Despite its small size, Slovenia is an exceptionally culinary rich country. The customs and habits of Slovenian countryside when celebrating or in everyday life are very interesting, but even more interesting are the dishes that are prepared for the occasions. The aim of the thesis was to collect recipes and present almost forgotten traditional dishes of Slovenian countryside. We collected recipes that related to the occasions at which dishes were prepared. We made face-to-face (F2F) interviews with local experts in the field of gastronomy and researched historical notes about the dishes. We tried to find out why these forgotten traditional dishes do not find themselves more often on standard family and restaurants menus. Due to this investigation, the existing gastronomic bank became richer with some of forgotten traditional dishes of Slovenian countryside. We found out many traditional dishes that originate in Notranjska region, for example: dormouse goulash, fried pike, Bloke tris, "grenadir marš", "kožarice", hard boiled potato and wine dumplings. Dishes such as dormouse goulash are today prepared only for the sake of preserving tradition or entertainment. Fried pike, "grenadir marš" and wine dumplings are also not prepared often; they do not have a special place on family menus. On the other hand, "kožarice" and Bloke tris are traditional dishes, which have been preserved during history. We often find them on menus at any time of the year, as freezers keep them available all the time. We should be more obliged to preserving our culinary heritage, protecting recipes and preparing forgotten traditional dishes.
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