with their quality and they were proclaimed the hit of this year’s competition that was organized by the well-known UK magazine Decanter during which they won eight gold, five silver and 11 bronze medals, and also three wine varieties received recommendations.
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