Croatia

A pekara-quality Petit Beurre biscuit was the after-school treat, dunked straight into a cup of milk on the walk home. Kraš, the Zagreb confectione...

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...

President Gouda Cheese — Croatian-distributed Gouda in the 400g (14.1oz) format from the Président label, the Dutch Gouda tradition routed through ...

ABC Classic Cream Cheese Spread Substitute — Croatian cream-cheese-spread substitute in the 200g (7oz) format from the ABC (Belje) family, the cano...

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...

Zvijezda Mild Ketchup — Croatian table standard. The Croatian household ketchup pour — smooth, tomato-sweet, mildly seasoned, the Zvijezda Zagreb r...

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 ...

Naturavita Sljezov Korijen is dried marshmallow root (Althaea officinalis) from Croatian herbal specialists Naturavita — cut root pieces packaged f...

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

A tub of pork pâté spread thick on bread is breakfast the way Balkan meat houses have made it for generations. This is Gavrilović Pork Pâté, 100g (...

Podravka Tomato Paste — Croatian Koprivnica 1947 cooking-base, starter jar. Podravka's double-concentrated tomato paste in the apartment-kitchen po...

Čajna pašteta showed up on morning toast before school, spread thin on fresh bread with a cup of tea. Gavrilović, family owned since 1690, makes th...

Koestlin Breakfast Biscuits — Croatian morning-tea register. Koestlin's nut-and-honey breakfast biscuit — the Zagreb cookie house's morning format,...

Koestlin Breakfast Biscuits with Cereals and Cranberry are crisp, grain-forward breakfast biscuits from Croatia's Koestlin bakery — a 160g pack of ...