Gastronomy

Filipjanska cake

Beat 12 egg yolks with 12 – 13 tablespoons of sugar, some rum and zest of 2 lemons.

Add 50 – 60 dag of almonds and finish with beaten egg whites.

Pour the mixture into the baking pan and bake for 1 hour (start at 170oC for 20 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 150oC and continue baking for another 20 minutes, finish at 110oC for the last 20 minutes).

For chocolate icing melt half chocolate with 5 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk and some margarine.

Cover the sponge with chocolate icing.

Sugared almonds

Melt sugar with some water and bring to boil.

Add almonds stirring continuously until golden.

Use equal quantity of almonds and sugar.

Remove from heat and let cool.

Šalša

This traditional Dalmatian sauce is ideally combined with pasta.

Chop onion, garlic and parsley and stir on olive oil until softened.

Add tomatoes sliced into cubes and stir at high heat until liquid mainly evaporates.

Season with salt and pepper, add a bit of sugar and remove from the heat when dense enough.

Fritule

This is a traditional Dalmatian dessert which pleasant scents remind us of holidays.

Mix some flour and yeast, add some tepid water and a teaspoon of sugar.

Prepare creamy mixture and leave it in a warm place to rise.

Then add flour, warm water, salt, some brandy, lemon zest and sugar and make pliable dough, beating it for 20 minutes with a wooden spoon.

Add some raisins, cover the dough and let it at warm to rise again until it has doubled in size.

Take a teaspoon and make small balls called “fritule” and fry them in hot oil.

When fried, dust them with some vanilla sugar.

Brudet

Fishermen prepare this rustic folk dish with several types of quality fish.

Use a clay pot, put some olive oil, chopped onions, tomato, parsley leaves, pepper grains and place fish over it.

Fill with water, add some wine and start cooking at low heat.