Obara (

stew A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. A stew needs to have raw ingredients added to the gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables and ...

) is a Slovene national dish. It is a

served as an independent meal, which is cooked from various kinds of

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and

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. It used to be served at various ceremonies, and it is a part of the traditional

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. Especially good are obaras served with

ajdovi žganci is a sort of . Translated to English, it would be termed "buckwheat mush" or "buckwheat spoonbread". It is a national Slovenia, Slovene dish. Balthasar Hacquet (1739–1815) mentions that was served with sauerkraut in Upper Carniola.Taste Slov ...

. Today obaras contain more vegetables. One type of ''obara'' is dormouse stew from Inner Carniola in Slovenia. Report was made by

Paolo Santonino Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Paolo Art *Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter *Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American s ...

, Cancellar of the

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in his travel diary (1485-1487). He reports of a lunch stop in an Inner

Carniola Carniola ( sl, Kranjska; , german: Krain; it, Carniola; hu, Krajna) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region sti ...

household, where the farmer's wife quickly prepared a roast dormouse for hungry archbishop. Roast dormice were also used for

soup Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock, milk, or water. Hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ing ...

s, risottos and goulashes. Dormouse hunting was not appreciated only for meat, but it also supplied the hunters with large amounts of dormouse

fur Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of mammals. It consists of a combination of oily guard hair on top and thick underfur beneath. The guard hair keeps moisture from reaching the skin; the underfur acts as an insulating blanket t ...

. Dormouse lard was also useful for medicinal purposes. It was used for healing bruised or broken extremities, upset stomach and

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.Taste Slovenia. Bogataj Janez, 2007. Rokus Gifts.

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