SURLICE

The island of Krk has a rich gastronomy and a lot of recognizable dishes, but one still stands out. Surlice, a specialty of the dough with eggs that are formed in the rollers, a favorite meal on the island and without them there are not any festive dinner or any kind of celebration. The dough is formed on the knitting needle or toothpick, or sticks for foods can be used. The goal is that the dough has hollow in the center in order to better catch the sauce. Thanks to this hollow Krk pasta also got its name - surlica is small surla - elephant trunk (nose). 
 
They are an excellent example of the ingenuity and skills of the hands of Krk housewives that prepared this pasta long ago from selected sorts of wheat.
From this simple recipe a specialty was created that is perfectly complemented with a range of local ingredients. This is one of the reasons why this is a favorite food of inhabitants of the island, but also the many visitors. Most often paired with lamb, beef or veal žgvacet (stew - goulash) with obligatory addition of local sheep cheese, grated, which gives the dishes a special good taste. If surlice are not served with the meat, will go well with shrimp and olives, with squid, octopus and mussels, with salsa or bolognese sauce, but also with some homemade prosciutto that is specialty of the island.