Bujta repa (sour turnip hot pot or pork with pickled grated turnips) is a Slovene national dish. It was mostly made in

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, the northeastern part of

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. The expression ''bujta'' comes from the verb form ''bujti'' (to kill). The dish was originally relished in winter at

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. It was prepared from fatty parts of the

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's head, neck and skin, and sour

turnip The turnip or white turnip (''Brassica rapa'' subsp. ''rapa'') is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, fleshy taproot. The word ''turnip'' is a compound of ''turn'' as in turned/rounded on a lathe and ' ...

s. It was necessary for bujta repa to be fatty and well larded. There was a rule that no steam should be seen rising from the dish. The colder the greasier, they believed. Now this custom is out of practise, since less

lard Lard is a semi-solid white fat product obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of a pig.Lard
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is used.

Preparation

Cook fleshy pig bones in water about 30 minutes. Then add grated sour turnips, spices and let simmer. Add

millet Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most species generally referred to as millets belong to the tribe Paniceae, but some millets al ...

groats Groats (or in some cases, "berries") are the hulled kernels of various cereal grains, such as oat, wheat, rye, and barley. Groats are whole grains that include the cereal germ and fiber-rich bran portion of the grain, as well as the endosperm ...

when turnips turn tender. When millet is cooked, make bright roux with chopped onions and red pepper powder. Add cold water and roux into millet. Beans (that have to be cooked separately) are also often added to bujta repa Bujta repa – a taste of tradition; https://hungry-pumpkin.com/post/bujta-repa-a-taste-of-tradition/

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