Cooking Slovenia
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Slovenia has over 1,200 national dishes including many varieties of soups, pork-based dishes and cheese dumplings ('struklji'). Those with a sweet tooth will appreciate the coconut-filled cake, with sultanas and spices ('potica'), a national favourite. Towards the border with Italy, dishes take on the influences of their Italian neighbours, while in the coastal areas fish and seafood are fresh and abundant. Slovenia produces several varieties of wines; in fact the oldest vine in the world is found in the town of Maribor. One of our favourite producers is Movia and we recommend you try Bjana's sparkling wine varieties too!