07/08/2023
Preparing traditional Dalmatian dish “Poljički soparnik” with
In 2016, the European Commission listed soparnik as a non-material national heritage of Croatia certified with the specific geographical origin.
Poljički soparnik is a lean dish made from swiss chard, finely chopped onion, salt and olive oil. Soparnik is traditionally baked on a hearth filled with hot ashes and small embers. The preparation of the traditional dish "Poljički soparnik" is characteristic of the area of the former medieval Republic of Poljica, which spread over the area between the Žrnovnica and Cetina rivers, to the sea in the south, and to the Mosor mountain in the north.
