Croatia

Kraš Napolitanke Hazelnut Cream Wafers — the family-size pack of Kraš's hazelnut-cream Napolitanke. Crisp wafer, smooth nutty cream; the larger for...

The can of grah that turned into dinner on a weeknight nobody had time to cook from scratch, the smell of beans and sausage filling the kitchen any...

The kilo-jar, original formula. Vegeta in the household-monthly pour — Croatian Koprivnica recipe since 1959. The jar the Balkan home cook commits ...

Podravka Mint Herb Tea delivers a refreshing and invigorating burst of cool mint with every sip. It's perfect for a relaxing evening, or after a me...

Jadranka Sweet Paprika — Macedonian volume pour. Skopje-house ground sweet kapija in the kitchen-volume jar — the format the diaspora restaurant ki...

Ornel Baby & Sensitive was the bottle Balkan mothers reached for on laundry day, trusted for baby clothes and sensitive skin alike. Saponia, th...

Ornel was the bottle under every Balkan family's sink, its lavender-and-immortelle scent lingering on sheets pulled warm off the line. Saponia, the...

Cedevita Orange Instant Drink Mix is the iconic Croatian vitamin-C effervescent powder in the 340g large-format tin — the orange-flavoured vitamin ...

Kraš chocolate wrappers were everywhere back home — Dorina was the bar every kid traded pieces of at school. This is Kraš's Dorina bar, milk chocol...

Picture unwrapping a bar of Mikado on the walk home from school, the foil crinkling before that first crunchy bite. This 225g (7.9oz) milk chocolat...

A Dorina bar without added sugar is the same childhood chocolate, just the version diaspora reach for now that they're watching sugar. Kraš Dorina ...

Zvečevo Samo Ti Malina is the raspberry cream chocolate bar from Zvečevo, the Croatian confectionery company based in Požega that has been producin...

Zvečevo Samo Ti Lješnjak Hazelnut Chocolate Bar is a 100g Croatian milk chocolate bar generously studded with whole and chopped hazelnuts — from Zv...

A tub of this in the fridge meant breakfast was spread on fresh bread before anyone left the house. ABC makes this Classic High Moisture Cream Chee...

ABC Vajkrem High Moisture Dairy Spread Substitute — Croatian dairy spread substitute in the 150g (5.3oz) format from the ABC (Belje) family, the va...

President Picok Dimsi Croatian Cheese Spread — Croatian smoked cheese spread in the 140g (4.9oz) format from the Président distribution, distinct i...

Every Balkan kitchen keeps a tub of vegetable fat by the flour, ready for rolling out pita and baklava dough. Zvijezda's Biljni Mrs is a vegetable ...

Margarine on warm bread is breakfast the way it's done in Croatian households every morning. This is Margo Natural Nova, a 50% vegetable oil spread...

Grandmother kept the paprika tin right next to the stove, a spoonful going into every pot of goulash before the lid went on. Vegeta Maestro grinds ...

Hand-formed Balkan grilled sausages. Short, skinless pork-and-beef links seasoned for the grill — chargrill or pan-sear for 3–4 minutes a side unti...

The smell of ćevapi on the grill is the smell of every Balkan weekend — the roštilj smoking in the yard, the neighbors arriving before they were in...

The smell of the roštilj smoking in the yard always came with a shake of Vegeta seasoning over the meat first. This is Vegeta Natur BBQ Seasoning M...

A bouillon cube dropped into the pot was the start of nearly every soup on a cold day, dissolving before the vegetables even went in. Vegeta Natur ...

Podravka Hot Ajvar — Croatian classic, smaller pour. The starter jar of Koprivnica's 1947 hot recipe — for the apartment kitchen, the single househ...