Traditional Slovenian Cuisine
Food in Slovenia is characterized by the fact that local products are famous for their environmental friendliness and high quality. As for the cost of food, you will spend less money in local establishments than in neighboring countries..
Food in Slovenia
Slovenian cuisine has been influenced by Slavic, German and Austrian gastronomic traditions. For example, Slovenian cuisine borrowed from Austrian dishes such as omelet, cakes and strudels, and from German - fried sausages and schnitzels..
The Slovenian diet consists of vegetables, meat, seafood (mussels, shrimps, crabs), fish, legumes, dairy products, soups with chicken or beef broth.
In Slovenia, try Slovenian pilaf (rice with seafood); meat pies (pljeskavica); local hamburger (okrepcevalnica); pork soup with vinegar and vegetables (“sour juha”); ear (“ribibrodet”); dumplings with various fillings (struklji); lean ham (kraskiprsut); potato dumplings (zlikrofi); Bean soup with potatoes, sauerkraut, ribs, bacon and garlic (jota) corn porridge (zganci); dish with meat and potatoes (krompir).
And those with a sweet tooth should eat sweet casserole with apples (strudel), Prekmurskaya gibanitsa (sweet with cottage cheese, raisins, poppy seeds and apples), nut sticks, donuts, pancakes with nut butter and whipped cream, dried figs covered with chocolate.
In Slovenia you can eat:
- in cafes and restaurants, in the menu of which you can find Slovenian and other cuisines;
- in pizzerias and street cafes;
- in local fast food establishments and fast food restaurants (McDonalds).
If you are vacationing in the countryside, you can eat at gostisce and gostilna (village inns) - here you will be served an inexpensive standard lunch consisting of three courses (soup / salad, main course, dessert).
Drinks in Slovenia
Popular drinks of Slovenes are coffee, rosehip tea or other herbs., “williamovka” (pear moonshine), wine, beer, brandy, liqueurs from pears, apples, cherries, blueberries and honey.
Foamy drink lovers should try Union and Lasko beer, and wine lovers should try “Chardonnay Izbor”, “Shippon”, “Theran”, “Refoshk”, “Ptuj city wine”.
If you wish, you can take a tour of three wine-growing regions: in Podravje you can taste high-quality white wines and sweet wines from grapes with noble rot, in Posavje - “ice wine” (dessert white wines), and in Primorye - various red and white wines.
Gastronomic tour to Slovenia
Going on a wine and food tour in Slovenia, you will taste the best local wines and dishes. On this tour you will take a tour of the city of Ljubljana, have lunch at a restaurant located in the castle of Ljubljana, visit the Cotarbio-dynamicwinery.
Ancient castles, Slovenian caves, mountains and rivers, famous Slovenian health resorts and ski resorts, colorful national cuisine - all this attracts tourists coming to rest in Slovenia.
