Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Gostilna Repnik
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The specialities at this eatery just outside Kamnik are homemade soups, pâtés and
harder-to-find dishes such as rabbit.
Hiša Franko
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) Impeccable tasting menus in Kobarid, strong on locally sourced ingredients that
change seasonally.
Strud'l
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Modern take on traditional farmhouse cooking in Bohinska Bistrica near Lake Bohinj.
Topli Val
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One of our favourite 'destination' eateries, the 'Warm Wave' in Kobarid serves superb
Adriatic fish and seafood dishes and boasts an enviable wine list.
What to Eat
Bread
Nothing is more Slovenian than bread
(kruh)
,
and it is generally excellent, especially whole-
wheat bread
(kmečki temni kruh)
. Real treats
are the braided loaves made around Christmas,
not dissimilar to Jewish challah, and 'mottled
bread'
(pisan kruh)
in which three types of
dough (usually buckwheat, wheat and corn) are
Štajerska's distinctive
bučno olje
(pumpkinseed oil)
is not just an excellent condiment on salads but can
also be poured over ice creams and sprinkled with
green pumpkin seeds or cracked walnuts.
rolled up together and baked.
Soup
Most Slovenian meals start with
juha
(soup) - of which there are said to be a hundred dif-
ferent varieties - year-round but especially in winter. As a starter, this is usually chicken
or beef broth with little egg noodles (
kokošja
or
goveja juha z rezanci
). More substantial
varieties include
jesprenj
(barley soup);
jota,
a very thick potage of beans, sauerkraut or
sour turnip, sometimes potatoes and smoked pork or sausage; and
obara,
a stew, often
made with chicken or veal.
Meat & Fish
For most Slovenes, a meal is incomplete
without
meso
(meat). The pig is king in Slove-
nia and
svinjina
(pork) rules
,
though
teletina
(veal)
, govedina
(beef) and, in season,
di-
vjačina
(game)
,
such as
srna
(deer) and
fazan
(pheasant)
,
are also eaten. Indeed, even
It's the fiercely cold northeast wind in the Karst re-
gion called the
burja
that gives air-dried
pršut
its
distinctive taste.
