Shepherd's dishes are present in the entire Alpine area, although they differ slightly from place to place. They definitely include masunjek with sour milk, stew with buckwheat brandy, žlinkorfi, roasted lamb, all kinds of cheeses and cheese spreads, as well as cured meat products.
Indulge in the culinary pleasures of the recipes of our ancestors, which we have passed down to the present day.
KAMNIK SAUSAGE
KAMNIK SAUSAGE
Kamnik Sausage comes from a family recipe from the Podgoršek butcher shop in Kamnik.
TRNIČ
TRNIČ
Trnič is a pear-shaped salted cheese decorated with special ornamentation linked to the herdsmen tradition on Velika Planina.
GRUŠAVI ŽLINKROFI
GRUŠAVI ŽLINKROFI
Filled with dry pears, these dumplings make for a wonderful dessert and will delight everyone when topped with honey.
UPPER-SAVINJA ŽELODEC
UPPER-SAVINJA ŽELODEC
Made of quality pork and bacon, this cured meat enjoys a protected geographical status.
PRINCELY VENISON GOULASH
PRINCELY VENISON GOULASH
Linked to the hunting expedition of Archduke Karl II, who dined in 1564 in the Kamniška Bistricq valley at a stone table later dubbed the Firšt table (German Fürst = prince, ruler)
BUCKWHEAT SPOONBREAD
BUCKWHEAT SPOONBREAD
This traditional peasant dish is made of sautéed buckwheat flour. Once dressed with cracklings, it can be served with sour milk or yoghurt but it also goes well with sauerkraut as well as various soups and stews.
POSMODULA
POSMODULA
An old Slovenian dish typical of the Preddvor area, posmodula was made by housewives while baking bread. They rolled out a small loaf of dough, coated it with cottage cheese or minced lard and baked it quickly in the brick oven.
MASLOVNIK ALI MASUNJEK
MASLOVNIK ALI MASUNJEK
Masovnik is a traditional alpine dairy farm dish made of wheat, buckwheat or corn flour cooked in hot cream. It is served as a side dish to accompany spoonbread, or it can be spread on a piece of bread.
SOLČAVA SIRNEK
SOLČAVA SIRNEK
Mildly piquant mature quark cheese. Sirnek is great with black bread and apples. It also goes well with cured meat.
KLOŠTER CREAM CAKE
KLOŠTER CREAM CAKE
This cream slice originates in the Ursuline Convent at Mekinje, which offered well-to-do local girls individual cooking courses, which helped spread some dishes to the countryside.
UBRNENIK
UBRNENIK
Ubrnenik is a peasant dish made of sautéed buckwheat or wheat flour, soaked in salted milk containing butter and cream. It is served with sour milk or café latte.
MOHOVT
MOHOVT
Mohovt is a cottage cheese spread jazzed up with cream, salt and cumin. It is also served as a side dish to accompany cured meats.