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 Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 3:15 am Post subject: FOOD & DINING IN SLOVENIA / SLOVENIA DINING GUIDE |
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FOOD & DINING IN SLOVENIA
GENERAL
Slovenia is a hospitable country which surprises its visitors with the abundance of traditional Slovenian food as well as culinary masterpieces which originated outside the country but have received a Slovenian touch.
Gostilna is the heart of the Slovenian culinary offer. Beside drinks the offer of gostilna has to include at least three dishes, which are typical of the environment or region. Gostilnas are often owned by families and mainly preserve the tradition in their offer and fittings, and in preparing homemade dishes they preserve the principles of healthy nutrition. Culinary offer is supplemented by excellent Slovenian wines, especially in the wine growing regions. Gostilnas are famous for homeliness and genuine hospitality - that is one of the reasons why guests like coming there again and again.
Slovenia's national cuisine shows an Austro-German influence with sauerkraut, grilled sausage and apple strudel often appearing on menus.
Popular everyday dishes are made from cabbage, beans and potatoes. Every Slovenian region has its own various types of bread. There are also many flour-based dishes, among which those made from buckwheat – the cereal which gives grey flour, are a speciality. More than seventy variations of štruklji are widely spread across Slovenia. The most renowned is luxuriously filled prekmurska gibanica. Don’t forget to try the potica, a cake roll filled with walnuts, poppy seeds, raisins, various herbs, cottage cheese, honey or crackling. In Primorska, they will delight you with original fish dishes and delicacies made from local plants, vegetables and fruit (asparagus, artichokes, truffles), and of course pršut from Karst which is cured in the bora wind.
National specialties
• The best-known Slovene foods are the breads made for special occasions, which appear in the form of braided loaves or wreathes: the struklji stuffed with sweet fillings, meat or vegetables.
• Another Slovene specialty is potica, a dessert prepared with a wide variety of fillings.
National drinks
• The western and northeastern parts of Slovenia are known for their outstanding white wines (Laski, Renski Rizling and many others).
• The south is the homeland of the light, russet-colored cvicek wine.
• The Adriatic Coast and the Karst region have mainly red karstteran wine.
Tipping: 10 per cent is generally expected in hotels, restaurants and for taxis.
PLACES TO DINE IN LJUBLJANA
Casa del Papa
Celovška 54,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 434-3158
Chez Eric
Mestni trg 3,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 251-2839
Emonska Klet
Plečnikov trg 1,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 421-9300
Foculus
Gregorčičeva 3,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 251-5643
Gostilna As
Čopova 5 (entry from Knafljev prehod),
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 425-8822
Gostilna Lovec
Trg MDB 1,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 426-5708
Guliver
Vilharjeva 43,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 434-4428
Kitajski Zid
Cesta Ljubljanske brigade 5,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 505-3359
Kratochwill
Kolodvorska 14,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 433-3114
La Storia
Linhartova 3,
Bežigrad (beneath Plava Laguna),
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 234-4592
Ljubljanski Dvor
Dvorni trg 1,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 251-6555
Meson Don Felipe
Streliška 22,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 434-3862
Pri Kovaču
Pot k Savi 9,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 537-1244
Pri Vitezu
Breg 20,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 426-6058
Špajza
Gornji trg 28,
Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 425-3094 |
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