Special offer: Dalmatian "peka"

Food under a baking lid classified as excellent Croatian cuisine. Traditionally "peka" was made under the clay pots on a fireplace and real wood not from cola.

In different parts of Croatia, depends from where it comes, "peka" have different name: črpnja, cripnja, lopiz. Under the "peka", with potatoes or vegetables, you can put all kinds of meat, squid or octopus. Usually "peka" is made on authentic fireplace in Dalmatia.

In a small shallow disah we put meat or fish, vegetables and spices and then we cover it with thin special desinged thick tin. On the tin we put live coals while on the othe side we must maintian fire iin case we need more live coals. Also for "peka" you'll need a heavy ceramic plate with good lid so it can cook well.