Category: Food dictionary

A set of terms you need to know if you want to become part of the tuscan foodie universe.

Italian Restaurant Dictionary

Just a list of terms I think you might need in an Italian Restaurant! How do you say, gluten free or vegetarian, hot or cold, well done or rare? Feel[...]

Tuscan Green Beans Recipe

A dish that is extremely simple and usually made in July when both green beans and tomatoes are in season. I often spend time chatting with Piero, the farmer that[...]

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Tuscan Antipasto

First things first: what does Antipasto mean? Literally it’s a compound word formed by anti – meaning before and pasto the italian for meal! So when you get to Tuscany[...]

What is Chianti?

Chianti is an area in the Region of Tuscany. It has however become popular thanks to the wine that is produced in this area and for this reason has become[...]

What is “in zimino” ?

Baccalà, stockfish, eel, carp, cuttlefish, squid can be made “in zimino” bacause in zimino is a style of preparation that uses tomatoes, chards or spinach.  The word zimino is typically[...]