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Delights of Novi on Sunday, September 20, offers main courses for five euros, desserts for three and a glass of wine for two

Published: 15.09.2026

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Thirteen restaurateurs and chefs will prepare more than 30 dishes at Ivan Mažuranić Square in Novi Vinodolski. Some will stick to traditional flavors, while others will feature local ingredients in more modern interpretations 

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Fish or meat, sweet or savory? Everyone will find something...

Seafood salads prepared in the Klenovica style, along with octopus salad and tuna pâté, will serve as appetizers. Scampi and mussels na buzaru (in a garlic, wine, and tomato sauce), tuna pašticada, squid stuffed with chard, black risotto and fried seafood make up the saltwater food selection, though there will be no shortage of meat dishes either.

 

Vegans won't go hungry either

The menu features beef cheeks served on parsley root purée, veal ragù with homemade pljukanci pasta, a chicken roulade stuffed with plums and apricots and a traditional Italian piadina flatbread served with a lard and beef skewer in a grape sauce alongside a crisp salad. Vegan options will also be available.

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Piadina with a lardo and beef skewer, grape sauce and crisp salad

Dessert lovers will be able totaste ricotta and fig cake, tiramisu, panna cotta, choux pastry with fruit and Nutella, Ice Wind cake, crêpes and various homemade pies and strudels.

 

Fig and škripavac cheese ice cream

Also on offer will be Škripava smokva (Squeaky Fig), an ice cream made from škripavac cheese and figs, served with a fig-leaf crumble and fig sauce. A host will introduce the exhibitors and their offerings, sharing the flavors and the stories behind the dishes with visitors. Naturally, wine will also be available, provided by the local Pavlomir Winery. With a wide selection of sparkling, white, rosé, and red wines, everyone will easily find something to suit their taste.

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Sparkling wine quenches thirst and stimulates the appetite
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It is hard without mussels...
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... and it's always nicer with squid
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Scampi are sweet...
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... figs are sweeter