Potica appears as a signature dish in 1 Slovenia cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Potica · Ljubljana
Potica is Slovenia's protected rolled walnut cake, an EU Traditional Speciality Guaranteed since April 2021. Yeast dough rolled paper-thin around a filling.
Potica appears in the first book printed in the Slovenian language in the 16th century. The name comes from the verb poviti, to wrap. Traditional fillings divide by social class: walnut and cream for wealthy households, herbed fillings for working families. EU Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) since April 2021. Served at Christmas, Easter, weddings.
Where to eat in Ljubljana:
- Slovenska hisa Figovec
- Pekarna Osem
- Vodnikov Hram