Food glossary

Ajngemahtec Chicken soup with dumplings

Buhtle Sweet yeast buns

Cuspajz s fasirancima Cabbage stew with minced meat Grincajg juha Market vegetable soup

Griz koh Semolina sponge cake

Juha od buce Pumpkin soup

Knedle sa sljivama Plum dumplings

Kravice sa zeljem Black pudding with sauerkraut

Makovnjaca Poppy seed roll

Purica s mlincima Turkey with flatbread pieces

Rezanci s makom Poppy seed noodles

Ricet s buncekom Barley and bean stew

Samoborska kremsnita Vanilla custard slice

Sir i vrhnje Cottage cheese with sour cream

Snenokle Floating islands

Spek-fileki Tripe and bacon stew

Strukli Baked cheese pastries in sour cream

Zagorska juha Meat, mushroom and potato soup from Zagorje

Zganci s lukom i spekom Polenta with onions and bacon Zlevanka Cornflour cake

Clockwise from top: Ban Jelacic Square on a Friday evening; swordfish carpaccio with fresh citrus pesto at Agava; making traditional soparnik, a pie filled with Swiss chard and goat’s cheese, at Vinodol; Mirogoj Cemetery; soparnik, ready for the oven