A Croatian–Irish Story
A shared curiosity about how we might understand and rework the knowledge left to us by past generations connects the University of Zadar and South East Technological University (SETU) through the EU-CONEXUS projects EcoEcho and Past to Plate.
The short film developed within the EcoEcho project opens a window onto prehistoric life, not as something distant or abstract, but as a set of everyday practices shaped by landscape, necessity, and a good deal of ingenuity. The ingredients and food traditions that have, in many ways, continued to shape daily life since then are brought together in the cookbook created within the Past to Plate project.
Film, book, and a few small bites sit side by side in this presentation, offering a direct way into the work itself. It reflects a Croatian–Irish collaboration built as much around shared meals as shared research, and points to a simple idea: some of the most relevant answers may already have been worked out by those before us, and may simply be waiting to be recognised again.