Grape and wine festival – days of the Varenik 2009
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During the start of October, a traditional autumn event takes place in Supetar, on the island of Brac. The event is called “grape and Wine festival”, and is considered as the most important festival to be held on the island of Brac.
The remarkable feature of “grape and wine festival” is the preparation of traditional cuisine called ‘Varenik’. The cuisine is made from fresh wine. The festival is a week long celebration in which the locals involve themselves in preparation of traditional cuisine from the fresh wine of the area.
The specialty of the festival is the preparation of foods in which ‘Varenik’ is used as a condiment. The wine makes the local Dalmatian food more savory than ever.
Even during ancient times, the Greeks and the Romans were very fond of the drink, as they considered the drink to have nutritional value. They used to take it as an energy drink.
The drink is special as it has a very high content of natural sugar, and is sometimes used as a sweetener.
Though, few Croatians still make the traditional drink, but they are not very as devoted as those who stay in Brac. Brac wants to revive the drink and bring it back on the tourist list. They want to make it as the favorite condiment to make Mediterranean recipes.
‘Varenik’ had been used for centuries on the island of Brac and the surrounding areas. They make Varenik out of red grapes. Varenik is also very useful for digestion.
It holds a special importance in the lives of the Croatians. You would find the restaurants in Brac selling the traditional drink at a very low price to promote the drink, during the course of the festival.
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