How to pronounce Maneštra

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /manɛ̂ːʃtra/. In plain English letters that is mah-NESH-trah, 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 Maneštra?

Maneštra is a soup or stew of Croatia. Where it comes from: Istria. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are beans & tofu, potato and vegetables. It tastes savory.

Where Maneštra comes from

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

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  Fuži are the traditional pasta of Istria, the peninsula shared by Croatia and Slovenia, where the Slovene form is fusi.

• Istrian prosciutto istarski pršut · Snack · Istria

  Istarski pršut, Istrian prosciutto, is a long-lasting cured ham from Istria and one of Croatia's recognised native products.

• Istrian supa istarska supa · Drink · Istria

  Istarska supa, Istrian soup, is not a soup in the usual sense but a warm wine drink with toasted bread, and one of the most recognisable elements of Istrian cooking.

• Pašticada · Main dish · Dalmatia (Split)

  Pašticada is beef braised for hours in a dark, sweet and sour sauce, and it is the festive dish of Dalmatia, the Croatian coast around Split.

• Zagorski štrukli · Bread & pastry · Zagreb and Zagorje

  Zagorski štrukli are rolls of very thin stretched dough filled with fresh cow's cheese, eggs and sour cream, cut into pieces and either boiled or baked with cream until golden on top.

• 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 Maneštra in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Maneštra:

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• Caldo gallego caldo galego · Soup & stew · Galicia, Spain

  Caldo gallego, "Galician broth", is one of the best-known dishes of Galicia.

• Soupe au pistou · Soup & stew · Provence, France

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