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| Type | Layer pastry,gibanica |
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| Place of origin | Slovenia |
| Region or state | Prekmurje |
| Main ingredients | Flour,poppy seeds,walnuts,apples,raisins, andquark |
| Other information | TSG |
Prekmurska gibanica (Prekmurje layer pastry) is a type of Sloveniangibanica or layered pastry.[1] It containspoppy seeds,walnuts,apples,raisins andquark fillings. Although native toPrekmurje, it has achieved the status of a national specialty ofSlovenia. The uniquesweetmeat shows the variety of agriculture in this region. The namegibanica comes from the dialect expressiongüba and in this case refers to a fold.
For centuries,prekmurska gibanica was served as a festive and ritual dish in Prekmurje. The exact origin of the recipe is not clear. Early sources suggest that it evolved over centuries. The oldest extant document (1828) byJózsef Kossics described a wedding (Prekmurje Slovene:gostüvanje) as never being held withoutgibanica, which is done as follows: "Thedough is rolled until thin, sprinkled with gratedcabbage,turnips, orquark. All is covered by second layer of dough. It is sprinkled as previously. 10 or 11 such layers are thus composed and form a conspicuous cake [sic]."[2]
Prekmurska gibanica was chosen to represent Slovenia in theCafé Europe initiative of the Austrian presidency of theEuropean Union, onEurope Day 2006. Since March 2010,prekmurska gibanica is protected in theEU as aTraditional Speciality Guaranteed.[3]
