Our 13 favorite Slovenian culinary specialties

Prepare your taste buds for a trip to Slovenia! Here's our top 13 Slovenian culinary specialties.

For some, the desire to travel lies in the temptation to discover new landscapes, populations with unknown customs, architectures dating back centuries and to accumulate a maximum of photos of the world...

For others, a good reason to travel would be to learn a new musical culture and to go hunting local artists. Finally, for gourmets, travelling is especially the opportunity to awaken your taste buds! Taste new product associations, discover the typical dishes of each country...

It is for all these reasons that Wanderlix now offers you to find, for multiple destinations, our top of the most beautiful pictures but also our top of culinary specialties !

Today we embark on a journey to Slovenia to discover Slovenian culinary specialties. Tasty stews with greedy pastries to the living drink, Slovenian flavors have not finished astonishing you...

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1. Štruklji

Let’s start our gourmet journey in Slovenia with a speciality of the most typical, that adapts to every desire. Štruklji can be filled with salted or sweet ingredients. Small rolls that taste as well in snacks as in the main dish.

To taste this Slovenian culinary specialty, nothing easier. Often prepared in domestic cuisine, it is also found in restaurants and mountain huts. And if you spend a stay in Slovenia in spring, do not miss the most popular variety of Štruklji: fresh tarragon, white cheese, nuts, apple and poppy seeds. A real delight!

2. Kranjska klobasa

Also known as Carniole's sausage, this Slovenian culinary specialty is a must-see typical of the Alpine world and Slovenia in general. Usually served cut into small pieces and accompanied by bread and mustard, it is the ideal snack to share with your loved ones.

In addition, this gourmet sausage obtained the IGP label in Europe, with an ancestral production that faithfully follows the recipe since 1896. And thanks to astronaut Sunita Williams, one of the most famous Slovenian culinary specialties has had the chance to be enjoyed in space!

3. Prosciutto of Karst

High-quality smoked ham, the Karst Prosciutto is the fruit of a traditional preparation for sanding and drying. This delicious Slovenian specialty comes from the Karst region, where the wind is apparently blowing strong enough to dry the ham.

Classical Slovenia to start the meal, do not miss the tasting of a gourmet dish made of Prosciutto and cheese. The whole blend perfectly with a good glass of red wine “Teran”.

Main dishes

4. L’Ajdovi Zganci

The Ajdovi Zganci is one of the leading culinary specialties of Slovenian cuisine. It goes well with crusts, oil, and is usually used with stew, sauerkraut or sausages.

To taste this typical meal, prepare to take a little height. Indeed, it is often found in the mountains in traditional hostels: warm and authentic guarantee. Finally, it is the ideal dish for taking forces and exploring the summits of the Julian Alps!

5. Bujta repa

When winter arrives in Slovenia, it’s a mix of forests, lakes and mountains covered with a pretty snow coat that looks under your eyes. But pleasure is not only visual. Indeed, the coming of the cold is the ideal time to taste the Bujta repa, a traditional and tasty stew.

Originally from the northern part of Slovenia, this dish was once tasted in winter during the slaughter period of pigs. Prepared with meat and simmered vegetables, this typical Slovenian culinary specialty is very warm: even better after a beautiful and cold day to visit the area.

6. Idrijski žlikrofi

During your stay in Slovenia, plan a stop in the small town of Idrija, west of the country. Idrija being the oldest Slovenian mining town, enjoy it to visit its famous mercury mine. After a nice day of discoveries, it is your duty to taste speciality one can no longer local: The žlikrofi of Idrija.

This typical Slovenian dish from the city of Idrija is similar to some sort of ravioli, stuffed with potato. Generally, this specialty is accompanied by meat in sauce. But it can also be tasted with cheese, mushrooms or even truffles for the most gourmet!

7. Ričet

For a typical Slovenian meal break that sticks to the belly, discover the tasty Ričet. If this speciality was once served to the prisoners, it is now one of the most consumed dishes in Slovenia.

It is a kind of barley-based pot-au-feu, composed of meat and vegetables simmered. Depending on the amount of water added, the Ričet can match a thick soup. In short, it is a well-copying dish that is even more appreciated when the cold and the snow settle in the country.

Sweet Pleasures

8. Orehova potica

Being one of the Slovenian culinary specialties it is no longer typical, the potica ranks first in the country's traditional holiday pastries. Even more, it is a real know-how that is transmitted from generation to generation. Because cooking and ingredient dosage play an important role in a successful potica.

This greedy cake is made with leaven paste, first spread, then rolled and finally kilted with various fillings. The rendering? Beautiful spiral slices.

Moreover, all the desires will be filled. Indeed, there are more than 80 different stuffings that can be sweet or salty. The most popular version is that with nuts: Orehova potica. But the potica is also very popular in the country. And finally, discover also the variants of coconut, honey or poppy seeds.

9. Prekmurska gibanica

The Prekmurska gibanica will be your mille-feuille! Its layered structure that alternates between fresh cheese, nuts, cooked apples and poppy seeds will melt your taste buds for sure...

It is the region of Prekmurje, east of Slovenia, which holds the original recipe and the traditional name of this sweetness. A succulent national specialty not to miss under any pretext during your trip to Slovenia. Finally, don’t forget to leave with the recipe to diversify the grandmother’s collection.

10. The kremšnita

Let's finish on the Slovenian softness with a creamy note. For this, we give you an appointment on the shores of the beautiful Lake of Bled. It was here that the kremšnita was introduced in 1953 by local chef Ištvan Lukačević at the Park Hotel restaurant.

This Slovenian specialty based on cream and paste is perfect for a gourmet break around the lake. A dessert that wrestles, with more than 500,000 cakes produced in Bled each year. Also, the local legend says that a part of kremšnita is equivalent to a tower of the lake... So you have to deserve it!

Drinks

11. The Kéfir

An ancestral wood that makes its return to fashion, the kefir is produced from a fermentation of milk or sweet fruit juice, obtained through kefir grains, a leaven consisting mainly of lactic bacteria and yeasts. In short, it is a small living drink with dietary properties: a boost for your immune system, ideal to rebalance the intestinal flora.

If the milk kefir is a traditional drink in Slovenia, it is also known and consumed in Russia , Serbia and Bulgaria . It is also a drink with many benefits for pregnant women. As for the taste, it recalls the classic yogurt to drink with a hint of acidity, between white cheese in pheasant and velvety yogurt. In short, a tasty cocktail to make the full of nutrients and probiotics!

12. Slovenian apple juice

In Slovenia, apple culture is one of the most popular Slovenian culinary specialties and many orchards are stirring up the landscape, especially in Bled, this charming mountain resort located in the foothills of the Julian Alps.

It is therefore excellent quality apple juice and different varieties that you can enjoy throughout the country. A national drink in Slovenia, ideal for refreshing in the summer, in the middle of a beautiful sunny day to visit Ljubljana the capital. All you have to do is walk between the city's market stalls to dig a bottle of homemade apple juice.

13. A wine country

Far from being the first on the world wine map, Slovenia still has many vineyards and beautiful wine routes where pleasant tastings await you...

The country is divided into three wine regions: the Drave Valley (Podravje), the Sava Valley (Posavje) and Primorska, the Adriatic Coast region. Each region is rich in its selection of grape varieties, with a wide variety of terroirs, climates and vinification methods. White or red, dry or soft, powerful or light... It's for all tastes!

Moreover, Teran wine, cultivated on red karst soils, would be even good for health! It contains a strong anthocyanin content, which has a demonstrated beneficial effect on health. In moderate consumption, your health is preserved, just like your cardiovascular device and your brain. Consume without guilt!