tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777515397116373418.post541706479667543978..comments2024-01-28T22:39:59.112-06:00Comments on The Clumsy Traveler: Croatia: Peka Pushes My Palate Into a New BracketMelody Loweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11002751328005302730noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777515397116373418.post-27413370228485202482012-07-18T06:28:50.336-06:002012-07-18T06:28:50.336-06:00Yup, I eat this every summer with my Croatian mate...Yup, I eat this every summer with my Croatian mates every time I go back - at least once. You see, Croats do not use much beef (apart from using it in soups lol), they eat veal and use veal meat rather than beef to prepare meals such as this (aside other meats and sea food). Potatoes which they use, usually sourced locally had been grown in unspoiled mineral rich soil and hence have outstanding Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777515397116373418.post-32762148596699096052012-03-05T13:51:23.961-06:002012-03-05T13:51:23.961-06:00I think it is the 'picked that day' freshn...I think it is the 'picked that day' freshness combined with the fresh olive oil. I have tried to make potatoes here to rival those I had in Croatia, but I can't...sigh. I have the luxury with my garden of fresh-picked veggies - but only in season, and our season is so short.Melody Loweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002751328005302730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777515397116373418.post-82946180714696822572012-03-05T08:39:15.000-06:002012-03-05T08:39:15.000-06:00I drool when I think about peka - and it is very r...I drool when I think about peka - and it is very regional food, so you may just have to go there to get some! We were constantly amazed at the way ordinary people could flip back and forth into different languages - it made me very ashamed to only know my own (well, and a smattering of French and bits and pieces of others which don't really count...) Thanks for stopping by!Melody Loweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002751328005302730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777515397116373418.post-27796391529863921482012-03-05T07:25:36.388-06:002012-03-05T07:25:36.388-06:00That dish sounds and looks absolutely delicious! ...That dish sounds and looks absolutely delicious! I've never heard of it before and not something that I think you can get in the states. I may have to do some traveling soon just to get my hands on this dish!<br /><br />I also find it really interesting that your waitress seemed to know so many different languages. That's really impressive and I'm somewhat envious of her because I Feliciahttp://familialramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777515397116373418.post-69149887755644159712012-03-05T00:00:38.477-06:002012-03-05T00:00:38.477-06:00Now you've got MY mouth watering! I can almos...Now you've got MY mouth watering! I can almost taste it, it's right on the tip of my imaginary Croatian tongue. We have got to try and imitate it. Come on we can do it??? <br /><br />I just heard from a friend living in Paris (sigh) that their vegetables actually taste better there...more fresh. I think it could be true that the veggies in Europe just taste better...maybe it is the soil?Marcy Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045789034747171870noreply@blogger.com