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Discover products and services based on local brands.
The best from Slovenia bear the designations of European and national protections, while the best from individual areas are joined under certificates of local brands: Taste Ljubljana, Taste Kamnik, Taste Posavje, Taste Rogla, Taste Laško, and many others.
We eat to live, but we don’t live just to eat.
Dr Janez Bogataj, ethnologist and EGR 2021 ambassador
In addition to delicacies characteristic of certain regions on account of natural features and cultural heritage, certain brands include gastronomy-related craft products, culinary experiences, events, and providers. The right to use a brand is obtained by strict assessment and the fulfilment of criteria.
When you stop in an area with branded products, you can feel the destination’s character just by viewing them.
Bled Local Selection marks specialities, such as the Bled Cream Cake, and many Bled treats. You may put products branded Bohinjsko – From Bohinj, such as Mohant, into, for example, a small wooden Bohinj crate. Idrija izbrano, a brand of special features of the geopark at the UNESCO heritage site of the mercury mine, includes a lacy dessert that refers to the knowledge of bobbin lacemaking in the town. The certificate of the Dobrote Dolenjske brand includes around 500 products which must contain over 70 per cent ingredients from the region in south-eastern Slovenia. Culinary and craft products from the region in Central Slovenia stretching from the Alps to Dolenjska are brought together under the Srce Slovenije brand.
In addition to selected dishes, Poljubi iz Ljubljane – original macarons with chestnut cream and pumpkin seeds – are also part of the brand.
Specially decorated and shaped Trnič cheese from Velika planina) is only one of the special features of medieval Kamnik.
Wines and dishes, restaurants and events with the certificate of the local brand are presented at the Taste Posavje Festival in the region home to the famous Cviček.
In addition to well-known wines, typical flat cakes, and other dishes and produce from farms, original pottery products bear this brand.
The spa town’s brand points out specialities with herbs, honeys, and beer, and many craft masterpieces and experiences.
Traditional dishes under this brand are accompanied by wicker baskets. You can use them to carry local delicacies to a picnic by the forest.
Products of Slovenian glassworkers are taking over the world, and craftsmen know how important cutting boards or honey spoons are.
Certificates of local collective brands are held by many wooden products which supplement the selection of culinary treats with their usefulness. Steklarna Rogaška and Steklarna Hrastnik fascinate with products that enrich the experiences of Slovenian wines and waters. Their products may be found in boutique souvenir shops.
Photo: Turizem Bohinj Archive
Rather than things, we sometimes prefer to take experiences and knowledge with us to whip up flavours of Slovenia for our friends.
Learn how to make “little bread” in Škofji Loka, and decorate your own honeybread heart in Radovljica. Make a typical Slovenian three-course meal at Cooking class Ljubljana. You will learn how to prepare typical dishes to old recipes in Slovenian Istria, the Vipava Valley, and elsewhere. Ask about workshops at tourist information centres.
If you are interested in cooking, you can spot and buy items, ingredients, and specialities related to it – everywhere. In specialised shops, at open-air markets, while scouring rural areas.
If you know Slovenia’s special features, you’ll notice products worth buying in ordinary grocery stores. In towns, particularly in the centres of historical towns in Slovenia, you will be attracted to boutique shops. Certain farm stays and excursion farms bring products to your home, and in all three wine-growing regions, cellars and wineries fascinate with their wines. Genuine branded products may be found in shops of individual brands in their home town or in Ljubljana (e.g. Piranske soline, Rogaška, Dobrote Dolenjske).
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