Situated to the east of Venice, where Italy meets Slovenia, are the rolling hills, woodlands, vineyards and rivers of the remote Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Though little known, this tiny territory has a mighty past. Friuli takes its name from former conqueror Julius Caesar, and its lands have been inhabited by everyone from Attila the Hun to Ernest Hemingway. But it’s Friuli’s rich yet rustic cooking traditions that make it so exciting – here Germanic, Latin and Slavic influences converge.