Regional delicacies
Croatia is so much more than only Čevapćići!
High quality food is produced in our region. Many farms, the so-called OPGs, market their
products themselves.
We would like to introduce you to companies and their products that you absolutely have to try!
The taste of mountains
and sea
In the Lika, the regional cuisine of the
interior blends with the
Mediterranean products of the
nearby Adriatic.
Typical dishes are grilled meat on a
spit, roasted over an open fire and
served with the region's
exceptionally good potatoes.
The cheese specialties are also
famous, such as the Škripavac grilled
cheese or hard cheese, which are
also often refined with truffles.
There is fish fresh from the sea and
locally fished trout from the Gacka,
one of the purest waters in Europe.
You should definitely try these typical
specialties:
Gacka trout
Škripavac grilled cheese
Baked Lika potatoes
Grilled suckling pig
Roasted lamb
Sarma cabbage wrap
Homemade pršut smoked ham
Mlinci side dish
Pizza from Ruspante
Grilled bread with olive oil
Pletenice yeast pastries
Pita apple pie
Mađarica cake
Homemade distillates
The good life can be so simple:
a summer evening, fresh vegetables,
good meat and cheese on the grill,
plus bread and a glass of wine.
Croatia means pleasure!
Brewery Pivovara Ličkanka
Velebitsko Pivo
We believe: The best beer in Croatia by far!
Brewed accordingly to the Bavarian purity law
with pure spring water from the Velebit Mountains:
real craftsmanship with best local Ingredients.
An internationally awarded Croatian delicacy!
You can get excellent dairy products from organic farming
at OPG Kolačević in the small town of Kalinovača near Gospić.
The cheese factory offers fresh products such as yoghurt,
spreads, various types of cream cheese and aged cheese.
We recommend the Škripavac grilled cheese, wrapped with
fine local pršut and grilled.
A culinary must!
Dairy Sirana Kolačević
Pizzeria Ruspante
The Ruspante pizzeria is located in a very scenic location
at the Gacka springs.
This restaurant is one of the most highly awarded
restaurants in Croatia on Tripadvisor.
Local products are processed starting with flour mixture.
The flour is freshly ground in the Gacka mills especially for
the pizzeria.
This pizza tastes amazingly different!
Dairy Sirana Runolist
The family business produces the finest cheese
specialties exclusively from milk from cows and sheep
that are allowed to live free-range on ecological pastures.
Runolist sells in Krasno.