Risotti of squid with inky black rice, lamb peka, baked beneath an iron bell - two local specialities you'll taste, and perhaps learn to make at Zigante restaurant in Istria, one of several new destinations on a foodie break from Hidden Croatia (0800 0217771, hiddencroatia.com). £399pp buys you two Istrian cookery courses, two nights' in a four star B&B, transfers and flights.