At all times influences of all cardinal points were compounded in Slovenia. Remarquable is not only the Slovenian hospitality, but also the Slovenian cuisine, altering evidently from region to region. Since ages meals are accompanied by excellent domestic wines, cultivated for more than 2,000 years. Over 1,200 national dishes proof of rich traditions. Amongst those are more than 100 different soups, uncounted meat dishes especially in relation with the so called ‘Schlachtfest’, afeast of freshly slaughtered meat.

Each part of Slovenia comes with it own sorts of bread. There are different confections of pastry, particularly meals with buckwheat, a kind of corn hat is processed to a grey flour. Widely spreaded in Slovenia is the so called štruklji, a kind of curd strudel, with over 100 different variations. The queen of the Slovenian cuisine is the opulently filled rekmurska gibanica. And don’t forget to taste potica (Potitze), a rolled yeast cake, which is stuffed with nuts, poppy seed, raisins, all kinds of herbs, curd, honey or greaves.

The coast surprises with many original seafood dishes. The specialties of the Slovenian cuisine will be served at superior guesthouses or at the farmyards, takinig care of tourism. Besides the food, you will be enchanted by Slovenian wines. The diversity of the natural conditions provides a varied offer of wine – infact Slovenia is a real wine country. Those wines that take on world’s best wines are the pride of the Slovenians.

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