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  Croats - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Croatian tribe is thought to have moved from the area north of the Carpathians and east of the river Vistula (referred to as White Croatia) and migrated into the western Dinaric Alps.
The influx was increased by the arrival of Croatian refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the Bosnian War.
Croatian refugees returned to their previous homes, while some - particularly Croats from Bosnia-Herzegovina who were expelled by the Serbs - moved into the former Serbian homes in the border areas of Croatia.
www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-Croatian_people   (1856 words)

  
 Croatian cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Croatian cuisine is heterogeneous and is therefore known as the cuisine of regions, since every region has its own distinct culinary traditions.
Mainland cuisine is more characterized by the earlier Slavic and the more recent contacts with the more famous gastronomic orders of today - Hungarian, Viennese and Turkish - while the coastal region bears the influences of the Greek, Roman and Illyrian, as well as of the later Mediterranean cuisine - Italian and French.
Croatian cuisine can, roughly summarized, be divided into some few regions which all have their specific cooking traditions, characteristic for the area and not necessarily well-known in other parts of Croatia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Croatian_cuisine   (948 words)

  
 The Friends of the Croatian Cultural Center, Inc.
The mission of the Croatian Cultural Center, and The Friends of the Croatian Cultural Center, Inc., is to promote and uphold the traditions of Croatian Culture and art in the United States of America particularly in Los Angeles and the Southern California area.
The Coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia is a historical Croatian coat of arms in the shape of a shield.
The status and function of the Croatian national anthem was further established in the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia in 1990.
www.croatianculture.org   (4918 words)

  
 Croatia Eating the Croatian Way   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Along the Dalmatian coast, cuisine tends to be Mediterranean.
Croatians usually drink wine with their main meal, but the country also produces many popular varieties of brandy and beer; strong coffee and herbal teas are common non-alcoholic drinks.
For dessert, Croatian pastries are light, and include sweet bread with walnuts or poppy seeds, known as orehnjaca and makovnjaca.
www.cp-pc.ca /english/croatia/eating.html   (467 words)

  
 Croatia : In Depth : Food & Drink | Frommers.com
Croatians are very proud of their gastronomic traditions, and while there are regional differences, you'll find that freshness, grilling, and daily baking are consistent across the country.
Wherever you go, you'll find that the result is a wonderfully diverse Croatian cuisine that is rooted in family and friends, the seasons, and the bounty of Croatia's soil and sea.
Croatians eat lunch anywhere from 10am (gablec) to late afternoon, and if they eat dinner at all, it usually is a light meal.
www.frommers.com /destinations/croatia/3635020880.html   (2036 words)

  
 Visit Croatia - Croatian Cuisine
Croatian food is normally simple peasant food, which is easy to prepare but delicious nonetheless.
People from the Croatian Adriatic eat food that is very similar to Italian cuisine.
Please note that many Croatian people (actually, the whole of Eastern Europe) use a food enhancer called Vegeta (vegetable seasoning) to flavour their dishes.
www.visit-croatia.co.uk /cuisine   (1412 words)

  
 Search Europe : Country Guide : Croatia
Croatian cuisine is heterogeneous, and is therefore known as "the cuisine of regions".
The cuisine of Istria and the Kvarner regions represents a special Croatian style of cooking, a blend of inland and coastal.
The cuisine of Dalmatia and the islands follows the trend of modern nutritional norms.
www.searcheurope.com /countries/croatia/cuisine.shtml   (853 words)

  
 Useful Information about language and products in Croatia
The Penkala ball point pen is considered to be the authentic Croatian souvenir today witnessing the importance of Zagreb as an industrial, commercial and cultural centre in the beginning of the 20th century.
At the beginning the cravat (tie) was a kerchief worn by Croatian soldiers in the 17th century.
Croatian cuisine's modern roots date back to the Proto-Slavic and ancient periods and the differences in the selection of foodstuffs and forms of cooking are most notable between those on the mainland and those in coastal regions.
www.damen-croatia.com /Useful_Information_1/page_1326895.html   (988 words)

  
 Croatia, Island Hvar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Croatian cuisine is diferent in almost every region.
Croatian eat italian, hungarian, austrian and oriental cuisines mixed together with native culinary tradition.
The secret recipes for winemaking are passed fown from generation to generation and are produced in the families´ wine cellars, as well as in those of private enterprises.
www.hvar.hr /Default.aspx?tabid=367   (617 words)

  
 Croatian cuisine on The Worldwide Gourmet
Croatian gastronomy is a reflection of the cultural mosaic of a country that is the gateway to the Balkans, the place where central Europe and the Mediterranean intersect, and a land that remains deeply Slavic despite its ties to Roman Latinity.
There are a number of different Croatian cuisines which can be grouped according to three main regions: Mediterranean cuisine, the mountain cuisine of the south, and the continental cuisine of the northern plains.
One Croatian specialty that you'll find from one end of the country to another is strukli.
www.theworldwidegourmet.com /countries/europe/croatia/croatia.htm   (657 words)

  
 Viaggiatore : Croatia - Food and Drinks
The Croatian cuisine is a regional cuisine that reflects the history, geography and the culture of the Croatian people.
Main characteristic of the Croatian cuisine is the great variety of foods in an area all narrow adding.
It is characterised by vegetable soups and cereals, goulash and paprikash with pasta, roasted turkey with mlinci and roasted pork with milk and numerous cakes amongst which cream cakes, apple strudels, of cheese or sugar, ring shaped cakes.
www.enjoy-croatia.com /foodanddrinks.htm   (772 words)

  
 Croatian cook-book
The wine cellars of Kutjevo on the Croatian north exist continuously since 1232, that is, for nearly eight centuries!
It is interesting that in Istria (important peninsula on western part of Croatian coast), near the town of Zminj, there is a small village of Kuhari (= cooks).
Josip Pino Kuhar, born in the village of Kuhari, is outstanding kuhar in Croatia.
www.hr /darko/etf/cook.html   (669 words)

  
 directopedia : Directory : Society : Ethnicity : Slavic : Croat
The Midwest Croatian Connection is your one stop source for information relating to the many Croatian communities located in the midwestern United States.
The foremost organization of the Croatian diaspora is the Croatian Fraternal Union.
The earliest mention of the Croatian name, Horoathos, can be traced on two stone inscriptions in Greek language and script, dating from around the year 200 AD, found in the seaport Tanais on the Azov sea, Crimea peninsula (near the Black Sea).
www.directopedia.org /directory/Society-Ethnicity/Slavic-Croat.shtml   (1316 words)

  
 (E) A Journey to the Heart and Soul of Dalmatian Cuisine, March 9th, 2006
Some of you may remember my post to some Croatian groups and lists a few months back concerning a book project about Dalmatian food and wine that I had begun to develop.
On the 18th we will travel to the coast and journey south to visit wineries, restaurants and villas, and experience the richness of the coastal cuisine, wine and breathtaking landscapes firsthand so that we may adequately document them in words and images for the book.
This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World.
www.croatianworld.net /Letters/6017.htm   (1079 words)

  
 Gastronomy of Croatia - its food, wine & cuisine
Many Croatian fish restaurants have their own fishing boats, so you can be assured of the freshness of the fish.
Croatian cuisine isn’t restricted to fish, they have many delicious meat dishes too.
Regional differences in Croatian cuisine are quite evident and in the north of Croatia Austro-Hungarian culinary influences are strongest.
www.dalmatiancoast.com /holidays/gastronomy.html   (922 words)

  
 (E) CONGRESSIONAL CROATIAN CAUCUS, February 8, 2005
The National Federation of Croatian Americans (NFCA) welcomed the official establishment of the Congressional Croatian Caucus which was formally announced at a reception hosted by the NFCA at the Rayburn Congressional Office Building on Capitol Hill last Tuesday evening.
NFCA President Edward A. Andrus gave remarks on behalf of the Croatian American community thanking the bipartisan Co-Chairs and Founding Members while pledging to support the Caucus as it engages on important matters relevent to the community and the Republic of Croatia.
Andrus specifically mentioned the assistance provided by the Croatian Fraternal Union, Dr. Frank Brozovich, the former President of the Croatian American Association (CAA) and Honorary Consul of the Republic of Croatia, and Cook County Commissioner Anthony J. Peraica, a former board member of the NFCA and President of the CAA's Illinois Chapter.
www.croatianworld.net /Letters/5016.htm   (1041 words)

  
 Croatia: About, Facts, Culture
It is a land of golden wheat fields, oak woods and wide rivers of Slavonia and Baranja, a land of quaint little villages, romantic castles and manors, and picturesque rolling hills and vineyards of the Croatian Zagorje.
Istria is the most developed Croatian tourist region, closest and most easily accessible from Western Europe, whose landscape can be compared to that of Tuscany or Provence.
The Krka River, probably the most wonderful of all the rivers in the Croatian karst, is also a national park.
www.croatiaemb.net   (1314 words)

  
 Croatian cuisine gastronomy wines
Mainland cuisine is more characterized by the earlier Proto-Slavic and the more recent contacts with the more famous gastronomic orders of today - Hungarian, Viennese and Turkish - while the coastal region bears the influences of the Greek, Roman and Illyrian, as well as of the later Mediterranean cuisine - Italian and French.
Although you will find intriguing differences from island to island, the cuisine of Dalmatia is overwhelmingly Mediterranean in style, borrowing influences from the trade routes that have passed its shores for centuries.
Many claim that the seafood of the Adriatic is some of the best in the world owing to the sea's unique geographical position.
www.villa-pape.com /apartments/croatia/gastro.htm   (402 words)

  
 KABALIN, FEDOR Professor-Music-Song Writer
Vince was born in 1919, in Iowa of Croatian farmers and coal miners.
He was an active member of the American Croatian Citizens Club, an active member of Croatian Fraternal Union St. George Lodge 66 serving as a trustee, the Croatian Pensioners Club serving as a trustee and an Army veteran of the Korean War, serving in Germany with the highway police.
Together they gathered Croatian singers from all parts of the Southland, because they believed in an idea, because they had a vision of tomorrow, because they heard stirring echoes of their beloved homeland tunes beating in their hearts and felt compelled to listen.
www.croatians.com /BIOGRAPHY-AMERICA-K-R.htm   (14024 words)

  
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The beauty of Croatian cuisine is in having two cuisines, one being Continental cuisine and other very different Mediterranean cuisine.
It makes me very happy that I could introduce Croatian cuisine to the world, in time when it was totally unknown to the world.
My Croatian Food, Wine and tourism Festivals, my newspapers and magazine articles as well as television broke an ice in recognising of Croatian cuisine today, but we have a long way to go yet.
homepages.tig.com.au /~dvalcich/Books.html   (527 words)

  
 About Croatia, Yacht Charter Croatia, Charter Croatia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
All of the significant segments of nautical tourism have been brought together under the Croatian Association of Nautical Tourism, which was established as a professional organization under the Croatian Chamber of Commerce.
Adriatic Croatian International Club, better known among boaters as the ACI Club, is the leading nautical tourism company in Croatia, representing a unique chain of 21 marinas stretching from Dubrovnik in the south to Umag in the northern Adriatic Sea.
Also on the Second Channel of the Croatian Radio, every hour on the hour, news and reports on road conditions are broadcast in alteration directly from studios of: Third Program of the Bavarian Radio, Third Program of the Austrian Radio, RAI Uno, British Virgin Radio.
www.navis-yacht-charter.com /about/croatia   (1954 words)

  
 Croatian Properties Direct - houses, apartments on Adriatic coast - Property, land and estate agents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In the north of the country and easily accessible by car from the European countries over its northern border, the Istrian peninsula provides a coastline of beaches and fishing villages that has proved very popular over the years.
While coastal delicacies bear the influences of the Greek, Roman and Illyrian, and later Mediterranean cuisine from Italy and France.
Croatian Airlines and other large carriers have regularly scheduled flights between the capital Zagreb and major cities including Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Munich, Paris, Prague, Rome, Sarajevo, Skopje, Tel Aviv, Vienna and Zurich.
www.croatianpropertiesdirect.com /faq.htm   (956 words)

  
 Croatian cuisine, food and recipes (strukli, buzara, palacinke, mlinci, okruglice, fritule, cevapcici, njoki, brodet, ...
Croatian cuisine, food and recipes (strukli, buzara, palacinke, mlinci, okruglice, fritule, cevapcici, njoki, brodet, paprikas, gulas, makovnjaca, risotto, krafne, octopus)
The excellent Croatian food that so many people love is a product of great geographical location and historical influences.
Croatian cuisine features great produce from the low lands of Slavonia, great seafood from the Adriatic coast of Dalmatia and Istria and great foodmaking tradition from every part of Croatia.
www.croatiareport.com /crofood.html   (162 words)

  
 Learn to Speak Croatian - PureLanguage.ca
Croatian is referred to as 'Bosnian' in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The Serbs, Croatians, Bosnians and Montenegrins all speak the language that we are here referring to as 'Croatian'.
The name of the language and dialect changes depending on the country in which it is being spoken.
www.purelanguage.ca /croatian.html   (165 words)

  
 Croatian Cuisine
Sampling Croatian cooking is one of the high points of a visit to Croatia.
You may even want to try a Croatian recipe yourself from one of these fine Croatian cookbooks.
Like much of Croatian culture, the cuisine is divided into coastal (Dalmatian and Istrian) and interior flavors (mostly from Zagorje which includes Zagreb and northwestern Croatia) with a sub-category of Slavonian cuisine from east Croatia.
www.croatiatraveller.com /food.htm   (277 words)

  
 Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver - Croatian Services
The Library at the Croatian Cultural Centre has a wide-range of information.
They have books in Croatian and English, magazines, and even reference materials.
Croatian National Tourist Board - Hrvatska turisticka zajednica
www.croatiancentre.com /services.htm   (137 words)

  
 CROWN - Croatian World Network
The reason I chose Stepinac is that he is a historical character from the Croatian church and Croatian national history.
The lanky Croatian, who added to his championships in Chennai and Zagreb, is the first player since Roger Federer in 2002 and 2003 to successfully defend the title "It's great to (successfully) defend a title.
Croatian President Stipe Mesic, right, looks at former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev as he speaks at a conference marking his 75th birthday and 20th anniversary of his Perestroika reforms in Primosten, Croatia, Saturday Sept. 30, 2006.
www.croatia.org   (2450 words)

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