Slovenian Food
Traditional slovenian food includes soups and stews and we support it.
Slovenian food. Lake bled cream cake. 15 the first slovene language cookbook was published by valentin vodnik in 1798. Our kids even did pretty good at trying new foods in slovenia though they occasionally had to be bribed with treats after dinner for doing it. The lake bled cream cake is a must.
Austria italy croatia and hungary. Slovenian food is difficult to put into a box because it is influenced so much by its neighbors. This makes for some interesting food. Pork poultry potatoes vegetables mushrooms and dairy.
Its basis is cereals dairy products meat especially pork sea and fresh water fish vegetables beans olives and grape. We had the sexiest sauerkraut ive ever eaten on our food tour with ljubljanayum. Plate of various sorts of slovenian cheese and meat. Slovenia is located in central europe and shares boundaries with austria north hungary east croatia south and italy west.
Just like in any country some were winners and some i could take or leave. Sauerkraut is something slovenians often eat yet its not always served in such a modern interpretation. Traditional food of slovenia local cuisine is under a considerable influence of the neighbouring countries cuisines. Products such as top quality cheeses and dairy products cured meat products high quality wines schnapps as well as honey.
The truth is that traditional slovenian food is quite unknown and that is also a reason why ive decided to present it in this post. E shop with best traditional slovenian gastronomic products karst ham pumpkin oil wine. It is so amazing that such a small country like slovenia offers various food over 170. It was a real treat to try.
Via this guide to slovenian gastronomy i will help you get to know the rich culinary heritage and give you some ideas about what to eat in slovenia or ljubljana. You can get slovenian food and home made products in a market place and in specialised stores. It has a small coastal area in the southwest region which borders the adriatic sea. Youll find austrian croatian italian and hungarian influences as well as some flavors from as far afield as turkey.
In 2016 the leading slovenian ethnologists divided the country into 23 gastronomic regions. Furthermore slovenia has one of the richest beekeeping traditions in the world producing truly the best quality honey. It was prepared in an inspired modern way with beans and a thin coat of slovenian lardo. Slovenska kuhinja is influenced by the diversity of slovenias landscape climate history and neighbouring cultures.