PHOTOS: Dubrovnik’s first pizza festival opens

by croatiaweek
October 13, 2023
in Food & Wine

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The first Pizza Festival in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik opened yesterday. It lasts until Sunday, October 15th, and brings a touch of Italy to the former TUP factory located in Gruž.

Alongside a variety of different pizzas, visitors will be able to taste various sandwiches and refreshing cocktails. From classic Neapolitan to crispy ‘pan’ pizzas, there is something for everyone.

The first day of the festival already attracted locals and tourists from all around the world. The next three days in Gruž, specifically at TUP, will be filled with flavours, scents, and sounds.

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Energetic chefs and pizza masters at the four booths offer their creations to visitors, including pizza with salmon or dried figs, as well as well-established classics such as Pepperoni and Margherita.

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Particularly excited for their first appearance at the first Dubrovnik Pizza Festival are the local talents from Župa dubrovačka, the team from Piste & Pazze, who suggest that you must try their panuozzo sandwiches, a kind of mix between a sandwich and pizza with roots dating back to the 1980s in Gragnano, south of Naples.

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Stimulating the taste buds, the well-known team from Zadar’s Poma Food Boutique is also present. Aside from constantly working on innovations, Pom’s delicacies are special because they make all sauces and additions themselves. They recommend visitors to try the “Talijanka” with basil pesto or the “Istrijanka” with prosciutto and fig balsamic.

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Crispy pizza lovers with a fuller crust have finally found their match as the Pizza Institute prepares authentic Italian pizza, paying the most attention to the dough and its fermentation. Notably, it ferments for 72 hours, crucial for baking at high temperatures to achieve the desired flavor and texture.

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Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, or a fervent meat lover, Beg’s Plant Based will introduce you to the plant-based world with their “Meet the Fig” pizza with dried figs, which captivated all the visitors on the first evening.

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For creative entertainment for the little ones this weekend in Dubrovnik, Split fashion designer Anamarija Asanović will take care of it, along with the appearance of the famous mascots Chase and Minnie.

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Numerous visitors were impressed by the transformation of the old Dubrovnik factory in Gruž, whose walls were decorated for this occasion by the artists from the ZID Group, who also prepared interesting works from this year’s Zagreb Street Art Festival.

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Split duo Kuzma & Shaka Zulu – DJ Maha will entertain visitors on Friday, Grše is on the schedule for Saturday, while Sunday, which marks the festival’s closing, has a concert by the Songkillers scheduled.