How to pronounce Prošek

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /prǒʃɛk/. In plain English letters that is PRO-shek, 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 Prošek?

Prošek is a drink of Croatia. Where it comes from: Dalmatia. People usually eat it on festive days. It tastes sweet.

Where Prošek comes from

Prošek is one of 24 signature dishes of Croatia on this map. See all dishes from Split-Dalmatia.

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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.

• Peka · Main dish · Dalmatia

  Peka, or food cooked ispod čripnje, "under the bell", is the Dalmatian way of slow-roasting meat and fish.

• Sinjski arambaši · Main dish · Dalmatian hinterland (Sinj)

  Sinjski arambaši are the festive stuffed cabbage rolls of Sinj and the Cetina valley in the Dalmatian hinterland.

• Gregada · Main dish · Hvar

  Gregada is a traditional fish dish of central Dalmatia and above all of the island of Hvar, where it is counted among the island's signature dishes.

• 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.

Food of Croatia