Domačija Šajna

Visiting experience -Pasta in the Karst courtyard (2025)

An excellent starting point for an excursion in the Karst region where everything is close – Istria, the coast, Trieste, Venice … and a comfy bed upstairs, while the pasta and štruklji are impossible to resist. Domačija Šajna is a homestead which you won’t leave for at least three days! And that is precisely the charm of the Karst region!

Reviewed by: Violeta & Uroš Mencinger, Šola okusov

Karst courtyard

Šajna is a beautifully restored Karst homestead with high walls, an entrance portal and a courtyard where everything happens.

Domačija Šajna, portal
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Dining room

The dining room is elegantly set and full of antiques and homeliness.

Greeting

Šajna’s greetings from the kitchen: curd cheese, rocket, fried onions, balsamic cream, tomato slice, toasted bread.

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Karst prosciutto

Karst prosciutto. Of course, you can’t do without it in the Karst, but here it’s also from a neighbor – the largest Slovenian prosciutto factory, Karst, Šepulje. The slices are large and thin, the color is ruby ​​red, the smell is seductive, the salty-sweet taste melts on the tongue. All you need to add is black olives and a slice of pickled red onion.

Deer carpaccio

Deer carpaccio, arugula, parmesan, pomegranate, dates, sweet chips.

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Homemade spaghetti

Homemade spaghetti with clams.

Homemade noodles

Homemade noodles with summer black truffles.

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Scampi

Scampi alla buzara (tomato sauce).

Karst-style steak

Steak with prosciutto in Teran sauce, štruklji with herbs.

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Kifeleti

Kifelets are fried potato rolls that are a must in the Karst.

Salad

Radicchio salad with beans. A Primorje-style salad that you mix yourself, young green radicchio, which is so slightly bitter that it is pleasant, and beans, which are a must.

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Seasonal strudel

Apricot strudel. Šajna always has strudel, but it’s always seasonal.

Štruklji

Walnut štruklji made from yeast dough. These are also a Šajna classic, so you need to think about them when ordering, as they require quite a bit of space.

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Domačija Šajna

Karst štruklji and homemade pasta with prosciutto and Teran
Vera Šajna
Chef