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Croatian Classics:
100 savoury dishes to delight youor family and friends
What you get in Croatian Classics
100 recipes
100 recipes from every region of Croatia. From one-pot meals, dishes that are grilled, roasted, baked, boiled, to salads, soups and hand-rolled and hand-cut pasta.
700 photos
This huge amount of photos makes sure that any level of cook can master whatever they pick in the cookbook. Expect some mouth-watering full-page images you won't be able to resist.
smart ingredients
No more struggle with converting ingredients from grams and millilitres. Everything is expressed in both metric and imperial measurements: think cups, pounds, ounces and tablespoons.
stories and anecdotes
I bet you'd love to know the background of your favourite dish. Or maybe a reason why we eat a lot for lunch and why we adore one-pot meals. You'll find the stories in here too!
Bonus recipe
You get the most detailed recipe for our famous BUREK in the email. You won't find this iconic dish in the Cookbook. I am convinced you will succeed in making Burek from the first go.
perfecft gift
This cookbook comes as a luxury hardcopy that makes a great gift. You will love it in your kitchen and, if you give it as a present, you will make your friends and family extremely happy.
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This cookbook will become your everyday go-to kitchen bible
Ask a Croatian person about the best restaurant to visit in their city and they will giggle. Why? Because they know a secret, and sometimes... well, often, they are too polite to tell the truth:
The best food in Croatia is eaten in mama's kitchen - AT HOME!
But if you tried to learn your Croatian mama's culinary mastery, you probably ran into another problem. She has very few recipes written down. They're all in her brilliant head. She cooks day in day out with such ease you wish you could learn this great skill too.
Unless you have your Mom or Grandma by your side to mentor you every step of the way... to show you what food should look and feel like at every cooking stage, you will struggle deciphering extremely vague recipes.
"A handful of this, a pinch of that, not too soft but not too hard, cook until tender... "
You know what I'm talking about, right?
Now all this stops because my Croatian Classics will take you by the hand and show you the minutest details of every step of the process.
100 recipes, 368 pages, 700 colour images, remarkably detailed method...PLUS all ingredients expressed in metric and imperial measurements
There's no more excuses - you are a becoming a Croatian chef that you deserve to be!
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How the cookbook is organised
CROATIAN CLASSICS is the cookbook of savoury dishes! Yes, there are no desserts inside because you already have Croatian Desserts cookbook, right? This cookbook is divided into 9 chapters with beautiful introductions into cooking and eating traditions for each. These chapters have their own logic - a Croatian logic - so let's review them one by one.
- 1NA ŽLICU - The power of one-pot meals. This is the biggest chapter (because we love our by the spoon dishes) and it includes from bean soups, sarma, various goulashes and fish stews, to vegetable pots.
- 2NA REŠ - Crispy and healthy, a match made in the oven. Dive into the sumptuous dishes roasted and baked in the oven. It's time to gnaw the bones and lick the fingers. Here, you'll find roast piglet, roast turkey with mlinci, baked octopus and many more.
- 3NA ŽARU - Grilled and roasted by the power of glowing embers. We are making food alfresco. Expect lots of grilling and roasting peka style. This chapter features our mixed meat platter, ćevapi, ražnjići as well as veal, lamb and octopus peka style.
- 4NA NAGLO - A quick bite from the pan. Let's make friends with our breaded delights, such as breaded chicken, hake, aubergines and the fabulous Zagreb style steak. There are also simple treats to pick from, such as mushroom and asparagus omelettes and frittatas.
- 5NA LEŠO - Boiled but far from boring. It's time to discover the power of food lešo style, i.e. boiled and irrigated with olive oil. The chapter opens with the amazing braised beef - pašticada - but I'll also introduce you to lamb and fish lešo style.
- 6POD MUS – Compulsory greens on the side. If you think salads are boring, think again. Croatians have lots of starchy options (potato and bean salads), creamy ones (French salad) and plenty of light and healthy bowls to choose from. Here come roast peppers, beetroot and creamed cucumbers.
- 7ZA GUŠT - Starchy comforts that are good for the soul. Now we're talking real comfort food. From homemade egg pasta, Istrian rolled pasta to gnocchi. All this topped with delicious sauces, such as šalša, paštašuta or truffles. Black risotto is a must-try and so is the summer crowed-pleaser sataraš.
- 8ZA DUŠU - Slurping your way to happiness. You must eat soup, Croatians would say. Here we are cooking sturdy bone broths and elegant chicken and fish soups. Tomato soup is in too. All this with plenty of homemade soup noodles and dumplings.
- 9ZA POMAZAT - Sauces that make you polish the plate. I'll mention one word, and one word only: ajvar. Yep, it's here, with some other delicious sauces and relishes to take your food to the next level.
What other readers are saying:
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE BOOK ON CROATIAN CUISINE
Andrea has followed up her fantastic Croatian Desserts cookbook with the most comprehensive, dynamic book published yet on the diverse Croatian cuisine. Again, this is not just a cookbook, but an education into Croatian culture, and a mouth-watering journey through the different regions of the country via 100 classic recipes.
PAUL MUSIN // editor of Croatia Week
'GREATEST HITS' OF THE CROATIAN KITCHEN
This cookbook is truly a 'greatest hits' of the Croatian kitchen. Pisac dives into the social and anthropological roots of each category and sprinkles a strong dose of nostalgia throughout this incredibly comprehensive collection of recipes. A staple cookbook if you would like to master Croatian cuisine.
SLAVICA HABJANOVIC // author of Croatian Stories
AN INSTANT CLASSIC
Andrea's book is so beautifully illustrated and designed in a way to tell a story about Croatian cooking and traditions, it will become an instant classic. It's been a long time since I’ve seen a book that makes me want to eat everything in it - if possible, tonight.
ZENO HROMIN // founder of Flavor of Croatia podcast
ILLUSTRATED RECIPES FOR ANY LEVEL OF HOME COOK
Whether grilled, roasted, boiled, or baked, you’ll be sure to find a classic comfort food that calls your name in Croatian Classics! Come explore Croatia’s natural bounty, unique blending of cultures, and ancestral flavors in 100 step-by-step illustrated recipes perfect for any level of home cook. Dobar tek!
SARAH HODGE // contributing writer for The Japan Times
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THIS BOOK REMINDS ME OF MY GRANDMOTHER’S KITCHEN
Filled with comforting dishes like Bean and Sweet Corn Soup, Mushroom Goulash, and a Layered Potato Casserole it is a perfect book for chilly autumn and winter evenings. But wait, there is a chapter on firing up the grill as well as a section on salads for any time of the year. Andrea is generous with her anecdotes, instructions, and myriad process photographs – that anyone can pick up this book and cook.
JENNY HARTIN // Cookbook Junkies and Eat Your Books
BEST INTRODUCTION TO CROATIAN CUISINE IN ONE VOLUME
Both exhaustive and easy to use, this is the best overall introduction to Croatian cuisine you can get in one volume. Inspirational, practical, and with an anthropologist's eye for cultural background, it's the kind of book that will set you marching into your kitchen straight away.
JONATHAN BOUSFIELD // author of the Rough Guide to Croatia
YOUR FAVORITE GO-TO EVERYDAY COOKBOOK
As the leading authority on Croatian cuisines, culture, and history, Andrea Pisac’s Croatian Classics will become your favorite go-to everyday cookbook. You will enjoy reading Andrea’s writing about the background and history of Croatia’s cooking as much as you will love the mouthwatering recipes and luscious, step-by-step photographs. Almost every recipe can be a meal by itself.
ROSA RAJKOVIC // James Beard Chef Finalist, Author, and Screenwriter
A FITTING TRIBUTE TO CROATIAN CULINARY HERITAGE
At last a cookbook written for the English speaker filled with authentic Croatian recipes. The instructions are well written with both metric and American measurements. A fitting tribute to our culinary heritage. Can’t wait to get cooking.
ROBERT JERIN // Croatian Heritage and Genealogy
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Frequently Asked Questions
We expect the book to be hot off the press by 28 October 2021. It might happen sooner too!
It is a hardcopy book! The example pages shown here are just so you get the taste of how detailed the recipes are.
The book is the same dimension as the Croatian Desserts cookbook (25x20cm/7x9in) but twice the thickness. It weighs 1.2kg.
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ANDREA PISAC // Author
Andrea Pisac is an award-winning fiction, travel and food writer. She lived 12 years in the UK, where she got a PhD in anthropology from Goldsmiths College in London. After returning to Croatia, she launched her Travel Honestly blog where she writes about Croatian culture, food, and customs.
Andrea's novel Hakirana Kiti [Hacked Kiti] was short-listed for Croatia’s best novel in 2014. Her first cookbook Croatian Desserts became an instant best-seller, reaching the worldwide audience on all continents, including Antarctica.
© 2023, Andrea Pisac