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Commonly served vegan
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Cooked potato and swiss chard with garlic and olive oil
Blitva s Krumpirom
Bell pepper based stew, with tomatoes, eggplant, onion and olive oil
Sataras
Flaky wheat dough filled with swiss chard/kale, garlic and olive oil
Soparnik
Sauerkraut, pickled cabbage
Kiselo zelje
Grilled mushrooms marinated lemon juice/vinegar/soy. Make sure no butter was used
Sampinjoni s Rostilja
Bean salad with onions and sometimes peppers and corn in a vinegar dressing
Grah Salata
Sauteed white rice with onion
Pirjana Riza
Potato salad with onion and vinegar dressing
Krumpir Salata
Grilled vegetables such as peppers, zucchini, eggplant, mushrooms and more
Povrće s Rostilja
Oven baked potato with oil, herbs and spices
Peceni Krumpir
French fries, deep fried potato sticks
Pomfri
Bell pepper and eggplant sauce
Ajvar
Seasonal fruit cooked for hours with sugar and water
Kompot
Thick fruit syrup made from condensed juices of different fruit such as plum, apple, apricot, raspberry and more
Pekmez
Candied orange peel
Arancini
Dried fig cake with almonds and lemon/orange zest
Smokvenjak
Caramelized peanuts, almonds or walnuts
Krokanat
Pickled vegetables such as cauliflower, bell peppers, carrots, celery
Tursija
Sauteed rice and peas, carrot and onion
Rizibizi
Dinstani Grasak
Dinstani Grasak
Cooked fermented cabbage with onion, often served with rice
Dinstano zelje
A tomato based stew made with zucchinis, carrots, peppers, garlic, eggplant and tomatoes
Duvec
Roasted bell pepper with garlic
Pecena Paprika
Leafy green salad with vinegar, oil and salt
Zelena Salata
Shredded cabbage with balsamic vinegar, oil and salt. Make sure: This dish does not contain any mayonnaise
Zelje salata
Quince marmalade/cheese made of cooked quinces and sugar
Sir od dunje
Sautéed vegetables commonly including pepper, broccoli, peas, mushrooms and chili pepper. Make sure: No butter is used
Mijesano povrce
Dishes that can be Veganized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Crusty oven baked potato butter and salt. To veganize: ask for no butter to be added
Licke Pole
Deep fried breaded mushrooms. To veganize: Ask for no egg or milk to be used
Pohane Gljive
Sautéed buckwheat with mushrooms, onions and spices. To veganize: Ask for no lard or butter to be used
Hajdinska Kasa
Barley porridge with carrots, onion and garlic. To veganize: Ask for no lard or butter to be used
Jecmena Kasa
Mashed potato with onions and lard. To Veganize: ask for no lard or meat
Restani Krumpir
Cooked potato with garlic, butter and dill. To Veganize: ask for no butter/lard to be used
Kuhani Krumpir
Buckwheat flour chunks with cream or dried meat. To veganize: ask for no cream/butter or meat to be used
Zganci
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Fried breadcrumb roll usually containing cheese meat and eggs
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Common local white bread, will commonly contain milk
Lepinje
Cooked carrot and peas and pickles salad, will contain mayonnaise
Francuska salata
Filo filled pastry, Will contain butter, egg and sometimes meat
Burek
Croatian mini doughnut, will contain eggs
Fritule
Croatian doughnuts will contain milk and/or eggs
Krafna
Croatian biscuits, will contain butter eggs and honey
Paprenjacia
Walnut cake will contain egg and milk
Orehnjaca
Poppy seed cake will contain eggs
Makovnjaca
Bread made with eggs and butter
Pinca
Clove ginger and nutmeg based cookies, will contain honey
Medenjaci
Bean stew, will contain meat based stock and meat
Grah Varivo
Thin crepes, will contain egg and milk
Palacinke
Plums cooked in potato dough, will contain eggs
Knedle s sljivama
Fried sweet dough, will contain eggs
Ustipci
Vanilla cookies, will contain butter
