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Dalmatian prosciutto was registered with the Protected Geographical Indication, making it the ninth Croatian product protected on the European Union market, Agriculture Minister Davor Romic said on Monday. Minister Romic attended his first EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting on Monday and on the margins of that meeting he conducted bilateral talks with European Commissioner

Old Olive Grove on the island of Pag – there are about 1500 wild olive trees – Olea Oleaster – measuring about 5-8 metres in height and about 20 – 80 cm in DBH, whose average age is estimated at 1,200 years old. This area of wild olives, which covers 24 hectares of space, is the only

On the 6th and 7th February 2016 in Zagreb, there will be the first Festival of olives. Festival organizers are Association of the Zagreb Institute of olive growing and war veterans association “Zagrebacki velesajam” (UBDRZV). Co-organizer and sponsor is the City of Zagreb. Visit festival in Zagrebacki velesajam, pavilions 7 and 7a. Source: Maslina, Slobodna

Glamorous job of a chef with Michelin stars is not quite so perfect. Unfortunately, the stars were too much of a burden on the back of the best chef in the world, Violier Benoit, who was found dead in his home. RIP Benoit. Source: Jutarnji list

Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France and the chef Alain Ducasse presented yesterday (January 28) 1500 restaurants on five continents to participate in this year’s event Gout de France which will be held on March 21, 2016. After great success of the first edition, minister wanted to perpetuate this event:

At this year’s Travvy Awards, the ‘Academy Awards’ of the American travel industry, Austria was chosen as the best wine tourism destination in Europe! While Hollywood looks forward to the Golden Globes with great anticipation, all eyes in the American travel industry were focused upon the Travvy Awards. These are presented by travAlliancemedia, house organ

In the organization of the festival Taste the Mediterranean, Croatian chefs will be presented at the festival in Marseille Food n Sud. Last year in Šibenik, festival Taste the Mediterranean launched cooperation with the Association Gourméditerranée, when they hosted the French starry chefs Lionel Levy & Guillaume Sourrieu. Croatian chefs at the festival will be Vesna Miletić (Restač

Good news for those who didn’t apply for participation in the project Goût de France! Deadline is extended until 21st January 2016.