Cjarsons ( Friulan: ) (also known as ''cjalsons'' or ''cjalzons'') are a typical dish of Friulan cuisine; more specifically of the alpine region of

Carnia Carnia ( fur, Cjargne or ''Cjargna''/''Cjargno'' in local variants, vec, Ciargna, german: Karnien, sl, Karnija) is a historical-geographic region in the northeastern Italian area of Friuli. Its 27 municipalities all belong to the Province of Ud ...

, but also common in the Venetian Plain.

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Cjarsons consist of a filled

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or (in some variants) potato dough, similar to agnolotti or

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, and are characterized by a sweet-savoury contrast. The filling (''pistùm'' or ''pastùm'') is prepared differently depending on the local recipe; it may contain raisins, dark chocolate or

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, chives, ricotta, marmelade, rum,

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, eggs or milk. Similarly to ravioli, they are cooked in salted water and, after they are drained, they are seasoned with melted butter and smoked ricotta cheese (''scuete fumade''). As a substitute for butter, the ''ont'' (foamed butter, drained from water and thickened for the sake of preservation) may be used. Cjarsons have been a traditional dish for important celebrations (such as weddings), but they were rediscovered and promoted in the 1970s by Carnic chef Gianni Cosetti.

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