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Food of Slovenia

20 classic dishes from Slovenia, each with a recipe to find and a video showing how it’s made.

20 dishes

  1. 1

    Potica

    Rolled nut cake with walnut, tarragon or poppy filling.

  2. 2

    Kranjska klobasa

    Carniolan sausage with pork, bacon and garlic.

  3. 3

    Jota

    Sour turnip and bean soup with smoked pork.

  4. 4

    Štruklji

    Rolled dough parcels with curd cheese, boiled or baked.

  5. 5

    Prekmurska gibanica

    Layered pastry with poppy, walnut, apple and curd.

  6. 6

    Idrijski žlikrofi

    Small potato-filled dumplings shaped by hand.

  7. 7

    Ričet

    Barley and bean stew with smoked meat.

  8. 8

    Bograč

    Meat stew of three kinds cooked in a cauldron.

  9. 9

    Obara

    Thick stew of chicken or snails with root vegetables.

  10. 10

    Goveja juha

    Clear beef broth with fine noodles.

  11. 11

    Kraški pršut

    Air-dried ham cured by the Karst wind.

  12. 12

    Bujta repa

    Sour turnip cooked with pork and millet.

  13. 13

    Ajdovi žganci

    Buckwheat spoonbread served with cracklings.

  14. 14

    Belokranjska pogača

    Flat bread scored into squares with caraway.

  15. 15

    Matevž

    Mashed beans and potato served with sauerkraut.

  16. 16

    Pohorska omleta

    Sponge omelette rolled with cream and cranberries.

  17. 17

    Kremna rezina

    Bled cream cake with custard and whipped cream.

  18. 18

    Zlikrofi z bakalco

    Dumplings served with a lamb and vegetable sauce.

  19. 19

    Frika

    Pan-fried cheese and potato cake from the Alps.

  20. 20

    Flancati

    Thin fried carnival pastries dusted with sugar.

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