Foods I NEVER ATE before I moved to SLOVENIA (Market HAUL)

There is one thing I never tried before living in Slovenia, which is pumpkin seed oil. Now I use it every time I prepare us a salad and love it.

[@XeniaGuzej]

Put some on vanilla icecream....mmmmmmm 😊

[@Trader_From_Slovenia]

hehe. once you try it you are hooked. cant eat salad without it anymore.

[@RePlayBoy101]

oh u mean motor oil?

[@adjn5120]

It’s the best

[@Final_Cut_FF]

I'm an Slovenian/Aussie. 59 years old and grew up with it here in Melbourne. You can get it here no problems. No salad is complete without it. It even makes Greek salad taste good. lol

[@bandrej]

Yes. Local eco produce! Agree! We need to keep this for next generations. Period.

[@bandrej]

You forgot tomatoes. Nothing better than a combo of fresh tomatoes + pumpkin seed oil. Yes, Styrian here... 😃

[@adqueen2548]

I'm Slovenian and love you channel. You show out country in such a different light! I love it!

[@ninoznidaric656]

I am slovenian too

[@tamalaursa]

The apples aren't frozen. The actually get closed in a special chamber where they remove all the oxygen. That way they remove all the factors that would cause the apples to decay. Preserving them this way, the apples can last for at least 2 years.

[@thebeatles112]

vacuum packed

[@Kittyvondy]

thebeatles112 actually they just replace oxygen with nitrogen. Vakuum is harder to do.

[@tamalaursa]

And it would destroy the structure of the apple. Kind of like freezing them.

[@slehernik]

But babice reuse the same plastic bag over and over again... so the babicas are waaay more eco than anyone else 😁

[@Erikson564]

Yea my Grandma has had the same 3 plastic bags for 10+ years now haha

[@seasun2846]

Babicas😅😅😅

[@pavladavlas]

@@seasun2846 “babice” is the correct plural form in Slovene.

[@bender75]

Sweet potatoes is the only vegetable I fell in love with when I moved to South America. After that I returned to Slovenia for 2 years and I saw it in the store (when I was growing up in Yugoslavia I don’t think it was available anywhere) but it was very expensive because it was imported from USA. I asked around and someone told me that they tried to grow it locally, but it didn’t grow well. I miss the variety, quality and prices of fruits and vegetables that are available in Slovenia. Uruguay is not as bad as USA, but is not great either. I shop at a weekly farmer’s market or sometimes at the specialized fruits&vegetable shops because the prices in the supermarkets are just crazy. Supermarkets in Slovenia have a good selection and a reasonable price. The trick of course is to follow the seasons and not buy the off season stuff because that usually means those are imported (or from a storage) and that means not as fresh and more expensive.

[@thingxofxthings]

Rdeča pesa (beetroot) really has the most amazing color ever! I always admire it before I eat it. :) Suggestion for you next video: Yours and Luka's lovestory? You have already said a few times that you will do a video about it (how you two ended up together). It would be really interesting to know since there are many people who are scared of long distance relationships and would never sacrifice so much for one person as you did. :)

[@mucekjanko5045]

You should try tomatos with cucumbers and feta cheese aka Šobska solata.

[@zpetar]

She can add to that sliced onions and peppers. It is also good with olives. I think that type of salad came from Greece. During hot summer days that is all need as my main meal. Refreshing and filling at same time,

[@833tr00t]

thanks for saying I'm beautiful =3

[@majajurcic9990]

Hello from Croatia. I love all of your videos, your family is great! Thank you for cheering :) World champions!!!

[@LoxzyLox]

20% comments are in english 30% komentarjev je v slovenščini 50% half english in pov slovenkso

[@kjkjhtkjkjht2872]

Ok

[@KristenKras]

Totally agree, the food, especially the fruits and vegetables taste so good over there! Better than in Australia. I miss the Slovene produce and the food is so good that the cook in restaurants and other eating places.

[@bozz3755]

At the end of March I planted three fruit trees called Indian bananas or Asiminas. They taste like banana, mango and ananas all in one. They're fruit trees which are perfect for our climate because indians had them in your US of A up north. Now they're slowly getting popular here. I wish I knew sooner about them, because it takes time to wait for them to grow. I always wondered why people in the southern hemisphere or near the equator have the luxury of growing so many different exotic fruits and we have just apples and so on, but two years ago I found out we also have the equivalent of a fruit that tastes like a banana, mango and ananas, for our climate here and it's these fruit trees, Asiminas/Indian bananas (however they don't look like a banana, they just taste like one). To taste the first fruits I'll have to wait 4-7 years for these babies to grow up. I think this fruit in a few years will also become known and popular here and sold in stores, because people are slowly finding out about Asiminas and are planting them. Then for example you also have an equivalent to American blueberries (which require acidic soil to grow in), they are called Haskap (comes from the Japanese word Hasukapu) or Lonicera Chamchatica, but they're mostly known under the name of Siberian blueberries and they don't require acidic soil, so they're much easier to plant in your backyard. It takes eight years for an American blueberry bush to give its full yield, which is 8-12 kg to a bush, compared to 4-5 years that Haskap needs to give full yiled, which is 3-6 kg to a bush. They're also known as May berries (because they're all-ready ripe in May) or the berries of eternal youth. They are not round like American blueberries but more like a cigar like shape, but they have the same color (and of course lots of healthy minerals and vitamins and other stuff). So we can look forward to have these fruits also in the stores one day here in Slovenia when they get more popular and the wider public finds out about them.

[@hihihielegans4566]

I am IN LOVE with fuji apples, i think it’s the best sort, it is a “hard” apple and it is kind of “watered down”.

[@julijanasusin9226]

We have farm and we grow everything she loves and I never saw a person so happy about vegies and im from Slovenia

[@cernevsekAnja]

Your blogs are really amazing!!! I can’t see you but your voice is so full of positive energy!!! I wish a grate day to all of your family!!!😊😍😍😍

[@hmzelda]

Your 'r' pronuntiation is on point 👍🏻

[@jamesebola1250]

I like my apples slightly soft to the touch with strong aroma. I plan to eat them that day or the next. Eating hard apples is like eating turnips. I don't care for it. I love beets, and not just the below ground part. I also always use the leaves. Great source of vitamins and minerals. One interesting thing about parsley, it's natural mouth wash. Chewing on a sprig of it will remove mouth odors. Good if you just ate out, and had garlic or onion prepared food. My favorite Summer lunch remains BLT or CLT (cucumber, lettuce, and tomato). Good bread and good mayo are essential. I make my own mayo and bake my own bread. Yes, I have my garden full of veggies I love... It's worth it.

[@ElleMcPanda]

Res mi je všeč tvoja pozitivna energija. Super video! Predlagam smoothie video, da dobimo kakšne slovensko ameriške ideje 😀

[@ursazidar2093]

You are SO sweet! Uživam ob gledanju tvojih videov!😍 I want more😁 Ly❤️

[@bazoo513]

I believe that English name for that kelj is "savoy cabbage" - it and kale are both cultivars of _Brassica oleracea,_ but slightly different ones.

[@legice]

watching this hungover, I reaaaaaally craved salad and pesa :D how about a theme around clothes/style? there are obvious differences from our perspective, yours could be interesting =)

[@margeritafelicijan6835]

About the radishes- they are spicy only when you pull them out to late, they are actually not spicy if you pull them out of your garten soon enough 😊

[@Saavik256]

My issue with produce when I was States-side was that it all looked stupidly perfect and had zero flavour.

[@MarkoKrenker]

You can use parsley in a smootie! Combine a hand ful of it with a cucumber, 2 apples, juice of half lemon, and a slice or two fresh ginger. Very very nutritious and also yummy! helps with a cold also!

[@aninaloa]

vsa hrana ki je domače predelana je 100x boljša in okusneša kot pa sadje&zelenjava iz tragovin...okus in von je popolnoma drugačen, tako da če imaš možnost it na kako kmetijo izkoristi priliko ;P

[@prijazen1975]

Še bolje je pa poiskati prostor za svoj lastni vrt. Živeli vrtičkarji!

[@tjasakern.6328]

V novem mestu je kmetijska, gostinska, ekonomska... gimnazija Grm. In tam majo domačo hrano ki jo naredijo študenti. 💯

[@anjasimreich2048]

Hi! Good you like the food here. When I travel, I usually miss good fresh food, lettuce (especially in Australia), apples from the backyard etc. I love your channel, feels good to hear about the cultural differences and to keep up with American English. 😊

[@MariahDolenc]

Thanks!

[@drekpaprika]

I love your pronounciation of slovenian words :)

[@SuperCIBoo]

instead of regular mozzarella i recommend you to try Buffalo mozzarella (mozzarella di buffala in italian). As the name suggests it's made from milk of a buffalo. To a lot of people sounds strange but in comparison to a regular one it actually has a flavour.

[@tjasagrasic6469]

I would love to see some of the recipes you make on a regular base using lentils and the foods you just showed 🤗

[@prijazen1975]

You should try to eat an apple named BOBOVEC in the spring. If you try it before it's terrible, but in the spring is the best apple in the world for eating. Domestic old sort of apples.

[@spelababic8774]

Im happy that you like Slovenian food so much!☺

[@jeffsaviola2109]

This was worth waiting the extra time !! The jalapeño is great fresh .. it you take seeds out not as spicy but you get great flavor I make a honey jalapeño aioli for chicken with fresh Have you tried ( or are they available ) golden beets (yellow) also great When I’m in Slovenia I walk thru the market often .. one time I will rent a place with kitchen to cook all the amazing things I see at market !!!

[@masapelan7321]

Food in slovenija is from other countries. And bio you can say just if ju take from your garden. Many things aren't from slovenija

[@krunoslavkovacec1842]

I don't think you're supposed to put Donat in the fridge. It's best and most potent when it's at room temperature.

[@bazoo513]

_Rdeča pesa_ is excellent grated with carrots, perhaps celery, a bit of horse radish, as a salad.

[@1lookandyouaremy]

Apples are not frozen, if you have apples at home they can last for 5 months in a proper basement. Fruit farmers have specialized "basements" where the temperature, humidity and ripening gases (that are naturally in 90% of the fruit) are controled. So it is a natural way to make fruit last longer. It's true the vitamin levels drop but they are still healthy. Drugače pa super video ❤️

[@matejmatej3554]

And bravo for using your bag make sLOVEnia clean again hehe

[@blackadster.]

It's very clean already

[@evajulijabelic9717]

You should try home grown apples that are like no acids, we grow them by oursleves and they are like from heaven and smell very very good

[@shinnyspace]

yeah! The fujis! So juicy. Well, you have also slovene type similar to fuji, topaz aplkes. But hard to buy. When I'll be in Ljubljana I'll bring them to you. Ok?

[@bazoo513]

Mariah, go to farmer's market and avoid 50% or more markup for the "bio" prefix on everything you buy.

[@pinkfloyd111]

Smoothies should be your next video - I would love to see your recipes.

[@eScential]

Thank for seeing some tasty foods. After a day of searching, i was sure there was nothing but revolting dough products there.

[@netopir3804]

Love your blogs as a Slovenian secondo in Switzerland. The produce you describe is actually very central, mediterrenian European, not only Slovenian.

[@AM-fh7ek]

Uhh I have to try donat + lemons this summer:)

[@katarinaricke]

As an American from other side of the country, I laughed. I have had everything except the non-dairy milk.. rather regularly I might add. Pickled beets? That's a very common thing here in the South. You can even buy fresh mozzarella balls at Walmart. But I mostly shop at Aldi = Hofer.

[@gaspernagode4562]

Jabolka shranjujejo v velikih skladiščih....skladišče napolnijo z dušikom, to pomeni da ni kisika v prostoru in jabolka lahko ostanejo sveža več mesecev

[@barbarabukovssek7062]

Lovely Mariah!!!

[@martinalemmerhofer6937]

In France, people eat the radishes with butter.

[@anaravnikar1869]

You're awsome I really love your videos...some suggestions: still want to see Your and Luka's lovestory and also you can do kakšen nov vlog v slovenščini ker je zabavno I would be also glad if you did one vlog where you talk about how you make your shakes and what do you put in it and it's the best then. Have a nice day❤❤

[@matobozo666]

Hofer is Aldi btw, it has a different name in Slovenia for some reason.

[@patrick.771]

Hofer is Austrian and part of the German Aldi Süd (South). They couldn't name it Aldi in Austria because the name was already used by another company in 1968. And "Hofer" is a very popular name in Austria. I recently realized that many of your Hofer products in Slovenia are also labeled in German. And the markets look exactly the same and sell the same stuff (except regional products) ...

[@barbarabukovssek7062]

Try Kornati Mariah, our Neighbour's Archipelago of thousand of islands. Bit different in cooking style but worth trying. Amaze seafood.!!!

[@kapikapi937]

You should season the beatroot (rdeča pesa) with sugar and pumpkin oil.

[@thezenable]

Curly parsley that you mention is called french parsley and for the other you are correct it is italian flat leaf.

[@bostjantrancar9605]

Best apple is from the apple tree right after the rain.... that's you have to try.... Expansion of freshness... 👍

[@matejmatej3554]

Najboljsa jabolka so ko gres rabutat kot mulc

[@user-zm1rg3uz4h]

With non organic lemons. The pesticides are in the juice of the lemon as well as the rind, so it’s no different than zesting non organic lemons

[@sloveniamotorhead9187]

you could do a video about our dishes: krajnska klobasa, tunka, bujta repa,prekmurska gibanica itd,.....great stuff btw like hearing stuff about us. happy to be a slovenian.. cheers

[@melanijacehiclimoni3705]

i love how you're so happy about veggies hahaha

[@dgmare]

Apples are naturally waxy. The apple is one of the fruits that produces its own wax. Many other fruits produce wax such as plums, pears, etc. The natural wax produced by the apple serves several vital roles. Helps the apples resist moisture loss,enhances the fruit firmness, andslows down the natural degradation of the apples.

[@MariahDolenc]

The apples in America have layers of wax on them. Layers and layers and layers...

[@paulfellowes4879]

Hofer does the best avocado's, albeit, smaller than the Cali ones (as you know). I also love Beetroot's taste/color. The best tomatoes you can buy are the very red, juicy Lust variety, also sold in Hofer, although for some reason, they are more expensive than the same Lust in Mercator. The parsley you are talking about in California is the curly parsley which in England we only use for plate decoration in restaurants usually. The parsley is flat leaf parsley much better flavour that I use in everything. I just wished they had a better selection of herbs here...I miss cilantro and melissa as well as tarragon.

[@Arbenowskee]

Hofer ima pogosto koriander ali meliso. Spar ima redno.

[@flegi1]

the culy one we caled french parsley.

[@mickakovaceva1]

Apples have natural mechanism of protection from getting dry which makes their skin waxy. This natural wax protects further drying of an apple under stress conditions (not being stored properly). How waxy they get depends on the apple sort. Some sorts get waxy faster and more than others. As far as I know, nobody treats apples with wax. Apples which feel waxed are all good, only a bit stressed.

[@mickakovaceva1]

Apples are stored at app. 4C (so not frozen) under controlled atmosphere so all their natural ripening processes are stopped or minimised. Therefore, you can get apples in stores all year long, otherwise they would have been available only until December of the same year in a good quality. Freezing would turn apples into apple mash. Bad apples in stores are over-rippen apples. I hope this comment will help to increase the understanding of how apples are stored and what buyers get in markets to all viewers.

[@Cabbageheadbed]

That oat milk also foams really well.

[@kittywithflavour8188]

Bio is the best🍎!!!! And yes, I love smoothies with kayle too...

[@jebise1126]

bio je trgovska fora. v zakonodaji obstaja samo ekološka pridelava.

[@roksraka9241]

What about buckwheat (ajda)? :) I don't remember seeing it anywhere else....

So how do you like them apples? Just had to write that. :D

[@klemenator]

You are such a nerd haha :D

[@cybermom77]

You should try to make a soup from rdeca pesa. It's a bit unusual but so lovely.

[@lifeisgood923]

You should come with me when I go grocery shopping. I’d like to see you in Trader Joe’s in California. You’d be awesome at their food tasting station.

[@kjkjhtkjkjht2872]

Hofer is also know as Aldi

[@Hello5Jack]

The "wax" on apples is a natural substance, that apples produce to prevent insects damaging them.

[@OHMYGODMYNAMEDOESNTFI]

No they put wax on store bought apples which isn't good. Prefer farm apples

[@Hello5Jack]

@@OHMYGODMYNAMEDOESNTFI Well my grandfather grows apples and yes, if they are just of the tree they aren't waxy, but after a couple of days they are.

[@OHMYGODMYNAMEDOESNTFI]

@@Hello5Jack If you spray them with wax of course. Why do you think store bought apples look shiny and farm apples don't look that good?

[@Hello5Jack]

@@OHMYGODMYNAMEDOESNTFI The apple is one of the fruits that produces its own wax. Many other fruits produce wax such as plums, pears, etc. The natural wax produced by the apple serves several vital roles. This natural wax: helps the apples resist moisture loss, enhances the fruit firmness, and slows down the natural degradation of the apples.

[@OHMYGODMYNAMEDOESNTFI]

@@Hello5Jack NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

[@myflyingkidney]

this makes me a bit sad... I am so sorry for people who don't have access to fresh organic food. when someone admires something we grew up with and never knew any different it makes you think. but I am so glad you are enjoying tbe food and flavors and colors so mucb and I hope you get to eat healthy food and enjoy it for the rest of life

[@alesabram3647]

I work in German and I miss so much a quality vegetable. I'm Slovene from Lucija and in slovenia we have a very quality food. For example chicken here is like a chewingum taste is a sh.... German people it doesn't matter what they have on the table. So sad.

[@tehdrek]

I guess the proper term for them would be: klošar

[@zanakorenjak8240]

Girrrrrl i love u youre humor is so osssm and how you compare us slovenians to youre country and the apple proces 😂 you have. I like it

[@matejmatej3554]

Mmmmmm skuša na ražnju mmmm I'm done now just can't be hungry any more see you at fridge hehe and Yes go hrvatska pozdrave iz SLOVENIJE

[@photosshop]

Kiku apples are better. Same taste as Fuji since they were breed from Fuji but not so chewy.

[@TheMrskatja]

What lipstick do you use? It's amazing! And you're beautiful! Lep pozdrav iz Maribora :)

[@taurus5865]

I noticed you buy a lot of BIO food,which is expensive by Slovenian standards.. because you said the food is relatively cheap here in our country :)

[@MariahDolenc]

I've noticed that our weekly groceries increase by about €10-15 when I buy Eko/Bio. It seems like a smart and financially easy investment for us :)

[@lauravelicki1738]

You fall in love with that apple😂

[@matictusek8828]

Čak a govoriš o Francoskem peteršilju? (French parsley),... mozzarella+tomato+basil = Caprese ^^

[@88Maggie88]

Rdeča pesa...my hubby`s favorite salad :P

[@TheTrobyyy]

How bout visiting some of city's you've never been or seen in Slovenia 🙂

[@irency85]

Next time dip redkvica into salt...njami 😁

[@deepskywalker66]

Try "Pink Lady" apples - those are my favorites, esp BIO-grade :-)

[@bozz3755]

Poizkusi imeti (če maš svoj travnik ali vsaj malo večjo zelenico) svoje jablane različnih vrst. ;)

[@azureblue5440]

What did she ate in the US?

[@LeMeInch]

If you think food in ljubljana is good and specially if you like seafood then you should comw to the slovenian coast and try our food, it is very mediteranian, tasty and the healthyest in slovenia and the seafood and pizza you can not compare, ljubljanas its just terrible

[@makskisovec]

Plavi cez zaliu indijanc en

[@vedranaz]

You wouldn't get this type of "kale" by looking for kale in USA because in the english speaking world it's actually called savoy cabbage.

[@bazoo513]

Hey, you discovered _insalata Caprese!_

[@mpir78]

They DRINK doughnuts in Slovenia??? :D :D

[@opuncijasp]

they drink DONAT Mg. It is special mineral carboneted water with magnesium

[@christalkleva1228]

Fuji and Kiku apples are the best

[@shellylbarrett]

What kind of yarn do they use there?

[@jebise1126]

what? squeezing fruit? somebody should smack your hands for that. no wonder half of fruits and vegetables rots away. its because people squeeze it all the time.

[@emo2theextremo15]

Lol what? Squeezing fruit is super healthy and it's great for making juice. How did you think juice and oil is made?

[@klemenator]

@@emo2theextremo15 He meant squeezing it to test which one is best, when 20 people squeeze one apple to see if its the one they want it rots faster.

[@gapikopri]

i hate those people here aswell the old people mostly do that and later on they complain that it's soft and they don't take it

[@BOdelaRUT]

Smoothie??? Really? That's how you consume your vegies??? Try mixed seasonal salads with pumpkin seed oil!

[@LowryYT]

Hofer is austrian :P

[@lana-gf5ix]

Mozzarela je z paradižnikom fulll dobraaa

[@mwngw]

Slovenia has many stunningly beautiful women.

[@DomenBremecXCVI]

I think a lot of the foods you eat now and didn't eat in the US are in there because of family thing.

[@kavel22]

Butter lasting for 6 months?! You don't make pasta, risotto or sauces to go with meats? Not to mention any kind of sandwich.....That's just wrong;)

[@martina87slo]

Try pumpkin seed oil (bučno olje)

[@MariahDolenc]

It’s the best!

[@TATJANAKINK]

squezing aples is a No No, we never do it, becouse the squezed spot turns black and is not fair to the next buyer ;) unpolite for Slovenians..

[@matejmatej3554]

Mmmmm butter now I'm hungry for som fresh hot crispy toast just add som beaf tatar mmmmm

[@juliamaucec2893]

But you have to washed all this food