Friday, May 25, 2012
One of the best
ways to pin down and define the identity of any given region of the world is
through its food and drink. Tuscany is no different, and Tuscany villas are far from the
only thing giving the southern Italian region its distinctive “flavour”.
In fact, Tuscan
cuisine plays as much of a part in defining the region’s personality as
anything else, and tourists should not pass up on the opportunity to try some
of the area’s distinctive food and drink.
Made almost
exclusively with locally farmed ingredients and using traditional recipes and
methods, Tuscan cuisine works off a principle of simplicity, while at the same
time retaining all the flavour and taste of often far more complicated dishes.
Probably the region’s most famous offspring is ‘pappa al pommodoro’, but
tourists renting Tuscany villas or
taking tours of the area should also make sure to taste bread soup, barley vegetable
soup, 'panzanella' bread salad, tripe, and the traditional chestnut cake known
as 'castagnaccio'.
If your focus is on individual
towns, rather than Tuscany as a whole, fear not: there is still plenty for you to
sample. Siena’s 'ricciarelli' pastries, its Panforte Margherita cake or its
traditional pasta, called 'pici’, are all must-taste dishes, as are Florence’s
steak and traditional entrees. And of
course, all these flavours can be properly complemented by a good Chianti or
Brunello wine!
Those looking to bring a little
of the traditional taste back to their Tuscany villas will also be pleased to know that many of the region’s stores and restaurants allow
you to purchase these dishes as well as eat them, making a culinary tour of
Tuscany an even more’ appetizing’ idea, which should not be passed up on!
Labels: Tuscany Villas
posted by To Tuscany @ 7:25 AM
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