Potica
Slovenian walnut cake roll / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Potica (Slovene pronunciation: [pɔˈtít͡sa], also slovenska potica) is a traditional festive pastry from Slovenia.
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Alternative names | Potica |
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Type | Pastry |
Place of origin | Slovenia |
Region or state | all regions of Slovenia, Carinthia, Province of Trieste |
Created by | traditional folk food |
Main ingredients | Sweet yeast dough, ground walnut, butter |
Variations | tarragon, quark, hazelnut, pumpkin seed, poppy seed, cracklings, bacon |
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The word potica as well as some regional names for potica, like povtica, potvica, etc. are descended from the word povitica. Povitica is derived from the verb 'poviti', which means to wrap in or to envelop, and it signifies a type of pastry that you roll. This type of dessert is common in many Eastern European countries as well as in regions bordering Slovenia, for example, in Friuli in neighboring Italy, they prepare a sweet bread called gubana, in Austria, a roll called Kärntner Reinling.[1]