kavarna

Kavarna is the Slovene word for coffee house. Having once been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire I guess Slovenia borrowed their coffee house tradition from the Austrians.

Coffee houses are amazing! We had a `local` near our hostel ın Ljubljana, which looked like a chic bar that might be found in the likes of surry hills. The first night there İ counted 21 different types of cake, and 15 petit fours. All dısplayed in a long glass case, gloriously tantalisıng. What to choose?

A soft, smooth piece of yoghurt cake wıth berries, and a piece of vanilla cream pie with glazed fruit on top. Served as they are, wıthout annoying garnishes of sauce to spoil the flavour. yum yum. Served with tea, the wonder drink in Slovenia: they had a seperate tea menu.

Another drink found in Slovenia: vroca cokolade. Translation: hot chocolate. But not as we know it. And not as I have previously described lithuanian hot chocolate. It is basically a cup full of thick syrupy chocolatey pudding. Good...once every other month.

Also, when we return, watch out for D waxing lyrical on the wonders of Slovenian wine.