There are 46 Croatian agricultural and food products registered in the European Union as a protected designation of origin or a protected designation of geographical origin, European marks of authenticity by the European Commission).
Products Cheese Bjelovarski Kvargl Bjelovarski Kvargl tasteatlas.com Bjelovarski kvargl/Bjelovar Kvargl timeout.com Lički škripavac (from Lika) Pag cheese (from Pag island)
Honey Goranski medun (from Gorski kotar) Slavonski med (Slavonian honey) (from Slavonia) Zagorski bagremov med (from Hrvatsko zagorje)
Meat Baranjski kulen Dalmatinska janjetina (Dalmatian lamb) Dalmatinska panceta Dalmatinska pečenica Dalmatinski pršut Drniški pršut Istarski pršut (Istrski pršut) Lička janjetina (Likan lamb) Krčki pršut Malostonska kamenica Međimursko meso ‘z tiblice Meso istarskog goveda – boškarina (Meso istrskega goveda – boškarina; Meat of Istrian cattle – Boškarin) Paška janjetina (lamb from Pag island) Samoborska češnjovka (Samoborska češnofka; smoked saussage from Samobor) Slavonska crna svinja (Slavonian black pig, hr) Slavonski kulen (Slavonski kulin; Slavonian kulen/kulin) Zagorski puran (turkey meat from Hrvatsko zagorje)
Fruits and vegetables Brački varenik Neretvanska mandarina Komiški rogač (Komižan carob) Komiški rogač becomes 42nd protected Croatian product croatiaweek.com. Croatia Week. Published March 30, 2023. Lički krumpir (Likan potato) Ogulinsko kiselo zelje/Ogulinski kiseli kupus Varaždinsko zelje
Olive oils Bračko maslinovo ulje Ekstra djevičansko maslinovo ulje Cres Korčulansko maslinovo ulje Krčko maslinovo ulje Šoltansko maslinovo ulje
Other oils Varaždinsko bučino ulje (Varaždin pumpkin seed oil) Varaždin pumpkin seed oil entered in EU register of protected designations of origin croatiaweek.com. Croatia Week. Published 4 July 2023. Access date 4 July 2023.
Pastry Lumblija (aromatic sweet bread) Lumblija tasteatlas.com Poljički soparnik (Poljički zeljanik or Poljički uljenjak) Rudarska greblica Varaždinski klipič Zagorski mlinci Zagorski štrukli (Zagorski štruklji)
Sea products Novigrad Mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis cultivated in farms in the Novigrad Sea and Novsko Ždrilo Paška sol (sea salt from Pag island)
Joint designation Product name Area Short description Image Istra parts of Croatian and Slovenian Istria Istra is an extra-virgin olive oil, produced in an area where olive trees have been present since Ancient Roman times. The olive oil is bitter and has a high oleic acid content (generally >74 %) and linolenic acid <10 %. Istarski pršut / Istrski pršut parts of Croatian and Slovenian Istria Istarski pršut (Croatian) / Istrski pršut (Slovenian) is a "dry-cured meat product made of a pig's ham without the foot, the skin and the subcutaneous fat but with the pelvic bones, which is dry-brined with sea salt and spices, air-dried without smoking and then dried and matured for at least 12 months", which is similar to prosciuto.
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