I’m not prejudiced (really I’m not!) but Slovenians just don’t seem to have the same respect for food that you’ll find in Croatia. The Slovenians do a lot of things well. Actually the main thing they do well at is make money. I’m thinking of the Celica hostel in Ljubljana. Whoa. Who would think of buying a prison with the idea of turning it into a youth hostel? Who? The Slovenians that’s who! It cost the three of us €70 to stay in a miniscule room with shower and toilet in the hall. Of course they could get away with it because hotel prices in Ljubljana are sooooo outrageous.
OK. They know how to make money but couldn’t the Slovenians demand just a little bit more from their restaurants? In Ljubljana I had possibly the worst meal of my life in a place called something like Csonka on Trubarjeva? It was ghastly even though the menu description made it sound good. It involved thinly sliced courgettes and peppers topped with melted cheese but I think the whole thing was cooked in a microwave because the vegetables were still raw ant the cheese barely melted even though it took forever to arrive. Then to add insult to injury, the wine was undrinkable and then they had the nerve to charge extra for the potatoes in this gloppy dish! I said I didn’t order potatoes and he responded “Well, they’re traditional with this dish” so he just added them and then charged for them! As if that wasn’t bad enough, the waitress made a huge “mistake” in changing a €50 bill–in their favor of course.
I can’t understand how a place so terrible could stay in business more than a minute. Food in Croatia may not always be stellar but I have never had a meal that you could actually say was bad in Croatia. I couldn’t have felt more ripped off if they stole my wallet from my pocket.
Anyway, here is my favorite recipe for Brodetto Croatian style.
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