Another croatian chiming in, I get most of my vegetables from my mother's garden, I think that's true for a lot of croats who live in the cities but have parents in the countryside.
Not a Croatian, but I visit the Zadar / Ugljan area every couple of years. Last time a Bosnian friend visited from Banja Luka and she brought some tomatoes with her. They were phenomenal <3
Bosnian here from near Banja Luka and fully agree. Like others said it's mostly about being home grown and most importantly picked at the right time. But, Krajina tomatoes kick things ;).
Ex-pat Croat here. I came for a visit recently and I can't figure out how in the world there are so many Kauflands/Lidls/Konzums everywhere. Compared to Boston Metrowest the density just seems way out of whack. Is it the lack of property taxes? Maybe it's the tourists?
Well, from my experience, Lidl and Kaufland have stores pretty much everywhere in Europe. The Croatian ones are usually packed full of locals and tourists.
Quite a lot of people who travel to the Adriatic Coast use them to resupply. The local supermarkets are a lot more expensive, so if you're staying in an apartment at the beach for a week or two, it's worth it to make a few trips to a nearby Lidl to buy all the food, even if it means some extra driving.
Most stores there are probably quite empty during winter.
I don't know, the green market (pazar) should be local farmers (OPG), but a common story is that some of them buy at supermarkets and resell at higher prices.
Are those "local" sellers near the beach really local? Or do they just resell stuff from Kaufland/Lidl to naive tourists for inflated prices?