This year on the occasion of the Saint Blaise Festivity you can taste the traditional Dubrovnik „šporki makaruli“ (dirty macaroni) in one of the 17 restaurants.

Šporki makaruli from Dubrovnik is a delicious pasta with meat sauce, often prepared on the eve of the Festival of Saint Blaise, the patron saint of the city of Dubrovnik.

The dish dates back to a time when the best pieces of meat in the delicious sauce were reserved for the Dubrovnik aristocracy, while the last plates of the makaruli were given to their trusted servants as a meal. The meatless makaruli that were covered only with the sauce were called šporkani or “dirty”, which is how this traditional dish came to be known. The meat sauce served with makaruli was based on beef, and the actual meat used varied depending on what was available at the time.

You can find a list of restaurants offering šporki makaruli here.