Moving Vegetables: Croatia's Finest Food Tradition

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Paul Bradbury Croatia Expert

Paul Bradbury Croatia Expert

Күн бұрын

Food in Croatia is fantastic. And so, so fresh.
With so many families growing their own food, it is not a long journey from the family field to the table. Or is it?
Over the years, I have learned that it is not possible to go on a long journey in this region between two cities without a boot full of vegetables for a friend or family member in the destination city. And then to have your car filled with a boot full of other vegetables for the return journey.
And if you haven't driven from Dalmatia to Zagreb with 30 cabbages in the car, only to do the same journey in reverse with 30 cabbages of a different sort 6 months later, are you even living in Croatia?
Meet the fabulous, fabulous culture in Croatia (and the wider region) - moving vegetables!
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@jameszg322
@jameszg322 Жыл бұрын
I'm from Zagreb and my parents live in Dalmatia. In past 20 years, I think I got hundreds of those big banana boxes, full of all kind of vegetable and fruit. It's so common here, that I didn't even realise it's not common outside of Croatia.
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
I think it is an eastern European thing. I love it
@riobabic8960
@riobabic8960 Жыл бұрын
Growing up in Canada with a Croatian father and English mother we always had a vegetable garden. Now I have a vegetable garden and 7 fruit trees and a Reisling grape vine. When I was a kid I always wanted fruit trees but my mother preferred flowers and roses. My pears trees give me over 200 pounds of fruit each. Last year one black squirrel ruined 80 % of my pears so we did not make jam and sauce. My big dog killed that squirrel in January so I think we will have lots of pears again. Bartlett and Bosc.
@goranelez9956
@goranelez9956 Жыл бұрын
"Cabbage delivery service" almost killed me. The delivery of the line made me start laughing, then laugh turned to caugh, all at workplace. People watching... 😄
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Haha
@larry365
@larry365 Жыл бұрын
We are in the process of house viewing around Slavonia and after nearly every viewing, we are given something to take home, smoked meats, home brew, eggs or veg. Even after letting them know it's not the right house for us, we are sitting down for a beer and food. I absolutely love it here.
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
I don't think I have been anywhere in the world where the people are warmer or more welcoming
@j.p.9295
@j.p.9295 10 ай бұрын
I dream of going back home from London and grow garden . Heaven on earth ❤
@krism4467
@krism4467 Жыл бұрын
My dad worked for 'parcel force' travelling around (yu) during 80s, I grew up in Rijeka. He knew so many people that wherever he went, he would always bring something home (suhi bakalar, octopus, 20 litres of vine, olive oil etc) 😋
@jhutfre4855
@jhutfre4855 Жыл бұрын
good old times
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Vrh
@MelJandric
@MelJandric Жыл бұрын
Ha ha ha... not really the same story, but reminds me of similar experience: my wife is from Bosnia, I'm from Croatia and we live in Canada. Many moons ago we visited family in Bosnia and received some home made cheese to take back to Canada. Cheese is one of those things that's not allowed to import. We never got searched at the customs except this time: Customs officer: what is this? Wife: home made cheese CO: why didn't you declare it on the form Wife: because I knew you would take it away CO: right. Please take it out and put it in the garbage. Wife: no way, my mother made it. I'll rather stay here until I eat it all by myself (note: it's about 1 kilo) Me: just let it go honey, please. Wife: no way.... and so on and so forth for about 5 min, my wife wouldn't let go and customs officer finally let us go with cheese...
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks for sharing
@JS-jh4cy
@JS-jh4cy 9 ай бұрын
This proves how fucked up Canada has become
@editabozic9401
@editabozic9401 7 ай бұрын
I have got similar story when my dad made in Slavonia some nice special sausages and smoked neck for me and I took it to London. But they've took it from me and gave me a warning, I was crying because I knew how much love he put into making those meats to suprise me😂Now I am in their computer noted as a sausage smuggler!😂
@croreddwarf
@croreddwarf Жыл бұрын
Za vrime lock-downa ima san propusnicu. Nikad se nisan rakije navoza ka tad😂😂
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Haha
@zagrepcanin82
@zagrepcanin82 Жыл бұрын
So true...but i sense there was some bottles of rakija involved also in these transports. It cant go without rakija 😁
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
It certainly helps with the journey
@bojankavazovic
@bojankavazovic Жыл бұрын
Here’s a catchy phrase: “Croatia, a land of moving vegetables” Try to pitch it to the national tourist board😄
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
I don't have much success pitching ideas to the national tourist board for some reason
@Illyrian_Adventures
@Illyrian_Adventures 11 ай бұрын
All of this is actually pretty common and as such people in croatia dont even see it as a interesting thing, but your stories make it more interesting lol
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury 11 ай бұрын
It is common in this region but not in the rest of the world.
@nakkiewildvangst2656
@nakkiewildvangst2656 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the good laugh! :) YES, you speak words of truth! Even though it sounds as a silly sitcom scetch, "Moving vegetables" is so roothed in Croatian culture ( & all exYu countries)
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
I love it
@sinisatrlin840
@sinisatrlin840 11 ай бұрын
Yep, all thrue. Nicest gift to my parents are vegetable seeds, they have hudge garden.
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury 11 ай бұрын
That's great!
@stipe3124
@stipe3124 Жыл бұрын
This is so true, every time some of my relatives come to visit us we at least give them a bag of tomatoes and even when we went to Germany to visit our couisins, my mom picked Oranges from our garden and took some olive oil from Konoba and we packed that in our suitcases, but that is not just in Croatia but in whole ex Yugoslavia because when my cousins husband who is from Bosnia came to visit us he brought a bag of Corn and when our guests and Friends from Slovenia come in sommer they also always bring some vegetables.
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Moving vegetables is a very healthy way of life
@biserkasertic1208
@biserkasertic1208 Жыл бұрын
Croatia full of vegetables! 🍉🍉🥬🍆🍆🥕🥒🥒🥦🥦
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Now that would be an awesome slogan - love it
@biserkasertic1208
@biserkasertic1208 Жыл бұрын
@@PaulBradbury 😜😜👍
@Cyricist001
@Cyricist001 Жыл бұрын
Too bad they are all in Sabor.
@Vienna1902
@Vienna1902 11 ай бұрын
I laughed so hard :-)) Yes, this is us, absolutely! I came from Slavonia to study mechanical engineering at the University of Zagreb in early 80s, my mom sent a package every month with home made bacon, sausages, "kulen", cracklings, eggs, cheese, walnuts, fruits and vegetables from our homestead, always added some home baked biscuits too. Moms from Dalmatia sent to their students salted sardines, olive oil, wine, citruses, prosciutto, almonds... same for every student from all over the country, moms sent packages of local home grown/made food by bus. Often there were also fried chicken and "sarma" inside too. And we shared that among ourselves. Cash strapped as students usually are, two guitars ,some Dalmatian wine, Slavonian šljivovica and table full of all these great food were more than enough for a great party. Awww.... what memories, what great days...
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury 11 ай бұрын
haha sounds great!
@mibict
@mibict 11 ай бұрын
You doing same in UK - only with jams and similar home made produce... However - Yes, I'm regularly getting honey from Hercegovina, sent by my son in law family...
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury 11 ай бұрын
Yes, but I think the percentage of Brits who make jams etc is much, much smaller, no?
@shogunbj
@shogunbj 11 ай бұрын
So true, growing up in 80s it was normal thing. Especially when you spend a day working at your "Vocnjak" or "Vinograd" , coming back home late in the evening, you would stop by your relatives, "kumovi" or friends to drop some fruits and veggies.
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury 11 ай бұрын
It is a really great natural tradition here
@shogunbj
@shogunbj 11 ай бұрын
@@PaulBradbury It is almost like spiritual thing, always share what nature produced for you, it is a gift itself. Also, never say "hvala" for the cure or remedy received. It is considered to be shared.
@editabozic9401
@editabozic9401 7 ай бұрын
And you give some to neighbours😉
@ivapejkovic6890
@ivapejkovic6890 Жыл бұрын
When are you coming to Zadar to promote a book ? Looking forward !
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
It was last december. You can buy it in hocu knjigu in zadar
@ZarkoRadulovic
@ZarkoRadulovic Жыл бұрын
Am from a village near Zagreb, but live in Varazdin. There hasn't been a single time that i went to my parents w/o me taking some vegetables. Not a single one
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
It is a great part of the culture here
@sumi4210
@sumi4210 Жыл бұрын
so true! 😃its organic oil and veg
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Haha true story
@johncavar2914
@johncavar2914 Жыл бұрын
Wow🎉
@kinglizard3406
@kinglizard3406 11 ай бұрын
love this tradition, especialy now when price for stuff like paprika and pottato are higher..
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury 11 ай бұрын
I can't imagine living in a country without it.
@dzefa007horusk2
@dzefa007horusk2 Жыл бұрын
Istina, svaki put kad putuješ kroz Hrvatsku, voziš voće ili povrće
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
True story
@MK-ln6nb
@MK-ln6nb Жыл бұрын
Love it! 😂
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Haha tx
@mariojularic1003
@mariojularic1003 8 ай бұрын
Nije samo povrće isto tako domaće kobasice,kulen,slanina,rakija itd.Kad idemo kod svojih ponesemo da probaju kako smo mi napravili i nikad se ne vrača kući praznog auto nisam pojma imao da to nije običaj izvan HR.
@damirfux2265
@damirfux2265 Жыл бұрын
It's not just Dalmatia, it's every part of Croatia and more in Balkans.
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Yes agreed, as i said in the video. Belgrade, zagreb, metkovic etc
@damirfux2265
@damirfux2265 Жыл бұрын
@@PaulBradbury 👍
@nikolagregic7709
@nikolagregic7709 Жыл бұрын
Its even more common to Slavonia than Dalmatia.
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
And all over former Yugoslavia i amm sure
@Vienna1902
@Vienna1902 11 ай бұрын
@@PaulBradbury yes
@jokr6587
@jokr6587 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, borders are big enemies of "moving vegetables" business. Even before from you cases, but especially now due to Schengen zone, moving vegetables over Bosnian and Serbian border is one way to get a hefty fine. Personally, I think you should be allowed to carry some amount that's for personal use. But most of them are not allowed at all without proper certificate.
@jhutfre4855
@jhutfre4855 Жыл бұрын
yep that's bulsh... And especially because Bosnian food is the best.
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Yes it must be different now
@fapmashina1
@fapmashina1 Жыл бұрын
Actually you're allowed to transfer some amounts of majority of vegetables, usually several kilos, but importing of potatoes from BiH, maybe also Serbia is strongly prohibited since there are some endemic potatoe deseases in these countries that are eradicated in Croatia and the rest of the EU. This is info. I've got from one fito-sanitary professional.
@jhutfre4855
@jhutfre4855 Жыл бұрын
@@fapmashina1 bollocks, but we respect everyone's opinion
@fapmashina1
@fapmashina1 Жыл бұрын
@@jhutfre4855 You can call it as you wish but this is actually not anyones "opinion" but scientifically proven fact. I'm talking about potatoes.
@ReVincentius
@ReVincentius Жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha I love you man (no gay alert [and no excuse for this joke {not joking "love" part}]) It's so common that we got offended when people come without anything. The thing is that in supermarkets it is cheaper than buying from the street vendor, and in Germany, on the otherside it is cheaper to buy e.g. eggs direct from the chicken farm than from supermarket. And that's weird. If we have home-made fruits and vegetables, the price is higher. So it is a perfect gift and it has it's meaning to bring your goods to someone. It shows a great respect and good behaviour (there is saying: mother and father knew how to raise a man). God bless!
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Haha i hear you. I think it is a fantsstic tradition
@miromedica7878
@miromedica7878 10 ай бұрын
I was in Croatia and purchased Egyptian potatoes from a grocery chain store, they shriveled up and went black in no time. Western owned grocery conglomerates refuse to buy Croatian produce even if it is cheaper and would even prefer a Third World competitor regardless of quality. Western distributers treat Croatia as a dumping ground for agricultural surpluses such as milk and third rate vegetable produce. Croatian farmers are unable to produce and sell their own products within Croatia further increasing their hardships to survive within a EU which in turn works toward their destruction.
@ajmosutra7667
@ajmosutra7667 6 ай бұрын
Da, a ja ❤ plac!
@phiber9
@phiber9 Жыл бұрын
once i sent house keys through the bus driver...
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Kays, wallets, everything goes through the Balkan 'DHL Express'
@ivandusic2058
@ivandusic2058 Жыл бұрын
Good addition to a CV - vegetable trafficker 😂😂😂
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury Жыл бұрын
Cabbage Courier, a badge I wear with pride
@ivandusic2058
@ivandusic2058 Жыл бұрын
@@PaulBradbury 👍👍🤣🤣
@isuckatthisgame
@isuckatthisgame 11 ай бұрын
The story is low key hilarious hahahaha... English guy with 20 kilos of potatoes traveling to Serbia with Croatian license plates 🤣🤣
@PaulBradbury
@PaulBradbury 10 ай бұрын
haha
@domagojmackovic430
@domagojmackovic430 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@robertculina607
@robertculina607 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@damirglavas7940
@damirglavas7940 Жыл бұрын
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