A FOOD TRADITION
Slovenian cuisine
A diverse Central European cooking tradition shaped by Alpine, Mediterranean, Pannonian and Balkan influences, with distinctive regional dishes and preserved foods.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Ajdnek
A Slovenian buckwheat cake made from layered buckwheat and wheat dough with a sweet honey-and-walnut filling.
Ajdovi Zganci
A traditional Slovenian buckwheat spoonbread made by boiling buckwheat flour into a coarse porridge and serving it with a rich fat topping such as pork cracklings or butter.
Bakalca
A traditional Slovenian savory stew of mutton simmered with onions and carrots and often thickened with wheat flour.
Belokranjska Pogaca
Belokranjska pogača is a traditional Slovenian round, scored flatbread topped with caraway and often brushed with egg before baking.
Belokranjska Povitica
Belokranjska povitica is a Slovenian rolled pastry made from thin wheat dough and a savory filling of fresh cheese, cream, and egg.
Bled Cream Cake
Bled cream cake is a Slovenian layered dessert of baked puff pastry, vanilla custard, and whipped cream finished with a pastry top.
Bograc
Bograc is a Slovenian kettle-cooked meat stew made with beef, pork, potatoes, onions, and paprika.
Buhteljni
Buhteljni are Slovenian sweet yeast buns made from enriched wheat dough and commonly filled with fruit preserve.
Bujta Repa
Bujta repa is a Slovenian sour-turnip stew combining turnip, millet, pork, onion, garlic, and paprika.
Dodoli
Dodoli are Slovenian potato dumplings made from mashed potatoes and flour, commonly finished with fried onion and sometimes served with pork cracklings.
Flancati
Flancati are Slovenian fried pastry ribbons made from a wheat-flour dough with eggs and often sour cream, then finished with sugar.
Frika
Frika is a Slovenian Alpine skillet dish of browned potatoes and melted cheese, sometimes enriched with egg or onion.
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