Florentine Steak

This is definitely one of the few cases of English language influencing Italian; and even more improbably, Italians following the lead of English cooking. But the famous Florentine “bistecca” derives from the British who took to ordering “beefsteak” so often, the Italians adopted their own variation of the word, as well as the rather atypical (blood rare) cooking and preparation.

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