Unlike tourists who associate Dalmatia with the sea, the smell of immortelle, the taste of homemade wine, olives, and other delicacies (sometimes even the high price of all that), the locals usually tie it to fjaka, bargaining on the hour of lunch or dinner and the hustle and bustle over the dining table.
The merry tradition of family reunions
If you’re about to visit Dalmatia, know that dining for us locals is so much more than just eating food. In a way, it’s a ritual the whole family is involved in, a gathering seasoned with flavors of grandma’s kitchen, reprimands to finish up what’s on the table, plenty of jokes, an occasional swear and – a glass of wine. Red or white, with a drop or two of still or sparkling water, it doesn’t really matter.
There’s no hurry in the kingdom of fjaka
As much as we hate to be at the table at half past twelve in the summertime, ready to blow in the hot soup or stuffed peppers, we like to take our time for lunch and enjoy it properly. It was instilled in us that the food should be enjoyed, every bite chewed a hundred times before swallowing. Now, this takes time, we hear you say.
Well, in Dalmatia, you should know, we consider time a relative term, and one will always find an hour or two for a pleasant gathering over tasty food. We live laganini, seek perfection in every bite, and when we find it, we indulge in it like toddlers discovering new tastes.
It’s a charming, neverending process for us, and we willingly indulge in it again and again, allowing it to continue. How could we resist it when both gourmet passion and fjaka (a state of spiritual comfort of doing nothing but enjoying the Mediterranean climate) are woven into our DNA?
At a dining table, make haste slowly
Give yourself to the charming Mediterranean and enjoy our traditional dishes pleasant to the eye as much as to the palate. Let each bite take you to the fullness of the nuance, texture, and scent of each ingredient; allow enticing aromas and perfectly balanced tastes to escort you into a whole new dimension.
You may not discover the meaning of life there, but you’ll get to know the secret to happiness, vitality, and longevity. Indulging in slow eating will not only sharpen all of your senses but stimulate digestion and the production of serotonin and regulate the calorie input too.
So visit us and enjoy every bite of our versatile culinary masterpieces – laganini style!