My mother was ahead of her time when it came to nutrition. She introduced salads early. Iceberg lettuce and tomato wedges, topped with orange Catalina dressing. For lunch, my mother mixed 2% cottage cheese with fruit cocktail or canned peaches (rinsed and drained to remove the excess sugar). When I traveled to Zagreb, I couldn’t get enough Strukli, a Croatian comfort food, made with cottage cheese, eggs, and sour cream in a thin pastry.
Culinary experts created this national dish in 1951 at the Esplanade Zagreb Hotel. Today, you can find Strukli at breakfast buffets, in rural kitchens, and at trendy restaurants. But it’s not the only Croatian delicacy on offer. I came to Croatia with my big appetite, ready to try traditional foods.
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