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ham and cottage cheese with sour cream,fish stew, venison.To read more about Croatian cuisine andtraditional dishes please click on underlinedtext.Foto: arhiva TZGZ(hot-pepper flavored sausage) at harvesttime, goose for St. Martin s Day, turkeyand other fowl, as well as sarma (meatstuffedcabbage leaves), are served onChristmas Day.At weddings, a variety of dishes with dozensof cakes and biscuits are served, includingbreskvice, shortbread bear paws, gingerbreadbiscuits, fritule ≤ plain fritters, etc.The favorite meals of very many peopleon all occasions include spit-roasted lamband suckling pig, grilled fish, calamaricooked in various ways, barbecue dishes≤ ražnjići, ćevapčići and mixed grill ≤ prosciuttoand sheep’s cheese, or smokedCroatian WinesCroatia is justifiably proud of its broadpalette of high quality wines (up to700 wines with protected geographicorigin) and brandies, fruit juices, beersand mineral water. In the south, peopledrink bevanda with their food (heavy,richly flavored red wine mixed with plainwater), and in north-western regions,“gemisht” (dry, flavored wines mixed withmineral water).National drinks• Vino (wine) as a rule of thumb, thebest red wines come from the south,and the best whites from the north.• Rakija (spirit) a potent firewater drunkas a toast at celebrations and as anaperitif before eating. Types of rakijainclude travarica (made from distilledgrapes and flavored with herbs) andšljivovica (made from distilled plums).• Pivo (beer) is popular throughout thecountry - lager predominates.• Kava (coffee) is generally drunk asItalian-style espresso or as “bijela kava”(coffee with milk).• Čaj (tea) normally implies herbal teassuch as “šipak” (rosehip) which areserved with sugar and lemon. If youwant English-style black tea ask for“Indijski čaj s mljekom” (Indian tea withmilk).2.2.2. Sport activitiesSince independence, Croatia has been ahighly successful sporting country. Themost popular team sports have beenfootball, along with handball, waterpolo and basketball. The most popularsports played mainly by individuals aretennis, skiing, swimming and to someextent table tennis and chess. Croatia iscountry, like most of the Eastern Europeancountries, that gives a great importanceto sport and sports activities. Datingback from the beginning of last century,Croatian man and women are involved invarious sport activities. There are varioussport clubs all over Croatia, in small as wellas larger places, towns and cities.Best known sportsmen and sportswomenfrom Croatia are Goran Ivanišević, theWimbledon winner, Janica and IvicaKostelić- skiing champions, Croatian HandballTeam, as well as Croatian Basketballand football (soccer) teams etc.Foto: arhiva TZGZFoto: arhiva TZGZWHEN YOU ARRIVE 22