Frico

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Frico, Fricò

Alternative names	Cheese crisp
Type	Garnish
Place of origin	Italy
Region or state	Friuli
Main ingredients	Cheese, flour
Cookbook: Frico, Fricò Media: Frico, Fricò

Frico (in original friulian language fricò) is a typical dish of Friuli and similar to another Alpine dish, Rösti, which consists of a wafer of shredded cheese and potatoes, then heated by baking or frying until crisp. The mixture becomes malleable during cooking. To prepare frico you need higher-fat hard cheeses like Montasio or Asiago. Originally when Friuli was a more impoverished country, frico was used to recycle cheese rinds.^[1] Frico is often used as garnish for soups or stews.

Fricos are not difficult to make ^[2] and during the cooking process become malleable so it is possible to make baskets or bowls in which suitable foods can be served.^[3]

Another way to prepare frico consists in cooking diced potatoes in a large flat pan with little oil and onions, adding water now and then. When the potatoes are tender, Montasio or another 3 months old cheese is diced and added. The cheese will melt within the potatoes and the frico must be cooked and turned to obtain a crispy, golden surface on both sides. Slice and serve it with polenta and red wine.

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Cheese dishes

Dishes	Aligot Almogrote Arizona cheese crisp Barfi Beer cheese Bryndzové halušky Calzone Carbonara Cauliflower cheese Cervelle de canut Cheese bun Cheese fries Cheese on toast Cheese pudding Cheese puffs Cheese roll Cheese slaw Cheesecake Chèvre chaud Chhena gaja Chhena jalebi Chhena kheeri Chhena poda Chile con queso Curd snack Fondue Frico Fried cheese Frito pie Gougère Gratin Gujia Gulab jamun Hauskyjza Insalata Caprese Jalapeño popper Kaasstengels Kasseropita Khachapuri Khira sagara Lasagne Lazy varenyky Liptauer Macaroni and cheese Malakoff Mattar paneer Moretum Mornay sauce Mozzarella sticks Mote de queso Nachos Obatzda Omelette Ostkaka Parmigiana Paskha Pastizz Peda Pepperoni roll Pimento cheese Pizza Poulet au fromage Poutine Provoleta Quarkkäulchen Quesadilla Quesito Queso flameado Raclette Ras malai Rasabali Rasgulla Saganaki Sandesh Shahi paneer Smažený sýr Soups Spanakopita Stromboli Stuffed peppers Supplì Syrniki Taco Tirokafteri Tiropita Túró Rudi Túrós csusza Urnebes Vatrushka Welsh rarebit

Sandwiches	Bacon, egg and cheese sandwich Breakfast sandwich Carrozza Cheese dog Cheese dream Cheese sandwich Cheese and pickle sandwich Cheeseburger Cheesesteak Croissan'Wich Croque-monsieur Cuban sandwich Dagwood sandwich Grilled cheese Ham and cheese sandwich Jucy/Juicy Lucy McMuffin Monte Cristo sandwich Patty melt Reuben sandwich Submarine sandwich

List articles	List of cheese dishes List of cheese soups

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