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by imiric 686 days ago
> Croatia has horrible food

Anthony Bourdain disagreed[1]:

> This is world class food, this is world class wine, this is world class cheese. The next big thing is Croatia.

This was in 2012, before Croatia joined the EU, but the culture of quality cuisine doesn't change in a decade.

I can't speak about the prices, but I'm sure there are affordable restaurants and markets outside of touristy zones. Go to any popular place in the world, Greece included, and you'll pay the tourist tax.

[1]: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8h8rqf
1 comments
foobarian 686 days ago
There is a lot of quality perhaps. But two things I noticed about Croatia (and maybe wider Europe) food:

1) They don't know coffee. There is no equivalent of the American half&half creamer.

2) I find that there is not that much in the way of vegetables when eating out. I wonder if perhaps it's a cultural thing where you give your guest the best, i.e. most caloric/tasty food possible. The tavern/grill places are especially like this.

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haspok 685 days ago
> American half&half creamer

You are joking, right? (The country that invented Starbucks might commit more serious crimes eventually. It turns out they already have.)

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foobarian 685 days ago
Starbucks coffee is an abomination too, don't get me wrong. But I do miss the half&half and could not find a substitute; I was kinda surprised because there was a great variety of milks, heavy/whipping/cooking creams as well as all sorts of non-dairy creamers both in powder and liquid form.
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imp0cat 686 days ago
This! You can have vegetables with your steak/cevapi/pljeskavica/whatever, but they will be drenched in oil and fried. ;)
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avereveard 686 days ago
Just get fiber trough ajvar, problem solved
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swiftcoder 685 days ago
> I find that there is not that much in the way of vegetables when eating out

Here in (northern) Spain is pretty much the same. Outstanding meats, cheeses, wine, etc. but you'll be lucky to set your eyes on a salad, and the only actual vegetable on most menus is grilled peppers.

I do forewarn vegetarian friends before they come to visit, but in general I don't think "light on veggies" translates to "bad". Most European nations have gone through low veggie diets at various times.

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snowpid 684 days ago
You state because you couldn't find your prefered way of coffee you think your visited country (and maybe a while continent) doesn't know coffee?
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