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Sonja Horvat
“Food brings people together.”
Murska Sobota, Slovenia, 2025
In this interview for the Roma Soul Food project, Sonja Horvat reflects on childhood food in the Pušča settlement as healthier, mostly homemade and closely connected to the family garden, fresh milk, white coffee, žganci, proja and seasonal vegetables preserved for winter. She remembers Sundays and holidays as special moments of family gathering, with beef soup, fried chicken, roasted meats and dishes such as bujta repa and posolanka, while also recalling how shared ovens once brought neighbours together. Sonja highlights traditional Roma dishes that remain important today, especially pogača, which she describes as “our bread” and continues to pass on to younger generations. The interview also connects food with health, care and community, from chicken soup and prežganka for illness to the wider idea that food, holidays and health form “one big package.”
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Original language: Slovene/Romani