Soparnik

Dalmatian pie

Soparnik is a traditional Croatian dish. It is usually a savoury pie with a filling of Swiss chard and onion. Other names are soparnjak, zeljanik or uljenjak. It is the most famous speciality of the Dalmatian region of Poljica, between Split and Omiš. The original season for the dish was the colder time of the year when older, sweeter chard was available. In the past, it was prepared as a fasting dish and for celebrations.