Croatia

Kraš Domaćica — the chocolate-coated version of Croatia's defining everyday tea biscuit, on shelves since 1957. Crisp wheat biscuit on the bottom; ...

A tin of tuna in olive oil was the quick coastal lunch, opened straight onto bread with nothing else needed. Adriatic Queen makes these Tuna Fillet...

Breakfast growing up meant a tub of fresh chive cream cheese spread thick on a slice of bread before school. Belje makes this ABC Vlasac-Chive fres...

Šurle are the twisted little pasta shapes rolled by hand in Istrian kitchens, the kind that shows up in a big pot on a Sunday when the family's coo...

Jana Ice Tea was the cold bottle grabbed from the corner-shop fridge on a hot summer walk home. Jana makes this Forest Fruit Cranberry flavored ice...

The blue Faks bottle sat under the sink in every home back home, its scent announcing wash day before you even saw the bottle. This Color formula i...

Jana Ice Tea was the cold bottle grabbed from the corner-shop fridge on a hot summer walk home. Jana makes this Peach flavored iced tea in Croatia,...

The Faks bottle in the laundry room was a fixture, its scent as familiar as the sound of the washing machine finishing a load. This White & Col...

Čokolino was the after-school bowl in half of Croatia — cocoa-scented flakes stirred into warm milk while the TV played in the next room. Podravka ...

Kraš Napolitanke Cocoa & Milk Cream Wafers — the classic dual-cream Napolitanke in family-size format. Alternating layers of cocoa and milk cre...

Zvijezda Mild Ketchup — Croatian standard bottle, household pour. Zvijezda's tomato-sweet mild ketchup in the everyday Croatian household format — ...

Kraš Frondi Cocoa Cream Wafers — the light Frondi wafer filled with smooth cocoa cream. Crisp layers, gentle cocoa profile; the Frondi variant for ...

Napolitanke wafers stacked in the pantry are the everyday treat next to the coffee cups, the ones every visitor gets offered first. Kraš Napolitank...

Adriatic Queen Sardines in Spring Water — Croatian Dalmatian clean cure. Whole Adriatic sardines packed in spring water — the lean cure for the dia...

Hina Lutenica — chunky tomato-pepper spread, family format. The tomato-rich cousin of ajvar — kapija pepper, ripe tomato, onion, slow-cooked to a m...

Podravka Hot Ajvar — the Croatian ćevapi-side standard. Koprivnica's 1947 recipe in the chili-warmed register — kapija-pepper-and-eggplant mash wit...

Bronhi is the tin that lives in the glovebox or the coat pocket through every Balkan winter, the toffee everyone's baba swears by for a scratchy th...

Podravka Chicken Noodle Soup — Croatian instant pileća juha, Koprivnica 1947 classic. Podravka's chicken-broth-and-noodle line in the household pac...

A jar of white-and-cocoa hazelnut spread swirled together is what went on morning toast growing up, right next to the other Podravka pantry staples...

Podravka Estragon Mustard — Croatian Koprivnica house, tarragon-laced. Podravka's tarragon-infused mustard from the 1947 Koprivnica spice-and-condi...

Croatia's everyday tea-time pâté. A smooth pork-and-beef spread seasoned for gourmands — no artificial colors, just the mellow savory blend that an...

Lino Pillows were the cereal every Croatian kid begged for at breakfast — crunchy wheat-and-rice pillows with a milky filling, gone before the bowl...

Zvijezda Traditional Mayonnaise — the Croatian starter jar. Zvijezda's traditional Zagreb recipe in the single-cook format — the small jar for the ...

The kilo pour for the household that cooks every night. Vegeta original — 1959 Koprivnica recipe, salty-savory granule blend the Balkans built ever...