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The BEST Italian Dish You've NEVER Heard Of!
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The BEST Italian Dish You've NEVER Heard Of!

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Cheese and potatoes time ragazzi! Friuli Venezia Giulia (where Alessio is from) is famous for this delicious Italian recipe, but the shocking thing is, most people have never heard of it. Frico was first developed as a hearty meal to help use up leftover Montasio cheese. We didn’t have access to Montasio here in the US, so we substituted in piave and Gruyère cheeses.

Fun fact: Chef Luca Manfe made frico during his competition on Masterchef, impressing Gordon Ramsay and going on to win!

From Google: Montasio, an aged cheese, boasts an aromatic bouquet and fruity, grassy notes. It was first made by monks from the milk of cows that graze in the foothills of the Alps. Hundreds of years later, the “recipe” is almost the same. In fact, in 1986, Montasio was awarded protected designation of origin (DOP: refresh your certification expertise here), cementing the production methods. After being brined and salted, Montasio is aged for a minimum of 60 days (and up to more than 18 months), allowing the flavors to intensify over time.

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45 Comments

  4. NinjaMinz

    Hello! I want to know what you two think about Starbucks new line of olive oil drinks? Are Italians in support of drinking olive oil in their coffee..? Or is this a crazy idea that they came up with probably just to fool people into spending more money on their already ridiculously expensive coffee?

  6. kelly carlson

    My neice is a florist in Idaho. I am in Oregon. I actually have a cheese fairy in my small town. This is so special and sweet

  11. Irene Kane

    This looks so good. I will make this on Friday for my meatless dinner. You guys are great. 🥰

  13. PoisonEvie

    I NEED FRICO!!!! What kind of cheese is Piave? If I can’t find it locally, what should I use?

  16. Kelly Ann Riley

    I agree that it is one of the best foods ever. I also recently made Coccoi e Corcoriga. I could be happy with just those two things for quite some time. So delicious.

  18. NewBeginnings [ThePunchNews]

    My father is from your region, but he had Yugoslavian descent… Are there a lot of former Yugoslav's in your region of Italy?
    Then during the war, he met my mother who was from Caserta…

  25. Joe Howarth

    Wonderful dish, we have friends that live in Trieste, he actually has a few restaurants there!! Nice adaptation!!

  27. Suzanne P

    Could you not consider moving back to Italy to live? I remember visiting Rimini in 1988 for a holiday, the people were amazing and they LOVED children. Suzanne UK 🇬🇧

  32. Andrea Megan

    My family is from Udine! It's so cool to see someone from the region online because I know very little about it! Someday, I hope to visit my family and eat all the food! I will try to make frico this weekend. Thanks for showing us how!

  38. Cathy Crable

    Made it tonight. It came out really well, but I think a bit of garlic sprinkled on top would have really made it pop.

  40. Mountain Girl

    Love you guys. hope you can also watch Pasta Grammar (on you tube) she is from Italy too!! they cook Italian dishes all the time.

  42. Giovanni Cianciotta

    I love Montasio. Alessio my parents have Just moved from Puglia to Friuli Venezia Giulia to live close to my Brother. Friuli is an amazing region guys ❤️

  44. Xy

    Never heard of the dish, even though Italy is a neighbour of ours …. so guess, what I am cooking now? 😀

  45. MajaChenmoLhamo

    Just did a quick google search and you can totally buy this cheese online for a reasonable price…definitely will have to try this! It’s so simple. 🤍

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