Grupa autora - Croatia at table / Hrvatska za stolom

Knjiga, iako predstavlja “cvjetnjak” hrvatske tradicije, vještine i kulture priređivanja jela, nije samo niz naputaka kako pripremiti dobro i ukusno jelo, već ona želi predstaviti Hrvatsku u različitim vidovima. Hrvatska za stolom, kako je nazvasmo, nudi bogatu i raznoliku hrvatsku gastronomsku kulturu, ali i sve ono što gastronomiju prati. Dakle, i raznolikost hrvatskih zemalja, njihovu povijest i tisućljetnu kulturnu baštinu kao nezamjenjiv dio hrvatskoga duhovnoga identiteta. Ona progovara i o znamenitim Hrvatima koji su proteklih trinaest stoljeća ugradili sebe i svoje stvaralaštvo u nastojanja da se sačuva i proslavi, unatoč svim protivnostima, nesklonim vremenima i tuđim presizanjima, hrvatsko ime, ime hrvatskoga jezika i naroda, te da se uspostavi, učvrsti i očuva samostalna i demokratska hrvatska država. Hrvatska jela proizašla su iz različitih plodova zemlje Hrvata; i onih kontinentalnih i onih mediteranskih. U toj različitosti ogleda se i raznovrsnost hrvatske kuhinje i bogatstvo njezina stola.

The book you are holding contains more than just a variety or rrecipes on how to cook good and tasty food, even though it represents the best of Croatian tradition in the skill and culture of food preparation. The wish of the authors is to present Croatia in its manv and diverse aspects. Croatia at Table offers not only information on the rich and versatile Croatian gastronomic culture, but also many other elements that accompany fhe country's cuisine. Croatian dishes are based on the produce of the soil in Croatia: the yield of the continental as well as the Medilerranean areas. The many differences can be seen at Croatia's table. The dishes described have been chosen with great care. They represent a unique anthology of instructions and suggestions on how to adapt a long tradition in the cuisine of one of the oldest European peoples to the sensibility of modern man, whether from Croatia or abroad and how to use all the attainments of the modern food processing industry. The book Croatia at Table has been created by a team of authors who have long years of experience in culinary research. Therefore, each dish tells its own different story, not forgetting toasts and information on the best Croatian wines. Without them, Croatia's culinary culture at table would be incomplete, deprived of the joy of dinng together.