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Recently Friuli has distinguished itself both as far as wine is concerned and gastronomically. Being near the sea means that fish and seafood often appear on the menu, but a fair amount of meat and particularly game is also eaten in Friuli.
Fish and seafood
Different types of prawns, lobsters, oysters, mussels, anglerfish, turbot and eel are just some of the fish and seafood readily available in the region.
Meat, game and poultry
Deer, pork jaw, duck, pigeon, goose, rabbit and foie gras or fegato grasso, as it should be called in Italian, are very popular in Friuli. Game dishes are often accompanied by berries served in different ways and also polenta.
Sausages and ham
Many delicious sausages and hams are produced in Friuli. The best known is probably the San Daniele ham, but two other locally air-dried hams are really good, Prosciutto di Cormons and Posciutto di Sauris.
Interesting sausages and hams are also produced from geese such as Cotto d'Oca, Petto d'Oca affumicato, Prosciutto crudo d'oca and Salame d'oca friulano.
Cheese
The goats' cheeses in Friuli are really good. Typical for the region is the fact that some of the local cheeses are salted.
Sweets
Desserts here are on the heavy side and are strongly inspired by Austria.
Wine and vineyards
By now Friuli belongs among the best in the world as regards white wines. But do not be mistaken; their red wines are also fantastic, whether using national grape varieties or international ones.
The local black grapes are Pignolino, Refosco dal peduncolo rosso and Schioppettino. All three types, but Pignolino and Schioppettino in particular, are capable of producing stupendous wines of a kind that must be the envy of even the best Pinot Noir wines.
The local white grapes in Friuli like Tocai Friulano and Picolit are also superb when in the hands of serious producers.
Below are the names of some of the best vineyards in Friuli:
Schiopetto, Villa Russiz, Borgo del Tiglio, Borgo San Daniele, Felluga, Cà Ronesca, Vie di Romans, Neris, Dorigo, Miani, Moschioni, Specogna, Le Due Terre and Ronco del Gnemiz, |
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