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Bread soup The Zuppa di Pane, literally bread soup, is very similar to the famous ribollita, but simpler to do. This Tuscan recipe is also based on stale Tuscan bread and is not tyipical of Florence Italy in particular, but of Maremma, the southern part of Tuscany. There is where I was born, and this delicious soup was often prepared by my mother. Today I want to show you how to prepare the bread soup with pressure cooking; this saves a lot of time and also some natural gas or electricity in … [Read more...] about Bread soup – Zuppa di Pane

Tuscan bread - Unsalted? All across Italy we have an incredible variety of bread, made with different flours, different shapes, different cooking method and so on, but for any bread the main ingradients are flour, yeast, salt and water... Well, not for the Tuscan bread, where salt is not used. In Tuscany, and part of Umbria, bread is unsalted. Is there a reason for this? Well, we think there is. … [Read more...] about Tuscan bread recipe – The tasty unsalted best bread ever

Ribollita soup If there is a Tuscan recipe that can win the title as the "most Florentine", this is, without a doubt, the ribollita. It's a recipe based on vegetables and stale bread, probably coming from the cuisine of the poor people in the Middle Ages, who had to arrange a meal without wasting anything. So if they had some stale bread and left-overs, they just mixed everything to obtain a soup. Of course the ribollita evolved until today, for example now it contains potatoes, unavailable … [Read more...] about Ribollita – The most typical Florentine recipe

Schiacciata alla fiorentina This is a Tuscan recipe made exclusively in Florence Italy; as many Tuscan recipes, it is very simple and fast, just make sure to use high quality ingredients and you won't be disappointed at all. In all of Tuscany (in Florence too), the word schiacciata means something similar to bread, just low (schiacciata means pressed), with salt and a lot of extravergine olive oil. This can ingenerate some confusion, because the schiacciata alla fiorentina is instead a typical … [Read more...] about Schiacciata alla fiorentina

The famous bistecca alla fiorentina Florence Italy is famous for its art and culture, but not all of this can be found in museums, galleries and palaces. Some of it you will experience in the many restaurants you will find in Florence. The benefits of a guided tour in Florence don’t stop after paintings and sculptures, because your tour in Florence will probably make you hungry and your tour guide will gladly tell you about the restaurants he or she prefers and what dishes to choose. The … [Read more...] about Bistecca alla fiorentina