![]() ![]() So it’s not a ‘Prekmurska gibanica’ unless it comes with all the right portions of ingredients mentioned here.Īs the name implies, this irresistible cake comes from the Prekmurje region. This layered cake filled with poppy seeds, curd cheese, walnuts, and apples also comes with a protected geographical status. ![]() Prekmurje Layered Cake (Prekmurska Gibanica) Potica is most common in central Slovenia. However, most food lovers like to enjoy potica made with walnuts, tarragon (‘pehtran’), or poppy seeds. Potica may not always be sweet as you can come across savoury versions too, such as those filled with pork cracknels. Made of dough to form a roulade-like or roly-poly shape, it’s mostly popular during festive seasons such as Christmas and Easter time, although you can even find it on other occasions. ‘Potica’ is Slovenia’s most symbolic dessert. ![]() You’ll find ‘pražen krompir’ in any restaurant serving traditional Slovenian food. And again, for that extra mouth-watering porky flavour, these are best eaten with pork crackling. These are boiled potatoes, chopped up into pieces and fried together with onions. ‘Tenstan’ or ‘pražen krompir’ are probably the Slovenes’ most favourite side dish. Sautéed Potatoes with Onion (Pražen Krompir) They add that special crunchy and meaty touch! 6. Whatever it is you eat ‘žganci’ with, you must have them with pork crackling (‘ocvirki’). The Slovenes like to eat this dish with sour milk, or as a side dish to ‘pečenica’ (a fried sausage), along with sauerkraut. Potato ‘žganci’ are typical of Prekmurje and Pohorje in the northeast of Slovenia, while buckwheat ‘žganci’-made from buckwheat flour, water, salt, and oil-are common in Gorenjska (northwest Slovenia). Žganci is a simple Slovenian dish that also varies according to region. In other areas, you can have ‘jota’ with other local vegetables, and sometimes even barley. You’ll find ‘jota’ wherever you go in Slovenia, but the dish varies according to region.įor example, in Istria (southwest Slovenia) the stew contains sour cabbage (‘kislo zelje’) rather than turnip, and doesn’t include potatoes. Yota (Jota) Photo credit: is a stew of turnip, beans, onions, and at times smoked pork ribs. But you can also find them in almost any restaurant, ‘gostilna’, or mountain hut, mainly in the central region of Slovenia. Ljubljana has a dumpling house called ‘Moji Štruklji Slovenije’ that serves an endless variety of ‘štruklji’. However, the most popular are the ones with curd cheese, tarragon, walnuts, apples, and poppy seeds. There’s a ton of different fillings you can try them with. You can either have them as a side dish to accompany rich meats like venison (these are usually the standard curd cheese ones), or as a dessert with a topping of breadcrumbs and honey. ‘Štruklji’ are the roulade-shaped dumplings that come in many varieties, from baked or boiled to savoury or sweet. While there, you’ll most definitely be given some Teran, the region’s most prized red wine that goes deliciously well with ‘Kraški pršut’. We recommend you enjoy its excellent flavour and texture by eating it at its very source, at one of the many farms in Slovenia’s Karst region. ‘Kraški pršut’ (Karst cured ham or prosciutto) is Slovenia’s top-quality dry cured ham that also boasts the seal of Protected Geographical Indication. Here’s another very famous Slovenian food. You’ll find Kranjska sausage mainly in the Alpine region of Gorenjska (Upper Carniola). And secondly, to conform with its PGI standard, it must always consist of the exact amounts of pork (68%), beef (12%), and bacon (20%). Where does this famous sausage get its delightful and unique taste? For starters, it’s smoked. AND it’s also the first sausage to have entered space! Not only has the Kranjska sausage been around since 1896, the European Commission has given it the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) seal. This is hands down Slovenia’s most world-famous food. ![]() By Denise Rejec, Editor of Wine & Dine Slovenia 1. Discover Slovenia’s typical dishes and where to taste them. Slovene cuisine is tastefully rich and diverse. Let’s introduce you to Slovenia’s most famous traditional dishes, and then we’ll tell you where you can eat them. To cut a long story short, Slovenia is the place to be for lovers of great food that can suit any pocket. And they are also renowned for upgrading and refining Slovenia’s old gastronomic traditions. Many of Slovenia’s chefs adopt a zero-kilometre policy whereby they source their ingredients from as close to their restaurant as possible. That explains why Slovene cuisine is so diverse, especially since each of these regions has its own particular culinary delights and characteristics.įresh and locally sourced ingredients form the base of Slovene cuisine. Did you know that Slovenia has 24 gastronomic regions? Slovenia is home to a multitude of traditional dishes, with each dish varying a great deal from the other. ![]()
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