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.

A soup of corn and beans and smoked ham

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.

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

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)

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.

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

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

Piccole mezzelune di patate, fritte

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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