Strucchi

Strucchi are sweets from Friuli Venezia Giulia, which can be fried or cook and have a distinct shape, similar to a small pouch.

Presentation

Strucchi is specifically from the Valli del Natisone area of northern Italy. The pastry is generally made with wheat flour, sugar, eggs, milk or water, butter, a drop of liqueur, salt, and lemon zest.

The strucchi were traditionally served for important holidays like Christmas and Easter. Each year during the Feast of Saint Anthony, on 17 January, large amounts of strucchi are prepared to offer friends and family.

true italian taste

When was the last time you had dinner in an Italian restaurant in Canada and you thought you were dining in Italy? That’s exactly how “Ospitalità Italiana Certified”restaurants want you to feel when you visit their fine dining establishments.

Ospitalità Italiana is an official certification from Unioncamere, Italy’s federation of local Chambers of Commerce and Industry, that tells you that the food you are enjoying is unquestionably Italian: products are authentic, ingredients genuine and recipes true to the thousand year history of Italian cuisine.

Canada is home to some leading Italian Chefs. Passionate and innovative, many have refined their skills and advanced their knowledge directly in Italy. In addition, Montréal boasts a fabulous cooking school ITHQ where young aspiring chefs learn Italian technic and Italian traditional recipes from the masters.

So the next time you make reservations for an Italian dinner in a Montreal restaurant, ask if they’ve received the Ospitalità Italiana seal of approval. You will enjoy the true Italian taste.