and food products are protected at the European level: prleška tünka, a product from Prlekija in eastern Slovenia, made of minced lard and pork. Ptuj onion (), a sort of onion of a cordate shape, with red inspiration, whereas the edge has a more intensive purple hue. extra virgin olive oil from the Slovenian Istria (), a little bitter and spicy oil with a strong fruit aroma, produced in the Slovenian Istria, contains a large amount of oleic acid and biphenols. Nanos cheese (), made of cow milk, hard, with small holes in the size of peas, a little sweet and spicy. Kočevje forest honey (), produced in the wider Kočevje area. zgornjesavinjski želodec, an air-dried meat product from the Upper Savinja Valley, made of high-quality bacon and pork meat, filled in pig stomach. šebreljski želodec, produced in the areas around Cerkno and Idrija, made of high-quality bacon and pork meat, filled in pig stomach. Tolminc cheese (), made of raw cow milk in the area of Tolmin, tastes sweet and spicy. Karst prosciutto (), produced in the traditional way on the Karst Plateau in southwestern Slovenia. Karst cured neck meat (), a cylindrically-shaped meat product from the cured pork neck meat in a casing. Bovec cheese (), firm sheep cheese from area around Bovec near Soča river. Steyer - Prekmurje pumpkin oil (), dark coloured pumpkin oil derived from pumpkin seed. Karst honey (), honey gathered exclusively on Karst Plateau. Mohant , cow milk soft cheese with strong smell, picant, sometimes bitter taste. Slovenian honey (), honey gathered exclusively on the territory of Slovenia. Prekmurje ham (), ham from Prekmurje. Salt from Piran (), salt gathered manually form salt fields on Slovenian coast near Piran. Carniolian sausage (), usually cooked sausage from pork and bacon. Istra Prosciutto** (), uncooked, unsmoked, and dry-cured ham from Istria. Stayer Hop () is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae, needed for beer production. Kamnik eggs (), eggs from area under Kamnik Alps in central Slovenia. meat from boškarin cattle** (), meat from specific Istrian cattle. ** shared with Croatia Traditional Slovenian dishes Ajdovi žganci Belokranjska povitica Bujta repa Funšterc Kmečka pojedina Kranjska klobasa Matevž Mavželj Mežerli Mineštra (minestrone) Obara (stew) Pirh Potica (nut roll) Prekmurska gibanica Ričet Špehovka Vipavska jota Soups and stews Bakalca Bobiči Bograč Jota, Vipavska kisla juha, Vipava sour soup Mineštra Prežganka is Slovenian national soup