GASTRONOMY IN FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA

The cuisine of this region is characterized by the fusion of the gastronomic traditions of the Friulian hills with those of the more refined Venetian-style fare eaten along the coast. But in this land more important than the influences of the long rule of Venice is the heritage of the Hapsburg empire, which was more limited in time but more intense as far every aspect of the region's life is concerned. A happy union also accented by the tastes of the Slavic neighbours.

Different tastes, aromas, colours: dishes that show tracks of various cultures and traditions and which enrich the gastronomy of this region which has been marked for ages by the passage and meeting of different populations and, besides that, by the will of local inhabitants to protect and preserve, for ever, the places where people can eat well and where they can meet together: will which led to the creation of a "committee for the defence of traditional taverns.