The Fi\u0161ijada in the suburban settlement of Nard near Valpovo is the oldest Fi\u0161ijada (fish stew cook-off) in Croatia and serves as the semifinal state competition in preparing the top-quality Slavonian delicacy – fish stew.<\/p>\n
Fi\u0161ijada in Nard is recognized as the oldest competition of its kind in Croatia and was officially acknowledged by the Osijek-Baranja County Tourist Board. For the first time in 2019, it received the status of a semifinal state competition. The city of Valpovo and its suburban settlements boast a considerable number of finalists and state champions, indicating that this tradition is worth preserving and aiming to achieve the highest level of event organization. <\/p>\n
It takes place every year on the last Saturday of August and, besides top-quality fish stews, it includes numerous other fish gastronomic specialties and entertaining programs such as tombola with musical performances by tamburitza bands.<\/p>\n
The goal of the project\/Fi\u0161ijada is to attract as many domestic and international visitors and competitors to the city of Valpovo\/suburban settlement Nard, promote Valpovo\/Nard as a desirable tourist destination, promote the Drava River, social and economic development of the destination, promotion of gastronomic delicacies – fish stew along with many other specialties made from river fish such as grilled carp, fried carp horseshoes with side dishes, and many more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15976,"template":"","meta":[],"event_listing_category":[155,157,156,154],"event_listing_type":[],"class_list":["post-10272","event_listing","type-event_listing","status-expired","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_listing_category-festival-en","event_listing_category-fooddrinks","event_listing_category-music","event_listing_category-tradition"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n