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6. Friuli Venezia Giulia

Spiced frico cheese and toast
Friuli has a hybrid cooking culture, as you might expect from a region at the corner of the Italic, Slavic and Germanic worlds, with a landscape spanning the sea, karst and high Alps. San Daniele cured ham comes from Friuli, as does some of Italy's best white wine.
Most closely associated with the Carnia countryside around Udine, frico is based on the local Montasio cow's milk cheese.
The mature cheese is cooked, almost to melting point, then spiked with sugar and cinnamon and served either cubed or on toasted bread. The dish is a warming balance of spice, salt and sweetness.
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