{"id":224723,"date":"2025-05-05T11:54:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/adventure\/eating-and-drinking-guide-to-slovenia\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T11:54:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:54:43","slug":"eating-and-drinking-guide-to-slovenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=224723","title":{"rendered":"Eating and drinking guide to Slovenia"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It\u2019s happy hour at TOZD bar in Ljubljana. I\u2019m sitting in the shade of an umbrella out front, surrounded by Slovenians sipping pints of beer and glasses of wine. The drinks look tempting, but I want something local and ask the waitress for a recommendation. I eventually have to get my notebook out, because she spends the next five minutes educating me on Slovenian food and drink.<\/p>\n

It takes me three days to get around every one of her recommendations, but I\u2019m happy to report that waitress knew what she was talking about. Here\u2019s her guide to eating and drinking your way through Slovenia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Slovenian craft beer<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re eating Slovenian food, you\u2019ll want to accompany it with Slovenian beer (pivo). Slovenian beer\u00a0is in the midst of a renaissance. Although\u00a0mass-produced domestic brands like Lasko and Union still dominate the market, new microbreweries are continually popping up and\u00a0pumping out a range of quality Slovenian craft beers. HumanFish Brewery \u2013 located just a few kilometres outside Ljubljana and named after the salamander endemic to Slovenia \u2013 is famous for its aromatic IPA (called SIPA). You\u2019ll find this brew at all respectable bars across the country. Another brewery making waves is Reservoir Dogs, located in Nova Gorica. Although one of the youngest microbreweries in the country, their beers are fast gaining traction. Don\u2019t leave Slovenia without trying their Grim Reaper IPA and Warrior Pale.<\/p>\n

Sample the best Slovenian food on an Intrepid Real Food Adventure<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Slovenian food: the main course<\/h2>\n
\"Carniolan\"Carniolan<\/a><\/p>\n

Carniolan sausage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For its size, Slovenia packs a mighty punch on the gastronomy scene: there are 23 gastronomic regions and 170 distinct dishes claimed by this small central European country. But it\u2019s the Carniolan\u00a0sausage that has forever been a staple of the Slovenian diet. What\u2019s in a Carniolan\u00a0sausage? Just pork and a little bacon. It\u2019s\u00a0usually served with\u00a0sour cabbage, mustard and crusty bread \u2013 and is often used as an ingredient in\u00a0stews such as\u00a0the barley soup pictured at the top of the page.<\/p>\n

Another uber-delicious Slovenian dish is zlikrofi: small boiled dumplings that originated in\u00a0Idrija (western Slovenia)\u00a0that look (and taste) remarkably similar to Italian ravioli. These little morsels of deliciousness are typically filled with potato. They\u2019re so yummy, in fact, that around 50 tonnes of them are produced and consumed each year.<\/p>\n

Slovenian wine<\/h2>\n
\"Slovenian\"Slovenian<\/a><\/p>\n

Slovenian wine and grapes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Slovenia has been growing grapes and producing wine for thousands of years. The country has over 28,000 vineyards and produces between 80 and 90 million litres of wine every year. The wine-growing region of Primorska is renowned for strong, dry wines, whilst hearty red wines are grown and produced in the Istria region. The Vipava Valley (just one hour from the capital) is probably the country\u2019s most popular wine tasting region, and it\u2019s here that aficionados can taste some indigenous Slovenian wine varieties, such as Zelen, Pinela and Pikolit. But you don\u2019t need to travel to these regions to sample the best Slovenian wine. Ljubljana has its fair share of chic wine bars; it also hosts a number of wine-related events during the year, such as the Ljubljana Wine Trail or the Vino Ljubljana International Trade Show.<\/p>\n

Slovenian food: desserts<\/h2>\n
\"Potica\"\"Potica\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Potica<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Potica is a cross between bread and cake (basically a nut roll).\u00a0Made from\u00a0buttery pastry dough\u00a0and filled with sugar, spices, walnuts and poppy seeds, potica is best enjoyed with a cup of milk tea or coffee.<\/p>\n

Gibanica is a layered cake filled with poppy seeds, walnuts, apples, raisins and ricotta. It\u2019s probably the most popular sweet in Slovenia, and is typically eaten for breakfast. The cake originally hails from the Prekmurje region\u00a0in the country\u2019s far north east (bordering Hungary), but you\u2019ll find it all over the country.<\/p>\n

Slovenian spirits<\/h2>\n

While Slovenians love beer and wine, there\u2019s really only one national drink: schnapps. Called zganje in the local lingo, making the stuff is also a national past-time, and although you can buy factory-made bottles of schnapps in liquor stores and supermarkets, it\u2019s the locally made\u00a0zganje\u00a0brewed in someone\u2019s garage that\u2019s usually the best. Thankfully, you don\u2019t have to know anyone to sample some of the finest schnapps in Slovenia, because you can count on all self-respecting bars across the country to stock some of the best local varieties in a wide variety of flavours, including pear, peach, lemon and blueberry.\u00a0Na zdravje!<\/p>\n

Keen to try some of Slovenia\u2019s most delicious dishes? Our\u00a0Real Food Adventure through Slovenia and Croatia<\/a> could be just what you\u2019re looking for.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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