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Flavors of Friuli: A Culinary Journey through Northeastern Italy

Elsiabeth Antoine Crawford
Equilibrio (2009)
ISBN 9780970371614
Reviewed by Kam Aures for Rebeccasreads.com (05/10)


“Tucked away between mountains and sea in Italy’s extreme northeast corner, Friuli-Venezia Giulia is a veritable melting pot of cultures.”  (p.15)  In “Flavors of Friuli: A Culinary Journey through Northeastern Italy,” Elisabeth Antoine Crawford not only provides us delicious recipes from various areas of Friuli, but she provides us with a useful lesson of the history of the area and culture as well.  The beautiful photography throughout the book complements the text and makes this one of those cookbooks that you will read from cover to cover.

The first recipe that I tried in the book came from the Northern Friuli section.  I decided to prepare the Frittata di Funghi which mainly consists of eggs and mushrooms.  I was unable to find one of the ingredients, Montasio stagionato, so I did make a substitution.  I found the recipe very easy to follow and the end results to be very tasty. 

The next recipe that I prepared came from the Southern Fruili part of the book.  I made the Goulasch which is a Hungarian-Style Beef Stew.  “The dish is prevalent throughout the region, especially in the mountainous area along the Austrian border, where it is prepared in the traditional style using paprika, and in the city of Trieste, where goulasch is commonly made with tomato sauce.  While the latter version seems more uniquely Italian, there is still an endless debate among locals as to which version is most authentically Friulian.” (p. 272)  or this recipe, all of the ingredients were easy for me to find and once again the instructions were very simple to follow.  The final product was very tender and tasted delicious.

I look forward to trying many more recipes throughout the book.  There are many that I have marked to go back to at a later date.  I recommend “Flavors of Friuli: A Culinary Journey through Northeastern Italy” to anyone who is looking for a beautiful cookbook with authentic recipes from Italy.