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FAQ

What to eat in Trieste

Meat dishes

La Jota

Jota

Probably the most typical dish of Trieste cuisine, it's a soup of sauerkraut, potatoes, and beans flavored with pork, with a slightly acidic taste. You either love it or hate it.

"Bobici" soup

Minestra de "bobici"

A soup of corn and beans and smoked ham

Gnocchi triestini

Gnocchi triestini

These are the famous Trieste-style bread gnocchi, made with stale bread, milk, parsley, speck, or ham. Among the most famous local variations are gnocchi con le susine, made with plums, eggs, potatoes, and cinnamon.

Gulasch Triestino

Gulasch Triestino

it's a meat stew in sauce, with paprika.

Cotto in crosta

Cotto in crosta

It is a leg of ham covered in bread and then roasted, it is served cut into thick slices accompanied by mustard and kren (spicy horseradish root)

Caldaia

Caldaia

it is a broth in which various cuts of meat and sausages are boiled, among which the most common are, without a doubt, the Vienna and Cragno, of which the best known is the "Porzina", or boiled pork shoulder.


Side dishes

Patate in tecia

Patate in tecia

Spiced potatoes sautéed with onion and bacon. They can be served crispy or creamy.

Matavilz (valerianella)

Matavilz

The lamb's lettuce grown in the gardens of the Trieste Karst

Chifeletti di patate

Chifeletti di patate

Piccole mezzelune di patate, fritte


Fish dishes

Brodetto alla triestina

Brodetto alla triestina

It is generally prepared with fish from the Upper Adriatic, small fish (the minudaia) to which molluscs and crustaceans are added

Sardoni in Savòr

Sardoni in Savòr

This ancient dish is recommended especially for those who love strong and decisive flavours and is traditionally made with "barcolani" sardines, that is, less than a year old, which are fried and served with sautéed onion, garnished with bay leaves and black pepper

Scampi e Canoce alla Busara

Scampi e Canoce alla Busara

Scampi and mantis shrimp sautéed with tomatoes, spices, and wine.


Sweets

Strucolo

Strucolo

Trieste's version of the Austrian strudel. It's served with various fillings, the most famous being apple (Strucolo de pomi), cherry, and fig.

Presnitz

Presnitz

We're talking about rolled puff pastry filled with chopped dried fruit, sometimes flavored with cocoa and/or rum.

Putizza e Gubana

Putizza e Gubana

Leavened baked sweets, with more or less abundant fillings of dried fruit and spices.

Pinza Triestina

Pinza Triestina

A sweet bread reminiscent of Easter dove cake, but with aromas of anise, orange peel, and rum.

Gibanica

Gibanica

It has a shortcrust pastry base and a filling of three different layers: walnuts and apples, ricotta and poppy seeds.

Favette Triestine

Favette Triestine

Almond paste and sugar balls flavored with cocoa, vanilla, and maraschino.