Get used to a famous Slovenian proverb: "Love comes through the stomach." Surprises await you on every corner, including old traditional dishes and sophisticated cuisine influenced by our location at the crossroads of cultures.
From Austria we get our sausage (klobasa), strudel (zavitek) and Wiener schnitzel (Dunajski zrezek). From Italy we have borrowed pasta (rezanci), risotto (rižota), potato dumplings (njoki) and ravioli (žlikrofi). Hungary has given us goulash (golaž) and chicken/beef stew (paprikaš). And from the Balkans we have taken our grilled meats (čevapčiči and ražnjiči).
The two national breweries Laško and Union offer excellent beers, and there are also a large number of microbreweries. The wine-growing tradition is also strong, with a variety of red and white wines.
