This is a small farm on a hill in northern Istria in what was Italian until the end of World War Two and then became part of Yugoslavia. I am not able to tell if that star was there under Communism or added to attract food tourists looking for communist kitsch.
Now they come here for the wine and truffles. Istrian food is excellent. As we were here in the spring we got to have the wild asparagus (served mixed with eggs). They also are known for their own excellent cured ham like Serrano or Parma called Prsut.
In case you felt that it would be difficult to find enough material to fit the theme of this blog here is the house where Tito grew up. You can see his statue in front of the barn. That certainly is for tourists looking for communist kitsch. The museum inside the house gives a very balanced analysis of Tito's reign.
And here is his kitchen.
In this part of northern Croatia near the Slovenian border at the turn of the last century the primary staple was polenta. I don't think that oven would have been for cooking polenta but more likely bread (could you believe corn bread?).
This is Tito for those of you who forgot what he looked like.
This is a Nazi/Ustase (Croatians who collaborated with the Nazis) death camp near the Serbian border named Jasenovac. The camp was primarily used for Serbs, Tito's Partisans, Gypsies and Jews. Those mounds are mass graves.
