Cjalzòns di Carnia con Burro e Ricotta Affumicata
Friuli-Venezia Giulia — Carnia valley, Udine province
Sweet-savoury stuffed pasta from the Carnia valley of Friuli — half-moon shaped pasta filled with a mixture that varies dramatically by family and village but typically includes spinach or Swiss chard, potato, dried figs, raisins, chocolate, cinnamon, and smoked ricotta. The filling is a medieval sweet-spice combination that survived in the Alpine valleys when the rest of Italy abandoned it. Dressed with browned butter and grated smoked ricotta (ricotta affumicata). The combination of sweet filling with salty butter and smoked cheese is a microcosm of Carnia's isolated culinary tradition.