Eat – Jora Mountain Dining
With the hike done it was time to go back to San Candido where another 3o minute hike got me to the Jora mountain hut. I had built up an appetite and was keen to explore more culinary food that South Tyrol is famous for. I have hiked and skied in many places around the world but I am amazed by the quality of food that mountain huts offer in South Tyrol. The Jora mountain hut can only be accessed by a hike, ski or a good 4-wheel drive.
Pasta On the Rocks
At Jora chef Markus Holzers, a pupil from South Tyrol’s best-known chef Norbert Niederkofler, has written a book called Pasta on the Rocks. In Pasta on the rocks, Markus Holzer takes you through 75 different recipes about how to shine in the kitchen and especially with the pasta. Of course, we had to try some pasta dishes and with the press group, we decided to go tapas style and order four different ones from the menu as a starter.
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- Home-made nettle-cavatelli with char, datterino tomatoes and olives
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- Home-made ravioli filled with goat’s milk and nasturtium
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- Home-made tagliatelle (noodles) of rye-bread with Speck and tyrolean cheese from “Veider” farm
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- Home made maccheroni shepherd style (Speck, ham, tomatoes, champignons, peppers, cream, parmigiano)
Main Course
Braised veal cheek with wild spinach and parsnip purée
Desserts
The rain that was forecasted was now bucketing down so we had to move inside to enjoy desserts and coffees. Again the variety, quality and presentation of the desserts was amazing. Yes Jora definitely deserves the tag line “mountain dining”.
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- Soufflé with two “Valrhona” chocolats and home-made ground-ivy ice-cream
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- Tyrolean fritters with cranberries and cream
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- Dandelion parfait with Bronte pistachio and rhubarb
Details
- Website: jora.it
- Address:Haunoldweg, 39038 Innichen, Bozen, Italy
- Phone: +39 340 152 4024
This was the end of the second day of my South Tyrol tour and again the words luxury, culinary and beautiful outdoor mountain destination were reiterated, South Tyrol has it all. Next stop on the trip was the village of Bressanone also known as Brixen. You can read more about this on my last day review of South Tyrol.
South Tyrol
This article was part of a press trip to South Tyrol in Italy. The trip was sponsored by South Tyrol Tourism. For more information about South Tyrol, Italy visit www.suedtirol.info.
