Here are 9 favourite Croatian classic candies

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By Iva Ralica

You wouldn’t think Croatia has a great number of really delicious candies, but we do so that makes this list a really hard one to sum up.

A number of candies are iconic have been around for over 30 years, some longer. Kraš, which produces so many of the favourite candies, first started in Zagreb back in 1911.

Sweet, sour, refreshing – here are 9 Croatian candies which were, and are, part of most of our child and adulthoods.

1. Bronhi

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Bronhi toffees is a special candy from which the airways benefit! Almost 100 years old recipe is one of the most famous candies in the region. Made of liquor extract and herbs, such as eucalyptus and menthol, Bronhi always tastes delicious and refreshing!

2. Ki-Ki

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Ki-Ki mix is one of the best things in this world. Lemon, strawberry, raspberry and many other fruit sorts full with vitamin C, or so they say, are still here to make any childhood great! To join the company slogan “No matter where, Ki-Ki is everywhere!”.

3. 505 s crtom

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Grandmas sure must be the greater sneakers of this candy into the kids´ lives! Fruity taste of the hard candy and the hexagon shape with a famous line covering it, it brings back memories of the early childhood days. Even songs were written about it!

4. Peppermint

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A pearl-like peppermint candy with a chocolate filling is one amazing combination that never disappoints! Sweet and refreshing flavour is extraordinary!

5. Vau-Vau

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Dog – shaped fruit candies in a small dog house. Yes, that happened! And for more than 30 years it is still delicious. Even for grownups!

6. Cedevita 

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Multivitamin candy that tastes just like the famous drink and comes in different fruit flavours. One candy full of vitamins and then the second and after that stopping is hard.

7. Bajadera

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Ok, not a candy in its full sense, but these chocolate pralines couldn’t not make it to this list. In Croatia, Bajadera is sometimes referred to as “bombonjera”, box of chocolates, or literary, a box of candies. This is one of the best known products and is the chocolate queen! It is also a famous Croatian gift, but when it wasn’t passed on to someone, as it usually goes, the kids would eat it up in a second!

8. Rondo C

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Rondo C has a more than 30-year tradition. These hard sweets with vitamin C come in different flavours with the classic pineapple big favourites. These are one of the most sold candies in Croatia.

9. Mentol

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Mentol are hard candies that are mild with a refreshing taste, leaving a pleasant cooling sensation in the mouth. Great for opening up and clearing the airways too.