Jota or yota

Jota is a Slovenian stew. The main ingredients are beans, potatoes, sauerkraut, dried pork and spices such as garlic, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.  In some places, it is a custom to crumble bread into a plate, pour over the jota and then extra virgin olive oil on top. Jota is served warm in winter and cool in summer.

 They can add the whole cumin seeds or Carniolan sausage in this typical Slovenian food. Yota, however, can be prepared in many different ways depending from the location of the origin:

Karstic jota: in Karst, they cook stew from sour turnip or sauerkraut and potatoes. The specialty is the sweet karstic yota, which is made from mashed potatoes and beans, with some red carrots, spices and a tablespoon of vinegar.

Stew from Vipava: here they make a stew of sauerkraut or savoy cabbage or beetroot leaves. They add beans, potatoes, lard, flour, garlic, and pepper.

Istrian jota: this delicious Slovenian food is prepared with sauerkraut and beans, but no potatoes.