If you’re curious of knowing better the tuscan handwerks and typical products, you can even shop on the website of the tuscan land: E-Shop official web site InToscana.it I have seen a lot of interesting objects, especially terracotta, ceramics, extra vergin olive oils, food and wines. Of course they aren’t cheap products at all but [...]
I love pasta and I adore Pasta of La Tosca! It has the right consistency, it doesn’t overcook, if you follow the cooking times, you will have wonderful pasta plates and moreover this is a certified pasta, with genuine ingredients, produced in a not polluted area.. I discovered this brand of pasta when I came [...]
If you love to go to the market, I suggest you to go on wednesday in Greve in Chianti in the main square Piazza Matteotti. It is pictoresque and funny and then you can go to the historical butcher Antica Macelleria Falorni in Piazza Matteotti.
I discovered this butcher thanks to a friend of mine, who lived in Greve in Chianti and brought me to buy in this special place. This is an historical butcher, a paradise for typical tuscan products! My suggestion is to go in Greve in Chianti at least once in life on wednesday, when it’s market [...]
I suggest you to go in San Gimignano if not because it’s an extraordinary exemple of medieval architecture unique in the world..also just because of a special Gelateria (ice cream shop): Gelateria di Piazza, with his super creative proprietor, who was two times awarded with the first Just in order to give you an idea [...]
If you come to Tuscany, I strongly suggest to imitate the Siena inhabitants and go by Nannini for a sweet break with a Coffee and some Siena sweets: Ricciarelli, Panforte, Cantucci and Cavallucci. Ricciarelli are soft mandel biscuits Cantucci are hard biscuits with entire mandels Cavallucci are semi-hard biscuits with nuts and spices Panforte is [...]
When we want to start a day at its best, we go in Buonconvento and have a breakfast by the café and pastry Le Dolcezze di Nanni. I suggest you to try the fresh cakes with rise and a cappuccino: it was long time, I didn’t eat something good in a café.. in this field, [...]
I find their sausages particularly good. You can buy their products in Coop Buonconvento (ask for them) or directly in their shop in Monteroni d’Arbia (Siena): Salumeria Il Borgo shop point: Via Toscana, 183 53014 Monteroni d’Arbia (SI) Ph. 0577 372218 web site
The Pecorino Cheese is typical of Pienza. I love it very much, both the Marzolino almost fresh and the most aged. Before coming here I didn’t even know about the existence of this cheese.. but when I tasted it especially as starter, with honey and pines or some particular marmalade, I appreciated very much and [...]
