As usual, at the end of every December it’s report time!

I think about all the lovely experiences I shared with you: lots of journeys, incredible trips, fun visits, tastings…

And as I thought about my food and wine tours – where I discovered the best of the territory and new recipes to share with you – I decided to make a list of the dishes that I liked most and that stayed in my memory; I’ve been very lucky to taste such incredible flavours and delicacies.

In 2016 I was lucky to experience many tasting events and dinners, not only in Trieste, but all over the Region of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, as well as the special cusine of Slovenia and Austria…

My favourite dishes are not in any order; they don’t have a ranking! It’s all purposefully casual!

The dishes are 16 … are you ready for a brief tour?

Here are the photographs of my favourite dishes.

1 – Nero di seppia: as well as their gilthead bream, the dish I suggest you try is: the best fish fry in the Gulf of Trieste.

2 –  Tavernetta al Castello di Capriva: filleted ravioli filled with chestnuts with sausage, topinambur, figs and pumpkin.

3 – Gostilna Tramsek: venison fillet with carrots, cranberries, horseradish and potatoes.

4 – Wine Vault: scampi, spider crab and angler with a cognac foam (the connection to France).

5 – Ai Tre Magnoni: fresh tomato tartare marinated in apple vinegar, fish bottarga, buffalo mozzarella and fried fresh basil with tomato confit.

6 – Hisa Torkla: large ravioli with smoked ricotta cheese with peas, carrots, asparagus and wild garlic.

7 – Joia:ravioli with shrimps and potatoes in a sauce of smoked buffalo mozzarella and squid ink.

8 – Agli amici: lettuce cream with quail eggs, creamy cheese and grainy frico (fried cheese)

9 – St. Hubertus: red turnip dumplings, beer earth and Daikon cream.

10 – Puro: greater amberjack tartare with buffalo mozzarella and oil dust.

11 – Capra: chocolate cake with hazelnut mousse and orange marmalade.

12 – Cubo:foie gras on a warm serving stone with black truffle, celery root puree and red grapes.

13 – Osteria Altran: cod ceviche with yellow tomato and tiger milk.

14 – Dam: potatoes with a heart of truffle cream, egg and potato puree.

15 – Falkensteiner: cucumber cream and crab.

16 – Majerija: savory fried crostolo with a cheese and saffron cream and pork jowl with herbs.