How to pronounce Istrian prosciutto

Istrian prosciutto is written istarski pršut where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /îstarskiː ˈpr̩ʃuːt/. In plain English letters that is EE-star-skee PR-shoot, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Istrian prosciutto?

Istrian prosciutto is a snack of Croatia. Where it comes from: Istria. People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are pork. It tastes savory.

Where Istrian prosciutto comes from

Istrian prosciutto is one of 24 signature dishes of Croatia on this map. See all dishes from Istria.

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• Istrian supa istarska supa · Drink · Istria

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• Pašticada · Main dish · Dalmatia (Split)

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• Zagorski štrukli · Bread & pastry · Zagreb and Zagorje

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• Soparnik · Bread & pastry · Poljica (near Omiš)

  Soparnik is a thin, round pie of Swiss chard, onion, parsley, garlic and olive oil between two sheets of unleavened dough.

Food of Croatia

Dishes like Istrian prosciutto in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Istrian prosciutto:

• Prosciutto di San Daniele · Snack · San Daniele del Friuli, Italy

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• Salsiz · Snack · Graubünden, Switzerland

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• Zlatibor pršuta златиборска пршута · Snack · Western Serbia (Zlatibor), Serbia

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• Szeged winter salami szegedi téliszalámi · Snack · Szeged (Southern Great Plain), Hungary

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