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Tuscan Recipes
Bruschetta
One on the most known starters: toasted bread, tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and basil. So much taste in a so simple plate!
Crostini
A very common starter in Tuscany: crostini are made by a toated slice of bread with this sauce made of chicken livers
Panzanella
It's a kind of salad made with fresh vegetables served with slices of home-made steal bread, onion, basil and achovies
Bread soup
Typical tuscan dish made of vegetables, olive oil and tuscan stale bread. Extremely tasty and healty
Pappa col pomodoro
The secret for a tasty pappa col pomodoro is the freshness and naturalness of its ingredients: tomatoes, olive oil and bread. Kids and adults love this tasty simple dish
Ribollita
An extremely tasty soup made with fresh vegetables and served on a bed of toasted slices of bread. In the past this was a very common "poor dish"
Acquacotta
It is considered as a first course, but in the past it was prepared as a unique course by peasants with the few food they had, so it could be different from a place to another
Chianti Wine Risotto
Chianti Wine Risotto is a fantastic mix of Italian cuisine and Italian wine. As the Chianti is one of the most important wines in Tuscany, it is commonly used to cook and flavour many dishes, such as risotto
Tagliata - sliced steak
This kind of meat is incredibly tender and delightfully rich. The best way to cook it is on the grill. The dressing is usually a lemon wedge
Drunk Pork
Drunk Pork is a way of cooking pork chops with wine. This dish is common in the whole region and it is very tasty
Fagioli al Fiasco
In the past the beans were placed in a corner of the fireplace and left cooking. Extremely tasting recipe
Tuscan Tomato Beans
Delicious white beans with a light tomato sauce. Perfect as main course or as accompaniment to braised dishes
Tuscan black Kale
Served with slices of toasted Tuscan style bread is a very common vegetable. This is a very tasty way to eat it
Fricassee Mushrooms
It's a side dish made with porcini, olive oil, garlic, eggs, meat sotck and mentuccia thyme. Very tasty
Farro soup with beans
Farro is a sort of spelt that grows in Mediterranean countries. It is very tasty and nutricious
Bomboloni Doughnuts
Bomboloni are a sort of Italian doughnuts, filled with cream, jam, or chocolate, and sprinkled with caster sugar
Panna cotta
Panna cotta is a famous italian dessert made of cream, milk and sugar. It's simple to make but very tasty
Tiramisù
This is a wonderful italian dessert made with biscuits, coffee and chocolate. Don't miss it!
Rice Pudding
Tuscan rice pudding is not a proper pudding, it doesn't have that jelly consistency. It is more a sort of cake, but it called pudding all over Tuscany
Castagnaccio
Castagnaccio is an ancient recipe, which makes a very delicious and tasty flavour with a few genuine ingredients and even without sugar
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