We are proud to report in more detail about prestigious Japanese humanitarian award conferred by the Goi Peace Foundation to Martin Kotarski, a very young Croatian student. Martin is on the photo with Natalija Jurišić, his prof. The report has been prepared on the bases of material submitted upon our request by Martin himself, exclusively for the readers of the CROWN.
Category: Croatian Cuisine
Zlata Bartl Croatian inventor of Vegeta died
Zlata Bartl (1920-2008) is known as inventor of Vegeta, an original, natural, and universal condiment of unique taste. Vegeta was created in 1958 in Podravka company in the town of Koprivnica, Croatia, and is used in over 40 countries. It is one of the most popular of European condiments.
Croatian pupil Martin Kotarski and Bill Gates awarded in Japan
Martin Kotarski, 14 years old Croatian pupil, and Bill Gates (both on the photo), are recipients of a recognition from the Goi Peace Foundation in Japan. Martin received Children’s Category 1st Prize for his essay Joined by a Cookbook. He prepared a cookbook with traditional Croatian meals in order to get money for poor people of his school.
The World's Healthiest Foods by George Mateljan
The George Mateljan Foundation for the World’s Healthiest Foods was established by George Mateljan to discover, develop and share scientifically proven information about the benefits of healthy eating, and to provide the personalized support individuals need to make eating The World’s Healthiest Foods enjoyable, easy, quick and affordable.
Rare Croatian wine and the Internet
Dianna Dapkins thought the Internet would be the perfect place to find a rare Croatian wine that her local merchants in rural Shelburne, Mass., don’t stock. Sure enough, K&L Wine Merchants, an Internet retailer that also has stores in Hollywood and San Francisco, sells the Plenkovic Zlatan Plavac Barrique for $34.99.
Looking for a recipe
I was wondering if you knew of a Croatian recipe for prosciutto and noodles?
CROATIAN FOOD FESTIVAL A Diversity of Flavours from Croatia at the UN
Croatia has it alL.. Come and enjoy a diversity of flavours from Croatia – a unique fusion of Mediterranean and Central-European cuisine. Taste award-winning olive oil, great seafood, tender meat dishes, unique Štrukli and Paštlcada, rich Croatian chocolate and much, much more.
The perfect wine legacy – It all started when Peter Vegar's great grandfather left Croatia
It all started when Peter Vegar’s great grandfather left Croatia with a grape cutting to escape the poverty and to fulfil his dream of living the perfect life in a vineyard.
Family tradition continues at Grgich Hills – The Croatian connection
Of his life’s work, 84-year-old Mike Grgich says he is clearly not done, but adds, “All of my life’s work is coming to fruition unexpectedly.”
Croatia – The New Foodie Frontier
Croatia has been my second home for nearly three decades. I learned to cook from my mother-in-law, in the tiny kitchen, two blocks from Zagreb’s bustling, colorful open market. She taught me that the key to any successful dish began with selecting the freshest ingredients, preferrably local. Herbs and spices were also important.
A Cellar Full of Miracles
Wine has been part of Miljenko Grgich’s (left) life since he was born, the youngest of 11 children in the small village of Desne, Croatia. His father was a respected winemaker and young Miljenko, at the age of 3, would be put into a vat of grapes and told to – walk around and have a good time.
Truffle fever hits Croatia's Istria peninsula – for their supposed aphrodisiac effect.
MOTOVUN WOODS, Croatia – It’s 5:00 am and dawn is still far off, but Keti and Bela are already at work and don’t seem to mind the cold autumn mist shrouding the Motovun woods in the heart of the Istria peninsula.
Letters: Zinfandel & Senator Migden
Hilda Foley (at left) submitted two letters regarding the discussion of California to adopt the “orphan” Zinfandel grape as its official grape. DNA testing has shown the variety to come from Croatia . Read more …
Olive Oil Tasting in Seattle
The famous DeLaurenti Specialty Food and Wine Store in Seattle’s Historic Pike Place Market will host a tasting of Dalmatian Kitchen Olive Oil which is produced and bottled in Croatia.
(E) Come taste Croatian wines daily 5-8 PM, New York City
Come taste Croatian wines daily @ Adriatic Wine & Liquor 5-8 PMXLS Imports (www.xlsimports.com) will be offering free samples of the Bibich Debit, Bibich Riserva, and Bibich Grenache from 5-8pm at…
(E) A Journey to the Heart and Soul of Dalmatian Cuisine
A Journey to the Heart and Soul of Dalmatian CuisineTo: The Global Croatian CommunityRe: “ADRIA: A Journey to the Heart and Soul of Dalmatian Cuisine”Some of you may remember my post…
(E) Istria, Croatia: For Foodies, the Next Tuscany
Istria, Croatia: For Foodies, the Next TuscanyBy GISELA WILLIAMSPublished: January 22, 2006With a bounty of seafood in the surrounding Adriatic waters, and with white truffles in its rolling hills, Istria, a…
(E) COOKING IN CROATIA
COOKBOOK REVIEW ‘COOKING IN CROATIA & BOSNIA: 425 CROATIAN and BOSNIAN RECIPES’ by KARMELA KISBy Katarina TepeshWe owe a huge debt to Croatian homemakers who have been cooking the dishes listed…
(E) Jana in New York, go get it
JANA IS HERE in the USAwww.janawater.com Scientists have confirmed that Jana natural artesian water began its long journey from the surface to a depth of 2500 feet well over 3,000…
(E) Famed Uglesich’s in New Orleans Set to Close
A Lunchtime Institution Set to Overstuff Its Last Po’ Boy By R. W. APPLE Jr. Anthony and Gail UglesichPublished: April 27, 2005EW ORLEANSSAM UGLESICH grew up among mariners and fishermen off…