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Truffle hunting in Istria

22.05.2019. 23:51:30

Truffle hunting in Istria dates for Italian ocupation of Istria and one of main symbols of Istria are truffles – mushrooms that grow under earth and are being searched for with dogs. Of course the dog is the most important part of the story , his sence of smell is important but so is his behaviour because dogs like truffles and will eat them if are not properly trained and controled. Many truffle hunters in other parts of the world use pigs for help but Croatian ones use dogs. Almost any hunting dog can hunt for truffles and that includes all breeds not just pureblood ones but the best breeds are lagott...

Bilini extra virgin olive oil won the first prize in New York

13.05.2019. 20:09:16

Bilini extra virgin olive oil won the first prize second year in a row at one of the biggest events in the world – The New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC 2019). NYIOOC is the most visited and most renowned competition between olive oil producers. The list of winners is one of the most prestigeous extra virgin olive oil guides in th ewhole world. 10th of May 2019 the best olive oils were presented at a conference to many chefs, nutritionists, restaurant owners, producers distributers and jurnalists from all over the world. More than 1000 samples from 27 countries were tested to the s...

FlosOlei 2019

09.04.2019. 19:15:12

At the Wine and Heritage Hotel Roxanich in Motovun, Istria, the presentation of FlosOlei 2019 - the most important and influential guide for best extra vrigin olive oil was held . The guide was presented in Croatia for the first time to mark its ten year anniversary and to acknowledge the region of Istria for the 4th time in a row as the best olive oil making region in the world. The guide gathers olive oil makers from 5 continents and 52 countries to make a collection of 500 best malkers out of which in 2019 Croatia had 81 out of which 79 were from Istria. Istria managed to do so well in competition b...

A traveling fair of original Istrian producers

05.12.2018. 14:00:38

A traveling fair of original Istrian producers was introduced at a European paralment confernece named Organic and Origin. The 20 istrian producers who were represented at the conference amazed the officials not only with their natural aromas and rich flavous, but also with their many certificates proving their organic growth and their natural origin. The trustee for agriculture from the European commission Phil Hogan wanted to emphasize the importance of having original and organic products all over the EU.The fair also presented its products at a restaurant named Maison d Istre where a gastro-sh...

Hedonistic events

25.11.2018. 12:36:20

The point of these hedonistic events is to connect 2 basic human needs - the need to move and the need to eat.We know that our health and energy deppends on the food we take in meaning that healthy and high quality food enable us to live healthy and have a high quality of life. It makes sence but it is not enough , physical activity is also very important to our well being. Aware of these facts , Istrian producers decided to organise an event called TECI ISTI PITI which gathered tourists, recreational runners and some athletes . Last april, the frist part of that event was held. A race called R...

3500 years old olive seeds

07.11.2018. 12:09:03

Untill now, there was very little known about the bronze age in the north of Dalmatia, archaeologists from city of Zadar discovered many evidences of vital communities from the bronze age and among them were 3500 years old olive seeds which tell a storie of the ancient olive growing traditions. The findings were located on the bottom of the sea so many of them were in much better condition than they would have been if they were found on the land. Findings were analysed at the University of Zadar where many new realisations were made about the nutrition, food perservation and way of life in the distant...

Olive picking contest

24.10.2018. 08:59:33

Being known for its olive oil making, Croatia has an obligation to its domestic producers and to all who aprriciate fine olive oils. One of the biggest parts of that obligation is to perserve the natural environment and to promote a healthy way of living and the apriciation of olive oils. Just by promoting the benefits of olive oils and olive oil making we give more reason to perserve the natural environment. The olive oil makers came to a great idea on how to attract more people from foreign countries and the organisaton of olive picking contest was in motion. For many centuries the people of the is...

Saltworks Nin

16.10.2018. 19:16:55

For thousands of years salt was being extracted from the and gathered on the shores. Made by sun, water and wind it had an unforgettable flavour and an even better aroma.The salt made in Nin saltworks is biodynamic and natural, many herbs and native animals can be found in its surroundings because the saltworks is located between 5 large nacional parks (Kornati,Paklenica,Plitvice,Sjeverni Velebit,Krka). The love for salt was transfered from one generation to another, even the Romans were using that salt to make their meals more delicious . Around the year 1500 the saltworks was closed because of com...

Cheese from the Island of Pag

08.10.2018. 20:32:20

In year 2002, when Gligora Dairy won its first prize for wining the best sheep-milk cheese with its Island of Pag cheese in Franciacorta in Bianco fair its owner and founder Ivan Gligora knew he was on the right track. The year before his Island of Pag cheese came third at the Castegant fair in the region of Brescia in Italy and it was the first sign he can go toe to toe with the best cheese makers in the world. A small diary called Sirena form the village of Kolan on the Island of Pag won bronze medal competing with well known best cheese makers like su Regiano Parmegano,Grana Padano i Pecorno. Ivan...

Project Aristoil

02.10.2018. 09:59:32

A mediterranean project Aristoil is being developed at the University of Split in cooperation with univerities of Athena and Cordoba, The Euro-Mediterranean Development Center and Larnaca-Farmagusta county on the island of Cyprus.The University of Split has gathered two hundered samples of olive oils since year 2016 from the coastal areas and has been analysing them since. The focus of analisys were phenol compounds and their average quantities in relation to variety, processing, geographical origin, irrigation ...Croatia as a partner in the project has interest in the fact that out of two thousand...

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