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Friuli Venezia Giulia
Where Italian, Slavic and Austrian cooking meet: cheese, polenta, smoked pork and mixed-Europe pastry.
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Friuli Venezia Giulia (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) borders Austria and Slovenia. Its cooking blends Italian, Slavic and Central European traditions — frico, polenta, San Daniele ham, brovada and Trieste's harbour food.
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Curated groupings of this region's traditions, from family kitchens to roadside stands.
Friuli Home CookingEveryday cooking across Friuli and the Giulia border country.45 recipes
Trieste Food TraditionsPort-city cooking with Central European roots.15 recipes
Carnia & Mountain CookingAlpine dishes from northern Friuli.13 recipes
Cheese & Frico TraditionsMontasio and the region's cheese cooking.7 recipes
Polenta TraditionsPolenta as the daily base of Friulian meals.5 recipes
Cured & Smoked PorkSan Daniele ham, musetto and smoked meats.5 recipes
Lagoon & Adriatic FishGrado brodetto and coastal cooking.6 recipes
Border Baking & SweetsGubana, presnitz and cross-border pastry.4 recipes
Heritage Friulian RecipesLong-documented dishes of the region.32 recipes
Cucina della Nonna FriulanaHousehold Friulian cooking: barley soups, polenta, dumplings, pork and orchard puddings.14 recipes
Frico TraditionsThe cheese cooking of Carnia and the Friulian plain, from crisp frico friabile to the soft potato version.4 recipes
Carnia Mountain FoodThe Alpine food of the Carnic valleys: cjarsons, barley, dairy, smoked ricotta and rye baking.11 recipes
Gorizia Food TraditionsBorder cooking on the Collio: gubana, rose potatoes, Central European roasts and river fish.3 recipes
Friulian Pasta & DumplingsCjarsons, blecs, gnocchi and the filled and cut doughs of Friuli.7 recipes
Soups & MinestraJota, barley and bean soups, and the brothy winter food of the region.8 recipes
Sauerkraut & Cabbage TraditionsBrovada, crauti and the fermented and pickled vegetables of the Friulian winter.6 recipes
Beans & LegumesBorlotti, barley and bean cooking from the mountains to the plain.5 recipes
Slovenian-Influenced Food TraditionsDishes shared with Slovene-speaking communities of the Carso, the Natisone valleys and Trieste.6 recipes
Traditional Friulian DessertsGubana, presnitz, strucolo, esse biscuits and orchard puddings.7 recipes
Forgotten Friulian DishesVillage food still cooked at home and rarely anywhere else.15 recipesSub-regions
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Friuli Venezia Giulia is not one kitchen. These sub-regions cook with their own ingredients, techniques and signature dishes.
Adriatic FriuliLagoon fish, Grado brodetto and coastal cooking.Coming soonCollio & GoriziaBorder cooking, wine country and cross-cultural dishes.Coming soonTriesteHarbour food, boiled pork, jota and Central European pastry.Coming soonUdine & CarniaFrico, montasio cheese and mountain cooking.Coming soonTraditional dishes
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