Well hello hello and welcome to another food video.
Today we're having lunch here in Ljubljana so we figured we need to show you what Slovenian
food is all about.
Now I've never had Slovenian food before ever because I don't think it is really popular
outside of Europe but um Sam brought us to Allegria.
He spotted this place yesterday so we are here.
We've ordered our wine.
We've got our basket of bread so let's get to it.
Let's get started.
Alright, so Sam and I both got the same red wine.
And what is the biggest surprise with this?
Yes, the local red.
Biggest shock.
Biggest surprise is now that we've had two restaurant meals here in Ljubljana is that
they typically serve the red wine chilled.
Chilled.
At least this kind I believe and we were talking to the waiter and he said that this local
red is actually even stronger than a Cabernet which tends to be a very full bodied wine
to begin with so let's give that a shot.
And we also got a nice lovely looking bread basket.
We did.
And it looks like this bread has some layers of cheese melted on top.
Cheese rolls.
What do you think?
Are you getting used to the chilled red?
Yeah, this red really has it just has such a rich taste.
I believe this is the same one we had at maybe the Bosnian restaurant the Sarajevo 1984.
I think it might be the same because it tastes very similar.
And how is that cheese bread?
Mmmm.
That is really nice.
I like the it has got like a it tastes like a typical cheese bun.
There is a lot of cheese melted on top.
And we're really hungry.
We actually um we were hunting for a place to eat for a while.
We were going to go somewhere else and then we decided to come back here so we've done
like kind of a full circuit of the old town.
Yeah, it is surprisingly hard to find Slovenian food.
Hmm.
There is a lot of Italian restaurants.
Right.
International restaurants that we kept like looking through the menus and it is like where
are the traditional dishes.
Alright guys, the food arrived pretty quickly so let me show you my dish first.
I ordered the grilled Slovenian sausage (kranjska klobasa) with sauerkraut or cabbage and this
kind of like purple-y potato so let's just dig right in.
Look it is like a double sausage actually.
Woah.
So and it looks big.
Let's divide it.
Big and juicy.
Yeah.
It sure does.
Super plump.
Hack into that sausage for us.
Alright got some sausage, potato, sauerkraut all going on at the same time.
Let's see what this is all about.
Mmmmm.
Oh man.
That is really good.
It is super juicy.
Yeah, it looks juicy from over here.
Haha.
Let me say.
Wow.
That and the cabbage is quite different from anything I've had recently.
It is like super sour.
Okay, it almost tastes like it has been soaking in vinegar.
Yep.
So yeah, this is really good.
So it has more like an acetic taste.
Yeah.
Mmmhmm.
Well that is cool.
Good stuff.
This is one of the traditional you know Slovenian dishes.
We're really happy to be trying this.
Sure are.
Now your turn.
Alright, going in for the Slovenian sausage.
Yeah.
And I think like being able to try this food like for us it is October 12th.
I know this video is going to be coming out much later but it is that start of fall and
it is starting to get a little bit chilly so yeah.
To have some nice hearty food is uh definitely appreciated.
But you couldn't really tell it is starting to get chilly by the way Sam is dressed.
That is true.
I'm the only one wearing a jacket.
I know.
I forgot my jacket today.
I'm probably going to suffer.
So I've got a little bit of everything on this fork.
Let's see how it tastes.
Mmmm.
Oh man.
What do you think?
Wow.
That sausage is amazing.
That is definitely the star of the meal.
Yeah.
Of the day.
I find it quite different from the spicy sausage we were having in Slovakia.
Yeah.
Like even though they are neighbors I feel like their tastes are completely different.
Very very different.
This one isn't spicy at all.
I would describe it as juicy and a little bit greasy.
It is super short.
I'm going to try a little bit of the dishes on their own because it was I had an overwhelming
amount of sausage the first bite.
Haha.
Mmmm.
Oh woah.
It has a bit of a kick doesn't it?
Yeah.
I'm going to say that is the most sour sauerkraut type of dish I've ever had.
Yeah.
Wow.
And then the potato is kind of unusual.
It looks purple and it reminds me of like all of the roots potatoes and corns in Peru
how you get them in so many different colors.
It does have a rooty consistency.
Yeah, it is quite starchy.
It is very starchy.
Um, it doesn't have a strong taste though.
It is not overwhelming.
Mmm.
But it just makes a nice accompanying side dish.
It is a really nice way to be starting our Slovenian cuisine experience.
Yeah, and now we're moving on to what Sam ordered.
Yeah.
Over here.
Alright, so next up Sam is going in for the Idrijski žlikrofi I believe it is called.
Yes.
We could totally be butchering it.
And inside is basically pork and herbs.
Oh wow.
Look at that.
And onions.
Oh right, I forgot the last ingredient.
Onions.
And it comes with a lamb ragout.
Yeah.
It looks so good.
So I'm making sure to get a bit of lamb and a bit of.
Oh my gosh load it up already.
Mmmm.
Oh.
Oh man.
This is just so good.
Such hearty food.
Yeah?
Again not spicy at all though.
It is just like kind of that comfort savory food.
And I really like the pasta.
It is actually quite densely stuffed.
You do taste the ingredients inside.
Yeah, it is really good.
I think you'll like this one.
So these have a very distinct shape.
They are almost like rectangular ravioli that have been like pressed in the middle.
So yeah pretty unique.
Now let's just dip it in some gravy.
Dip it in.
Mmmm.
They're quite heavy.
Yeah, they are heavy.
Yeah.
Yep.
It is kind of like a thick dough.
Also very dense.
Densely packed.
It looks like they maybe whole grain because the little ravioli itself is a little bit
brown.
Yep.
But yeah it is good.
And it is very filling.
Yep.
Yeah, we're going to be stuffed after this.
And we have dessert coming.
Mmmhmm.
We have dessert coming.
Well dessert has arrived.
It sure has.
Here before us we have a traditional Slovenian dessert (prekmurska gibanica) whose name I
cannot pronounce.
But I can tell you the ingredients.
So if you take a bit of a closer look here it is basically kind of like a puffed pastry
like with lots of little crispy layers and inside it has apples, cottage cheese, walnuts
and sometimes it can have raisins.
It also has poppyseed and it has all been dusted with a little bit of icing sugar.
So let's dig in.
It looks marvelous from over here.
And I have to say the way the food is plated at this restaurant is absolutely beautiful.
Like they make the food look good.
Thank you.
Well we just got our check.
That is really good.
Which we asked for.
Hahaha.
How is it?
It is really nice.
It is served warm.
And it is so soft.
Like the I thought the layers of the pastry would be a little crispier.
But everything is just like moist and it is really good.
Alright, time for me to try this.
Mmmm.
Oh, woah.
You're right.
It is light but I love the fact that it is warm and that is has a lot of apples.
It is just um I'm glad it is not too heavy because I wouldn't have room to eat this.
This is just a nice smooth dessert.
It goes down really easily and I'm finding that when I roll it around in my mouth I'm
not even having to chew it very much.
It kind of just disintegrates.
So time to wrap up this video.
Mmmhmm.
I'm beyond stuffed.
Another very filling meal here in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
I have to say..
And in terms of price point that came to 28 Euros so that included two glasses of red
wine, two mains and a dessert to share.
So yeah, it wasn't as cheap as the other place we went to but the food was awesome here and
as you can see it is starting to get really busy now.
We are leaving at just before one o'clock and it is packed.
It is packed outside and it is packed inside so it is a great restaurant.
I'd highly recommend coming here in Ljubljana.