At a meager, sparse island country has grown varied vegetables and fruits, and both were an essential ingredient of daily diet. Traditional probranija and expensive dishes awaits as on holidays or special family celebrations, moreover, there are conventional rules in which conditions certain dishes are served.
The main fat for cooking is olive oil. Because the wine is plentiful and it is important in the diet of the population not only as a beverage but also a spice, as well as homemade brandy-brandy. Brandy enrich the variety of aromatic herbs: Anizo, rose petals and the like so that preparing many kinds of aperitifs, spirits and sweetened beverages (liquor).
Meat is the most prepared lamb, goat and mutton then, but it was considered a treat as well as dried (smoked) ham, "ham, venison, beef. Much more organized and more fish, especially the cheaper "blue". Sardines and Gere is the sole, which is very tasty, especially as the winter when food is scarce catch a fish.
The fish is grilled, fried, boiled, and it is very palatable, "stew" - boiled fish with vegetables. Brodet served with polenta, porridge of coarsely ground corn meal. Since sheep and goat milk is obtained, so otocanka make very tasty cheese.
From sweet dishes are usually served "prikle" fried donuts in oil rich raisins and almonds, and are considered to be low fat eating, and preparing for Good Friday, Christmas Eve and similar events. About Easter sweet bread is baked a special form of "cheese" for the St.. Martin "lojenice" in mud for All Saints' lumblija "sweet-bread and sweet wine mingled with lots of spices.
Besides, most solemnly occasions - Pyrrhic, baptisms, fired "cukarini", "klasuni" (pastries filled with almonds), "krokant" - ground almonds in caramel, fragile in the oil fried dough "hroštule" want quince - kotonjata "and more.
To cure, or spices and serve tea and various wild plants: rosemary, bay leaves, basil, sage, mint, marjoram, ušćerena orange peel and lemon. Many of these and many other specialties can be tasted in the restaurants, pastry shops and taverns of the island.
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