We Try CROATIAN SNACKS - American and Canadian Try Croatian Food & Drink Snacks - Taste Test

We LOVE Croatian Food so we thought we'd try all the Croatian Snacks and Drinks we could find at the stores in Croatia. We basically travel for food and trying all the local snacks is so much fun! There are always new and weird chip flavours and interesting sweets and drinks.
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[@ToddlerAnnihilator666]

I really wonder why foreigners dislike choco bananas so much, i adored these as a kid.

[@PureDetour]

Hi! Hard to say why someone likes or dislikes something, isn't it? I know there are many foods from my childhood that hold a nostalgia too. ❤️

[@Account-br9kc]

I am Croatian and adult and I still like them

[@StoleSomeCookies]

Literally I buy those every time I go to a Croatian store here in Germany. As a Croat I cannot live without them

[@zuska168]

You ether like them or not at all.But not every brend is good

[@matijastrujic4083]

You did say that there is nothing really spicy in Croatia, you were just in the wrong region. The inland part called Slavonia eats spicy, very spicy.

[@PureDetour]

Oh, good to know, we've been told that it's a nice part of the country too, we may have to go visit! What are your favourite spicy dishes from there?

[@matijastrujic4083]

@@PureDetour My suggestion is that you go to Osijek a d make it your hub. Then from there visit the region Baranja, there are a couple of great places to eat and to look at. There you should try a lot of fresh water fish dishes. The one that is the most spicy is fish paprikaš (paprikasch), but you have to tell them you how spicy you want it 😀. In Osijek you should try Čobanac (Chobanac), same as before you choose how spicy you want it, you also could visit Ilok, there is one of the best wineries in the region, and again great fresh fish dishes, there you will not find spicy food.

[@PureDetour]

Thank you so much for the suggestions! When we eventually make it back to Croatia we will try these out!

[@Wache3]

And you didn't tried Bajadera, for me, best chocolate ever. Or Griotte... also, rice chocolate from Zvecevo. They are actually the first that made it in the world (as far as I know).

[@PureDetour]

Thanks for the suggestions, we'll certainly try these next time...never a bad time for snacks 🤣 We kind of just went to the local stores and picked up randomly anything that was unfamiliar to us.

[@Wache3]

@@PureDetour True 🤣 never a bad time for snacks!

[@zugi]

Bajadera and Griotte from Kraš.

[@gordonschoice]

Truffle Chips are Croatian, by Zigante from Istra county

[@PureDetour]

Thanks for clearing that up. The label was too small for our old eyes to read 🤣 and the brand name had an italian sound. They were so delicious

[@1c1pal]

@@PureDetour There are Italians in Istria. What is history.

[@gordonschoice]

@@1c1pal Italians of Croatia, that count about 18t people, are an autochthonous historical national minority recognized by the Constitution of Croatia. For sure, They mostly reside in the county of Istria and we are happy to have them. Istra and Croatia wouldn't be what it is without them. Thats a fact 😀

[@anabitanga5312]

zigante is a truffle producer from istria so it is croatian chips , love you guys ❤❤

[@PureDetour]

We're so glad they're Croatian, we're just too old to read the tiny labels 🤣 We love you too Ana! ❤️❤️❤️

[@Thoreaue]

You actually got some budget versions so the taste is usually way off from original (example rice chocolate - you should try one from Kandit or Kraš Dorina)

[@PureDetour]

Oh no, I obviously have no idea about the brands so we just picked up whatever we could find at the Studenac or the Tommy.

[@castedaway13]

@@PureDetour Also, rice chocolate is original Croatian product, and Mikado is the first one.

[@Kivas_Fajo]

You got that very right. It's Croatia. Nothing is really hot, except for the climate.

[@PureDetour]

😂 true, we were sweltering there all summer! We're in the tropics now in humid SouthEast Asia and we keep saying "Croatia felt much hotter!" 😂

[@maricallo6143]

In my youth there were Kviki kokice, that I absolutely loved: that's popcorn dipped in chocolate or caramel (more tastes followed). Then I visited the US in 2002 and bought some Cracker Jacks to try because I also used to read American comic books that had Cracker Jacks advertisement in them. Guess what - same thing. 😁

[@PureDetour]

It's been years since I had Cracker Jacks! When I was a kid they came in these cardboard boxes with a toy inside. Thanks for bringing back a fun childhood memory!

[@melissasturlic244]

Anything made by Kras--Bajadera and Griotte are family favorites. I also love the Kinder Delice which are like little Tiramisu. Cokta is ok, but Fanta is better.

[@PureDetour]

That's 2 votes for Bajadera and Griotte! Now I'm sorry we missed it!

[@samkitty5894]

My favorite is "505 s crtom" hard candy. It was around 65 years ago when I was a kid. I always had it when I went to the movies. It lasts and lasts. Not to be chewed...just savored. I laughed at your pronunciation of "Cocta". I also laugh when someone says: "Cock-tails".

[@PureDetour]

Hi Sam! I’m not a big fan of hard candy but those had a nice flavour. And oh no. How is Cocta pronounced? Thanks thought we said it right 😂

[@samkitty5894]

@@PureDetour "O" in Cocta is pronounced as the "O" in Cola, or Ohio. "505 s crtom" means "505 with line". There is horizontal line on each candy... All my life I enjoyed sugar...Now I'm making my dentist rich...

[@mariocroatia9321]

Bajadera,Dorina chocolate with cookies,Griotte,Zvečevo rice chocolate and Ledo Ice Cream...just to begin with

[@PureDetour]

Hi Mario! We tried Bajadera, just after we filmed this video. So many yummy snacks to choose from!

[@BucketListTravellers]

mmm those truffle chips sound like a winner! wish we'd tried those when we were in Croatia! We were given a couple of 505s when we got takeaway from a restaurant. Our favourite Croatian snacks were Čupavci - they're like Australian Lamingtons, and reminded us of home.

[@PureDetour]

Yes, those truffle chips were delish. I've never actually tried Čupavci, funny how Australia has something so similar, right?

[@BucketListTravellers]

@@PureDetour yeah, we think they stole the idea from us - there are a lot of Croatians in Australia and vice versa!

[@CroProGamer]

The Lino pillows you guys liked is a cereal 😄

[@PureDetour]

We did see a large sized box of them that was cereal but in the little bag is cereal too? Damn, should have tried them with milk they were good 😊

[@CroProGamer]

@@PureDetour I'm not sure about the ones in the bag, I don't think theres a difference. Its actually my favorite cereal but you can also eat it as a snack. Glad you guys had fun in Croatia, your videos are great.

[@PureDetour]

Thanks so much!

[@castedaway13]

@@PureDetour They are cereal, but they sell it like a standalone snack as well. But they are too dry to eat it standalone.

[@nah362]

as a 13 year old kid that lives in Croatia, I approve of the snacks you chose, I would change a few things but other than that looked good.

[@PureDetour]

Hi! So glad you approved of the snacks we chose, thanks for letting us know. A lot of people didn't like our selection, so this makes us happy to hear. Plus everyone knows that 13 year olds are snacking experts. Thanks for watching!

[@marybethsmidwestadventures]

Love the way you guys describe both flavors & textures!

[@PureDetour]

Thanks so much! Texture is so important to me when eating, can really make or break something, can't it? Sometimes it's so hard to describe food so I'm glad you appreciate the effort we put in 🤣 Lots more food and snack tours coming up!

[@leacicovacki9573]

the way y'all bad talked my fav food growing up

[@PureDetour]

If there is one thing we've learned from this channel it's that people are very protective of their favourite foods 🤣. We're just sharing our honest opinions and we can't like everything. Which were your favourites when you were growing up?

[@leacicovacki9573]

@@PureDetour smoki, jafa, medena srca, domacice, napolintake, and madarice

[@IggyWhite]

Oh, yes. Čololadne napolitanke are excellent (original ones in orange packaging are also very good). Domačice also (original ones). As well as Petit Beurre. Dorina chocolate has become better than Milka in recent years. All by Kraš.

[@redzinter]

Shame you missed originals (i know you dont know obviously) but you had some tier 2/3 stuff on here if someone local made you list it would be better i swear :D and also Cockta is from Slovenia the neighbouring country. Kraš is main brand here and yes you missed on bajadera i dont know single person who doesn't love bajadera.

[@PureDetour]

I googled it and yes I did try bajadera! Just not in this video and it's yummy. Yes, it can be difficult to know what to buy, especially when you're just going into the store to find something you've never tried before.

[@carkralj1626]

kraš is croatian nbr 1 brand

[@zagrepcanin82]

Zigante is from Istria.its not imported

[@nadamlacic1558]

Just for the record, Smoki is produced in Serbia (factory Stark), and Chio is not originally Croatian. Bajadera is the best thing about choco sweets you can find here, Griotte too as somebody has already mentioned, Pipi is a legendary drink which you would most likely drink served with ice at the beach on 40 C at the beach (but it's so good that we drink it all year long). You should have tried Bronhi which is a menthol caramel and it's something we all were raised on. 505 s crtom (it's not scrotum :)))))))) means "505 with the line" reffering to the line in the middle of the candy. It has no meaning whatsoever and true, all the grandmas have 505 in a little glass box and they make you take your candy when you're small and come for a visit :)))

[@PureDetour]

Thanks for the info! Yes, I can see pipi being good on ice at the beach. And I knew that the 505 had to be grandmother candy, you can tell by the taste 😂

[@arkaynotcd4566]

To be clear, this type of smoki isn't the best type in serbia, mostly people buy original version with peanut flavor or chocolate version from what i see, and sometimes you see them in small parties, or you buy them just to eat with friends while chatting.

[@EdoBudim]

Cockta is better then Coca Cola ..common give it a chance😀

[@PureDetour]

It's different, isn't it? I think it could grow on me 😊

[@ostojamartrix]

Way better

[@zugi]

It has to be cold, warm is disgusting. But I noticed that Americans are not fans of herbal stuff in general. They always comment that it taste like toothpaste, I guess because it's only herbal product in USA 🤣

[@kamikazitsunami]

Trader Joe's in the US just came out with some of those peanut butter Cheeto type puffs and they're a big hit with kids. Banana flavored candies have a tendency to taste like chemicals because it's hard to get that natural banana flavor into something shelf stable like a candy. One of my worst snacking experiences was when I was in Morocco and I bought a bag of roasted chicken potato chips. It tasted like putrid chicken flavoring on stale chips that were cooked in rancid oil. That was one of those situations where I couldn't swallow. I like trying new things but I won't waste calories swallowing something that doesn't taste good to me. I love mushrooms and I was so excited to try a truffle but the couple of truffle items that I have had made me feel sick and now even looking at something that has truffles in it, I won't even try it now. That's put into the bell pepper category, yuck.

[@PureDetour]

I can see how people might like those peanut puffs and I agree with you about banana flavour, it always tastes weird, doesn't it? If you like mushrooms, I'm surprised that you're not liking truffles. Have you tried something like a pasta with fresh shaved truffles on it? It's worlds apart from some of the truffle flavoured oils and cheaper products. And we had the roasted chicken flavour chips in Morocco too! Not our fave definitely!

[@Djumlija13]

1 quick advice some of these snacks are not menat to be eaten one by one for example those peanut ''cheetos'', you need to shovel a handful of them to taste them fully

[@PureDetour]

Now this is advice I can agree with! I'm so good at shoveling food into my mouth too! I'll try that next time 🤣

[@purefreedom282]

I don't know how this video popped up in my recomendations. I'm actually from the south of Italy in front of Croatia but last time I checked on a Croatia video must be time ago. I'm in the Philippines at the moment so pretty far and I usually don't look at snack tastings. But this was nicely done

[@PureDetour]

That's really nice of you to say @Pure Freedom Thanks so much! We would love to visit the Philippines sometime soon and maybe we'll do another snack video there....any suggestions for fun and interesting snacks?

[@purefreedom282]

@@PureDetour try "nagaraya "adobo flavor coated peanuts,, cracklings (oyshi brand) they are vinegary, "chipcharrones" chips, my wife likes "ding dong" mixed nuts but I don't , banana chips are usually very Filipino too but i can't think of any brand now, skyflakes with mantkilya(sweet margarine inside crackers lol), boy bawang(I don't like though), cloud 9 a kind of nougat bar. There are many more but now there come into my mind. Philippines is a very warm(in all senses) place and beautiful with some amazing paradise spots. Life can be very simple and also cheap in the province. To name 1 place for now Bantayan island in Cebu province has amazingly beautiful picture postcard beaches

[@PureDetour]

@@purefreedom282 Amazing List and great tips! I'm going to have to reference this when we eventually get there...thanks so much!

[@purefreedom282]

@@PureDetour a pleasure!

[@purefreedom282]

@@PureDetour just tonight I had the weirdest Filipino snack to put on your list. It is called "fudgee bar" it's like a spongy cake actually pretty tasty that you will find everywhere in supermarket and corner stores. Until here everything normal. The milk flavor and the chocolate one are the most common but tonight I found one with durian flavor which I had never seen before. I tried it due to the reputation of the durian and like the fruit it has a weird smell but the taste is actually good

[@user-lo7go4fj9y]

s crtom means with a line

[@innahh2696]

What grocery store did you go to?

[@PureDetour]

We went to a few stores. I think it was Tommy & Studenac

[@valentinkulez9017]

All in all thanks for the reviews

[@PureDetour]

Thanks for watching! 🇭🇷

[@apartmentsmiroslavvojnovic3302]

So many childhood memories..

[@PureDetour]

Really? That's so nice, which one was your favourite as a child?

[@apartmentsmiroslavvojnovic3302]

Kiki and Kandot chocolate (pralines). You should try Bajadera from Kras, perfect chocolate desert! Wishing you sweet and funny weekend, best regards from Duce riviera!

[@PureDetour]

We tried Bajadera after this video, it's delicious. Enjoy your Sunday too!

[@apartmentsmiroslavvojnovic3302]

👍😊👋

[@valentinkulez9017]

You took worst of our candy industry and tried it. Next time ask someone who is more familiar with this topic, to point to you which are the best, so you don t go through mess you had in this video.

[@PureDetour]

Good point, we simply went into nearby stores and picked anything off the shelf that looked like something we've never tried before.

[@khalidnazo7693]

Nice 👍🏽

[@PureDetour]

Thanks so much Khalid!

[@kristiankonev5190]

I wont lie,those kandit pralines were the bane of my childhood lol

[@noan4089]

Its so cool watch People from America sorry If i missed country eat croatian Candy😄

[@PureDetour]

It was so fun to try new things! By the way, Geoff was born in USA, Angela born in Canada (with Croatian Heritage.) And we both love Croatia so much!

[@jaksabarac5944]

Pipi baby:)

[@PureDetour]

I love it, Pipi is amazing 🤣

[@zeljkovukovic471]

The fact that i love all those things made me sad watching this. plus the middle think of jafa is jelo/jelly. I love all of them but for me the spicy smoki is to spicy i tearted up

[@PureDetour]

Hi Željko! Why did it make you sad to watch this? We liked many of the things we tried, it's fun to try new snacks. We didn't find the smoki too spicy, but we really like spicy things 🌶

[@melissamiante6745]

@@PureDetour I’m guessing he was feeling sad because he might miss those items if he is living away from his home country. 🤷‍♀️ That’s where my brain went to anyway!

[@Account-br9kc]

Jaffa is amazing, you guys are crazy

[@PureDetour]

😂😂. to each his own I guess

[@mohamdnajah8854]

السلام عليكم اصدقاءي كيف حالكما هل بخير؟

[@PureDetour]

مرحبا محمد! نحن حقا جيدون. سننقل البلدان قريبًا ولا يمكننا الانتظار لسماع رأيك في المكان التالي الذي نزوره. كيف حالك؟

[@mohamdnajah8854]

@@PureDetour جولة ممتعة واصلوا التجوال انا في متعة معكم ،شكرا

[@user-kc3nn5uc4z]

👍✌🌟

[@PureDetour]

❤️✌️

[@hrvoje3369]

so we have a joke - I drink Pipi and I feel hipy ✌

[@castedaway13]

Smoki is from Serbia. Cocta is from Slovenia.

[@PureDetour]

Thanks for letting us know.

[@IggyWhite]

Croatian snacks, yet nothing good from Kraš or Zvečevo. 😃

[@PureDetour]

We messed up! lol. We bought a bunch of stuff at the stores and didn't see any of that good stuff until after we filmed.

[@carkralj1626]

zigante is from istra not italian but istra was italian bifore

[@PureDetour]

Ah, I see, thanks so much for clearing that up! They're so delicious

[@una1511]

This Choco banana is not as good as real original one called Bananko

[@RIJEKABOY1987]

Cockta>coca cola

[@PureDetour]

No it's not😂

[@WtfDo]

ES KORKTOM 💀

[@annelentur]

So many products are not Croatian!!!

[@ivanaskrlec9516]

Wtf

[@PureDetour]

🤣

[@jopra7421]

I am offended im croatian

[@PureDetour]

I can't tell if you're serious or joking. What did you find offensive?