''Mavželj'' (minced pork filling in net) is a national
Slovene dish. It is known mostly in
Slovene Carinthia and also in
Upper Carniola
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. It is made of the soup in which the
pork
Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the domestic pig (''Sus domesticus''). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE.
Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved; ...
head was cooked, and of the remnants of the meat and the
brains
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of the same pork head. The dish is ball-shaped and comes in various local variations. In the past, the preparation of this net wrapped ball called ''mavželjni'' was much more popular than today. Potters made special earthen baking moduls to fit their shape. The dish was mainly eaten on holidays.
[Taste Slovenia. Bogataj Janez, 2007. Rokus Gifts. ]
See also
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Kransky
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List of pork dishes
This is a list of notable pork dishes. Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig (''Sus domesticus''). It is one of the most commonly consumed meats worldwide,Raloff, JanetFood for Thought: Global Food Trends Science News Online. ...
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Slovenian cuisine
Slovenian cuisine ( sl, slovenska kuhinja) is influenced by the diversity of Slovenia's landscape, climate, history and neighbouring cultures. In 2016, the leading Slovenian ethnologists divided the country into 24 gastronomic regions.
The firs ...
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Mavželj with photo
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Slovenian cuisine
Pork dishes
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