To help spreading the word about the idea of umbrella branding of Istria, Kras-Carso, Friuli, Collio-Brda, Vipava valley and how outstanding wines from this territory are I compiled here a list of fifteen bottles that blowed my mind in 2011.
Kušine, koji su kod nas gotovo izumrli, gledani sa podsmijehom, znak nekih prošlih vremena, te iste kušine služe u profinjenom španjolskom restoranu kao njihov tradicionalni desert! I zato sam odlučio da bez srama zadnji slijed krizne predbožićne večere budu upravo ti naši, koliko i španjolski, kušini.
Dok su predjela koja prethode ovom glavnom jelu nosila esencijalne, rustikalne okuse u skladu sa istarskom tradicijom za glavno jelo naše krizne predbožićne večere odabrao sam jelo s kojim mi je cilj šokirati svakog gurmanskog snoba – pohani mesni doručak!
This dish plays with contrasts between sweetness of pumpkin and bitterness of savoy cabbage, softness of gnocchi and crunchiness of the vegetables while visually it can fool the audience.
Drugi slijed naše krizne predbožićne večere biti će prežgana ili ajnpren juha, zaboravljeno i često puta prezreno jelo jer simbolizira neimaštinu koja je nekoć vladala Istrom.
Mi smo odlučili napraviti starinsku marmeladu od mandarina sa čak 120 g voća na 100 g proizvoda koja će vas dizati svojom svježinom u ove depresivne zimske mjesece koje dolaze. Možete je i vi napraviti uz pomoć našeg recepta u dnu ovog teksta.
This year the crisis is back in Italy and Croatia. So, I decided to share with you this year’s menu for a nice Christmas Eve dinner prepared with produces that do not cost much. Christmas snow on Istrian highway near Pula – Božićni snijeg na istarskom ipsilonu blizu Pule Ove godine kriza pokazuje svoje zube [...]
I adore when I get pleasantly surprised by wines of little known winemakers. Like this unusual Sirotić’s Teran coming from the little known, yet very promissing Istrian terroir. Volim kad me vina još nerazvikanih vinara ugodno iznenade. Kao ovaj neobičan Sirotićev teran koji dolazi iz malo poznatog istarskog terroira za koji će se tek čuti.
![Thumbnail image for [5th course] Poor man’s Cristmas Eve dinner: Fried bread with honey or confectioner’s sugar](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6564580907_259ab661d3_m.jpg)
![Thumbnail image for [4th course] Poor man’s Cristmas Eve dinner: Breaded corned beef and mortadella with fake cheese fondue](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6559248533_a044b56809_m.jpg)
![Thumbnail image for [3rd course] Poor man’s Cristmas Eve dinner: Pumpkin gnocchi with savoy cabbage](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6553707837_1d306720f6_m.jpg)
![Thumbnail image for [2nd course] Poor man’s Cristmas Eve dinner: Roux soup with poached egg](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6544411163_272fe260f4_m.jpg)
![Thumbnail image for [1st course] Poor man’s Cristmas Eve dinner: Amouse bouche – Istrian lard spread](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6504400045_56f647ae00_m.jpg)
