Editing Istria (section)

==Culture and cuisine==
[[File:Jota 02.JPG|thumb|[[Istrian stew]]]]
[[File:Boris Miletić.JPG|thumb|[[Boris Miletić]], a supporter of a greater autonomy of Istria within a more [[decentralized]] Croatia]]
The cuisine of Istria is influenced by [[Italian cuisine]], given the historical presence of local ethnic Italians ([[Istrian Italians]]), influence that has eased after the [[Istrian–Dalmatian exodus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guide-europe.info/cucina-croata/|title=Cucina Croata. I piatti della cucina della Croazia|date=19 June 2016 |access-date=26 November 2021|language=it|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126200437/https://www.guide-europe.info/cucina-croata/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="istriana">{{cite web|url=https://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/news/in-primo-piano/cucina-triestina-istriana-e-dalmata/|title=I sopravvissuti: i 10 gioielli della cucina istriana|date=23 March 2016 |access-date=26 November 2021|language=it|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126202653/https://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/news/in-primo-piano/cucina-triestina-istriana-e-dalmata/|url-status=live}}</ref> For example, the influence of Italian cuisine on Croatian dishes can be seen in the {{lang|hr|pršut}} (similar to Italian [[prosciutto]]) and on the preparation of homemade pasta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanetitalia.it/articoli/cucina-del-mondo/assaporate-il-cibo-dell-istria-il-paradiso-gastronomico-della-croazia|title=Assaporate il cibo dell'Istria: il paradiso gastronomico della Croazia|date=21 May 2019 |access-date=2 December 2021|language=it|archive-date=2 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202151028/https://www.lonelyplanetitalia.it/articoli/cucina-del-mondo/assaporate-il-cibo-dell-istria-il-paradiso-gastronomico-della-croazia|url-status=live}}</ref> Traditional dishes of Italian origin also include gnocchi (''njoki''), risotto (''rižot''), focaccia (''pogača''), polenta (''palenta''), and ''[[brudet]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Danieli |first=Susanna |date=2020-08-27 |title=I 20 piatti tipici della Croazia da non perdersi |url=https://www.dissapore.com/cucina/cucina-croata-piatti-tipici-da-provare/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Dissapore |language=it}}</ref> Slovenian dishes of Italian origin are {{lang|sl|njoki}} (similar to Italian [[gnocchi]]), {{lang|sl|rizota}} (the Slovenian version of [[risotto]]) and {{lang|sl|zilkrofi}} (similar to Italian [[ravioli]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moldrek.com/ricette_slovenia.htm|title=La cucina slovena|access-date=26 November 2021|language=it|archive-date=19 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319072926/https://www.moldrek.com/ricette_slovenia.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Istrian stew]] ({{langx|it|Jota}}; {{langx|hr|Istarska jota}}; {{langx|sl|Jota}}) is a [[soup]] made with [[bean]]s and [[sauerkraut]] or sour [[turnip]], [[potato]]es, [[bacon]], and [[spare ribs]], known in the northern [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]] regions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-09 |title=Maneštre (Eintopf) {{!}} Molo Grande Travel |url=http://www.molo-grande-travel.com/de/info/item/21-mane%C5%A1tre |access-date=2022-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209015400/http://www.molo-grande-travel.com/de/info/item/21-mane%C5%A1tre |archive-date=2014-12-09}}</ref> Under the name ''jota,'' it is typical and especially popular in [[Trieste]] and its province (where it is considered to be the prime example of Triestine food), in the Istrian peninsula, in the province of [[Gorizia]], in the whole [[Slovene Littoral|Slovenian Littoral]], in the [[Rijeka]] area, and in [[Friuli]], especially in some of its peripheral areas (the highland region of [[Carnia]], the Torre and Natisone river valleys, or [[Slavia Friulana|Slavia Veneta]]). The stew, based on etymology, most likely originated in Friuli before spreading east and south.

[[Istrian identity]], also known as Istrianity,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c6U2DwAAQBAJ|title=Multiethnic Regionalisms in Southeastern Europe|first=Dejan|last=Stjepanović|publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]]|series=Comparative Territorial Politics|year=2018|doi=10.1057/978-1-137-58585-1|isbn=9781137585851}}</ref> Istrianism<ref name="language">{{cite news|url=https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/50925-what-language-do-they-speak-in-istria|title=People also ask Google: What language do they speak in Istria?|first=Donatella|last=Pauković|newspaper=Total Croatia News|date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325224344/https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/50925-what-language-do-they-speak-in-istria|archive-date=25 March 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref> or Istrianness,<ref name="ISTRE" /> is the [[Regionalism (politics)|regionalist]] identity developed by the inhabitants of the part of Istria located in [[Croatia]]. Istria is the biggest peninsula in the [[Adriatic Sea]] and a multiethnic region divided between Croatia, [[Italy]] and [[Slovenia]]. [[Italians]] and [[Slovenes]] live in both the Italian and Slovene parts (which make up 1% and 9% of the territory of Istria, respectively), while in the Croatian part (90% of the region), there are [[Croats]], Italians, [[Istro-Romanians]] and [[Istriot language|Istriot]]-speakers, as well as some non-native minorities. Most of Croatian Istria is located in the [[Istria County]] of the country. Istria is the [[Regions of Croatia|region of Croatia]] where regionalist sentiment is the strongest.<ref name="language" />

In the [[2011 Croatian census]], 25,203<ref name="Popis">{{cite web|url=https://web.dzs.hr/Hrv_Eng/publication/2012/SI-1468.pdf|title=Popis stanovništva, kućanstava i stanova 2011|publisher=[[Croatian Bureau of Statistics]]|year=2013|language=hr|issn=1333-1876}}</ref> people of the Istria County, constituting 12% of its population, declared themselves to be Istrian before any other nationality, making it the most abundant one in the county after Croatian. People also declared an Istrian identity in the [[Primorje-Gorski Kotar County]], the county where the rest of Croatian Istria is located,<ref name="ISTRE" /> therefore making the number of people declaring an Istrian identity in Croatia a total of 25,409.<ref name="Popis" /> Most of these people in these counties were ethnic Croats, but there were also Istro-Romanians declaring themselves as Istrian.<ref name="ISTRE" /> Later, the [[2021 Croatian census]] saw a decrease on Istrian self-designation, as 10,025 inhabitants of the Istria County used it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://popis2021.hr/|title=Popis '21|publisher=Croatian Bureau of Statistics|year=2021|language=hr|access-date=16 October 2022|archive-date=15 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115062703/https://www.popis2021.hr/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It has been proposed that Istria gain greater autonomy within a more [[decentralized]] Croatia. Examples of supporters of this include several members of the [[Istrian Democratic Assembly]] (IDS), such as its former president [[Boris Miletić]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/autonomija-istre-kakvu-zaziva-jakovcic-je-neustavna-1203721|title=Autonomija Istre kakvu zaziva Jakovčić je neustavna|first=Iva|last=Boban Valečić|newspaper=[[Večernji list]]|date=27 October 2017|language=hr}}</ref> or the IDS deputy Emil Daus.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.glasistre.hr/politika/ids-ov-zastupnik-emil-daus-autonomija-istre-rijesila-bi-vecinu-problema-nasih-gradana-747536|title=IDS-ov zastupnik Emil Daus: AUTONOMIJA ISTRE RIJEŠILA BI VEĆINU PROBLEMA NAŠIH GRAĐANA!|newspaper=[[Glas Istre]]|date=23 September 2019|language=hr}}</ref>