Slovenian cuisine

Bled – Smells of saute potato made with onions in “more than 99 ways” are wafting through Bled on Saturday as the lakeside town hosts the 22nd annual world festival of this traditional Slovenian dish.

Frying started at 9am with the official opening of the festival to follow at noon. Free tastings will be available into the late afternoon, along with other culinary delights.

Ljubljana – Primary schools and kindergartens will serve traditional Slovenian breakfast on Slovenian Food Day, introducing a novelty this year – a story about traditional farmer dish – to further raise the youth’s awareness of local food and eating habits, also to reduce the amount of food waste and climate impact.

Team Mamaliga [Polenta] Warriors leave to London on Wednesday to begin their trip in the Mongol Rally, the world's biggest charity rally; their luggage includes the usual indispensable items - a tent, backpacks, a toolkit - and also one pot, one guitar, and one ukulele.