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Gastronomy

Well-known are Hvar cakes, especially the pepper cakes from Stari Grad. The poet Hektorović mentioned in his "Fishing" this traditional cake of Hvar. The essential component was saffron which was a very important product of the island in the 16th century, together with honey - and coriander, the component of numerous love potions.
One should mention also "kroštule", "škanjate", and "fritule", and "cvit" (flower), a dry cake aromatised with anise.

Restaurants

Hvar restaurants are held by people that know and appreciate good food - restaurant offer ranges from the typical tourist menus to a variety of local specialities thus offering a great array of dishes.
We listed some of them - find out where you can enjoy the traditional food and wines on Island Hvar.

Wines

Wine from Hvar and other Dalmatian areas were successfully exported to France and then Hungary from 1870 until 1894, when phylloxera devastated the majority of Dalmatian vine yards.
Then, in the first decades of the 20th century large numbers of islanders emigrated to North and South America.

People from Hvar became the pioneers of wine growing in California and still participate a great deal in the production of wine there.

Recipes

If you wish to cook some traditional Hvar and Dalmatia specialities we prepared list of recommended recepies.

You can find Black Risotto, Grilled Fish, Dalmatian Stewed Beef, Dalmatian Fritters, Dalmatian Fig Torte, Dalmatian Octopus Salad recepie and more!

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