Slovenia Recipes
Alpine and Adriatic kitchens in one small green country. Not sure what to eat in Slovenia? Start with Idrijski Žlikrofi, Kranjska Klobasa, Prekmurska Gibanica and Ajdovi Žganci. Here are 9 authentic Slovenia recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
9 recipes
JotaLjubljana, Slovenia · easy · 1 h 50 minA Ljubljana stew of soured sauerkraut, borlotti beans, potato, and smoked pork, winter in a pot.
Jota Ajdovi ŽganciLjubljana, Slovenia · medium · 30 minRustic buckwheat "spoonbread" crumbles served with warm milk or cracklings, Slovenian comfort.
Kranjska KlobasaLjubljana, Slovenia · easy · 25 minThe protected Carniolan sausage, simmered and served with mustard, bread, and sauerkraut, a Slovenian icon.
Prekmurska GibanicaLjubljana, Slovenia · advanced · 4 h 30 minA grand layered pastry of poppy seed, walnut, apple, and cottage cheese, Slovenia's most celebrated cake.
ŠtrukljiLjubljana, Slovenia · medium · 1 hOne of Slovenia's most iconic dishes: thin dough rolled around a cottage-cheese filling, boiled in a cloth and sliced.
Idrijski ŽlikrofiLjubljana, Slovenia · advanced · 1 h 15 minSlovenia's little hat-shaped dumplings from Idrija, filled with potato, bacon and marjoram and pinched into a signature crown.
Prežganka (Slovenian Toasted Flour Soup)Ljubljana, Slovenia · easy · 30 minFlour browned slowly in butter or lard with caraway, whisked into water and simmered, then finished with ribbons of beaten egg and crisp bread croutons.
Matevž (Slovenian Mashed Beans and Potatoes)Ljubljana, Slovenia · easy · 13 h 45 minSoaked beans and potatoes cooked separately, mashed together and topped with onion fried golden in lard and a little crushed garlic, the Slovenian side for sour turnip, sauerkraut and sausages.
Belokranjska Pogača (Bela Krajina Flatbread)Ljubljana, Slovenia · easy · 1 h 10 minA soft, round yeast flatbread from Bela Krajina, scored in a criss-cross pattern, glazed with egg and scattered with caraway and coarse sea salt, torn apart warm and never cut with a knife.
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