The selection of dishes of Green Istriais based on meat and pasta, such as: peka, meal prepared under a baking lid; ombolo, boneless pork loin; kapuz, sausages with sauerkraut; fuži, pasta; or gnocchi in a sauce locally known as šugo (made from game, free-range chicken or truffles). For starters, begin with a delicious hearty vegetable soup known as maneštra, sheep-milk cheese, Istrian prosciutto, air-cured by the bura wind from the north, or bacon (known as pancetta). For dessert, try traditional Istrian pastries – fritule, kroštule and cukerančići or the famous Istrian supa with red wine, olive oil, salt, pepper and toasted white bread.