Coccoli Toscani con Stracchino (Italian Tuscan Fried Dough with Stracchino) Coccoli are Florence’s irresistible small puffs of fried bread dough, traditionally brought to the table hot with creamy stracchino and thin slices of Tuscan prosciutto. The name suggests little cuddles, and the best examples are exactly that: irregular golden cushions with a crisp shell, a light open interior, and enough salt to frame the cheese and cured ham. They are not stuffed before frying and t

Omelette con Prosciutto di Parma e Stracchino (Italian Parma Ham and Stracchino Omelette) This omelette brings together two ingredients strongly associated with northern Italian cooking: Prosciutto di Parma and soft, tangy Stracchino. The dish is simple enough for a quick lunch, but simplicity makes technique more important, not less. The eggs must stay tender, the cured ham must remain delicate rather than fried hard, and the cheese should soften into the center without leak