This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Pasta with Wild Boar. Tuscany eats more bread than pasta. Two of their signature primi aren’t pasta but bread enriched “soups,” ribollita and pappa al pomodoro, but put those aside and there are regional pastas read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Atypical from most Tuscan desserts, which rely on “poor” ingredients, the Panpepato, born in the Middle Age, is a “noble” cake due to the presence of pepper, a very prestigious and expensive spice which was read more
Aussi la glace que nous connaissons aujourd’hui est née à Florence pendant la Renaissance grâce à un volailler, tel Ruggeri, qui participa à un concours organisé par la Cour des Médicis intitulé “Le plat le plus singulier jamais vu”, en préparant un dessert glace. La recette a cependant été perdue read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. An all encompassing name for all sorts of fried foods, but most often referring to sweet fritters which, at least in the region surrounding Florence have two main types: yeast and flour based fritelle, similar read more
Bien sûr vous connaissez tous le célèbre bifteck à la florentine, car il est l’un des plats typiques toscans le plus connu au monde. Sa tradition remonte à l’antiquité, et sur l’origine du nom il y a deux histoires différentes: la première nous amène à l’époque des Médicis quand, pendant read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Crostini aren’t unique to Tuscany, but they are certainly prevalent, and play a part of most antipasto plates or menus. It is just your basic bread topped with extra flavorful ingredients. The most common crostini read more
Ce gâteau à base de farine de châtaigne a des anciennes origines paysannes, en effet la châtaigne était à la base de l’alimentation des familles pauvres, car elle ne coûtait pas chère et était très nutritive. À l’origine il était préparé seulement avec la farine de châtaigne, l’eau et quand read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. This traditional dry crunchy cookie or biscuit has a long narrow shape, with the shape of a slice of bread was originally the dry cookie from Prato, then toasted for longer conservation. Traditionally, it is read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Cacio e Pepe is a Roman original which has traveled the length of the boot thanks to its ingenuous use of pantry staples. Nothing could be simpler than hot tonarelli pasta (a long noodle similar read more