WHERE TO EAT The best Jota in the world (according to food experts)

"At the table at the beginning of a cold day, you can get a real Istrian medicine – jota (a bean and sauerkraut stew)."

"Jota (bean stew with turnip), jačmik (barley stew with beans), hen stew, dishes with mushrooms, all these simple meals with substantial memories are given nowadays as prime specialities of rural Istria. And yes, they are good. Really good!"