Čiribiribela Mare moja

Brela beach, by town of Makarska.

Comment

Besides its unsurpassed beauty, for many coastal inhabitants the sea meant life. Dalmatians became world-famous sailors, and some even participated in Columbus's first expeditions to the New World.

Music

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ČIRIBIRIBELA MARE MOJA	CHIRIBIRIBELLA, OH MY MARE¹
Ma ća su vesla moje brodice?	But are these really the oars of my little boat?
Ma to su ručice moje Marice!	No, these are the tiny hands of my Marica¹!
Marice, dušo, Marice, srce,	Marica, my darling, Marica, my heart,
Marice, raju moj, ženit ću se s tobom.	Marica, my treasure, I will marry you.

Čiribiribela Mare moja, odoh u marine.	Chiribiribella, oh my Mare, I’m off to join the sailors.

Ma ća su jarboli moje brodice?	But are these really the masts of my little boat?
Ma to su nožice moje Marice!	No, these are the tiny legs of my Marica!
Marice, dušo, Marice, srce,	Marica, my darling, Marica, my heart,
Marice, raju moj, ženit ću se s tobom.	Marica, my treasure, I will marry you.

Čiribiribela Mare moja, odoh u marine.	Chiribiribella, oh my Mare, I’m off to join the sailors.

Ma ća su jedra moje brodice?	But are these really the sails of my little boat?
Ma to je suknjica moje Marice!	No, this is the tiny skirt of my Marica!
Marice, dušo, Marice, srce,	Marica, my darling, Marica, my heart,
Marice, raju moj, ženit ću se s tobom.	Marica, my treasure, I will marry you.

Čiribiribela Mare moja, odoh u marine.	Chiribiribella, oh my Mare, I’m off to join the sailors.

	¹Mare, Marica = Mary

Recipe

Fish soup and cooked fish
4 complete meals, 2 hours cooking time
1000 g white fish (4 pcs) 250 g potato (1 pc) 200 g carrots (2 pcs) 3 branches parsley 4 cloves garlic 70 g onion (1/2 pc)	olive oil vegetable oil wine vinegar rice pepper corn and ground pepper salt
In a pot with a large bottom, put 1.5 L cold water, 5 big spoons olive oil, 2 big spoons vegetable oil, parsley, garlic, onion, chopped carrots and potato, salt and pepper corn. Cook about 1 hour until vegetables are tender. Add 1–2 large spoons vinegar and cook scaled fish on low flame for 10 minutes. Remove fish and pour over a bit of clear soup with olive oil. Strain the soup, add 2 big spoons rice, and cook until rice is slightly overcooked. Serve fish soup as an appetizer with Parmesan. Cooked fish is served as a main dish with mayonnaise and cooked potato, seasoned with olive oil and ground pepper. Tips: To intensify the soup's taste, use minimal water while keeping the fish submerged. Use a special oval pot or cook only one or two fish at a time. Slightly under-salt the soup since it is eaten with Parmesan.

Fish soup and cooked fish

4 complete meals, 2 hours cooking time

1000 g white fish (4 pcs)
250 g potato (1 pc)
200 g carrots (2 pcs)
3 branches parsley
4 cloves garlic
70 g onion (1/2 pc)

olive oil
vegetable oil
wine vinegar
rice
pepper corn and ground pepper
salt

In a pot with a large bottom, put 1.5 L cold water, 5 big spoons olive oil, 2 big spoons vegetable oil, parsley, garlic, onion, chopped carrots and potato, salt and pepper corn. Cook about 1 hour until vegetables are tender.

Add 1–2 large spoons vinegar and cook scaled fish on low flame for 10 minutes. Remove fish and pour over a bit of clear soup with olive oil. Strain the soup, add 2 big spoons rice, and cook until rice is slightly overcooked.

Serve fish soup as an appetizer with Parmesan. Cooked fish is served as a main dish with mayonnaise and cooked potato, seasoned with olive oil and ground pepper.

Tips: To intensify the soup's taste, use minimal water while keeping the fish submerged. Use a special oval pot or cook only one or two fish at a time. Slightly under-salt the soup since it is eaten with Parmesan.

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