Cookbook Corner: Feste, Sagre, Fiere, Mercati in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Feste, Sagre, Fiere, Mercati in Friuli-Venezia Giulia by Paola Mancini and Adriano Del Fabro is primarily a guide to the festivals and markets of FVG, though as I'll get to…
Prosciutto Dishes of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
The Celts were the first culture to use salt in preserving pork, and their arrival in the hill town of San Daniele del Friuli around 400 BC marks the origin…
Cookbook Corner: Ricette Tradizionali dell’Istria
Istria is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea, extending from Trieste southward through sections of Slovenia and Croatia. The Quarnero, or Kvarner Gulf, separates the peninsula from the rest…
Cookbook Corner: Friuli in Cucina
Friuli in Cucina: La Cultura del Cibo, Le Ricette was another of the first Friulian cookbooks I bought. The author, Adriano Del Fabro, opens with the declaration that, among all…
Cornmeal & Polenta Recipes of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Cornmeal has been a staple in Friuli since the 16th century and for much of that time was considered a food of poverty. Corn was originally introduced into Europe by…
Cookbook Corner: Montasio, Per Primo e Per Ultimo
Montasio, Per Primo e Per Ultimo: dal Frico agli Antipasti, ai Dessert, edited by Giancarlo Re, is a compilation of recipes using Montasio, a cheese named after the mountain where…
5 Historic Buffets of Trieste
Best described as an old-world fast-food counter, the buffet emerged from the habit of Trieste’s dockworkers and shopkeepers to take a quick midmorning snack, or rebechin (from the Italian ribeccare,…
Cookbook Corner: La Cucina del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
La Cucina del Friuli-Venezia Giulia by Alessandro Molinari Pradelli is easily the most comprehensive reference on Friulian cuisine that I own. A veritable compendium, this cookbook contains over 600 pages…
Winter Squash Dishes of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Last month, I reviewed the cookbook La Zucca Si Sposa... by Germano Pontoni. In it are more than fifty recipes that "marry" winter squash to a number of different ingredients.…
Cookbook Corner: La Zucca Si Sposa…
As Friuli native Germano Pontoni describes in his introduction, La Zucca Si Sposa... celebrates the "marriage" of winter squash to other ingredients, from pasta to honey, from meat to wine.…