Lošinj crocant Crocantessa - simply the best souvenir of 2024.

As part of the tourist fair Burza Put, the Simply the Best awards were given for the best new tourist products in 2024, and Lošinj crocant Crocantessa is the winner in the Souvenir category.

The 24th Put exchange this year took place in the Red Harbor in Biograd na Moru, organized by the Association of Croatian Travel Agencies (UHPA), agency VAL 042 and under the auspices of the Croatian Tourist Board.

An obligatory part of this tourist conference is the annual awarding of awards to the best in Croatia's tourist offer, and the Simply the Best award has been awarded continuously since 2010. Among more than 300 submitted projects, agencies and destinations, 5 finalists were selected in 8 categories - Hospitality, Travel agency, Event, Souvenir, Propaganda, New project in tourism, Person or association and Destination of the year.

Lošinj crocant Crocantessa is the winner of its category and shared the prestigious title of the best new souvenir in Croatia's tourist offer with the replica of the antique jewelry "Ninska i Visočka naušnice". 

They took the award Petar Goleš and Katya Zic-Antunović, in front of Porat doo, Mali Lošinj, producer of this dessert.

"It is a great pleasure to be recognized and to receive such recognition from the tourism industry, not even a year since Crocantessa has been on the market, especially if we know that this is our first step out of the familiar world of ice cream and cake. We are proud of Crocantess and grateful to the tourist and entire Lošinj community that accepted and supported Lošinj crokant. "

Lošinj crocant CROCANTESSA has become a new souvenir of Mali Lošinj in July last year.

Lošinj crokant is a traditional dessert of Lošinj captains, especially popular in the golden age of Lošinj seafaring, in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was prepared in wealthy families from expensive sugar and almonds at the time, exclusively for the most solemn moments such as marriages, weddings and the launching of sailing ships. At the height of the celebration, the krokant is broken for good luck, traditionally with a saber, and distributed to the guests. 

Made from once-precious sugar and almonds, handmade and according to the family recipe and is packed in luxurious packaging that protects it from breakage. It is intended as a gift or as a souvenir, and whoever receives it can break it for good luck and share it with loved ones. 

Ever since the golden age of Lošinj's sailing ships, the crocus cake has been an indispensable part of festivities on the island, and for the most important events it is prepared on as many as seven floors.

The tradition of the Lošinj crokant lives on even today, so there is almost no ceremony where it is not broken with a saber. Crocantessa is extremely well received by the people of Lošinj and visitors to the island, and in a very short time it has become a favorite and must-have souvenir from the island of Lošinj. 

Cover photo: TZ mali Lošinj / Antonio Pavela / illustration: hrturism