Christmas Menu from Tuscany
Any idea for the Christmas menù? Here's some tasty tips from the Tuscan Cooking Tradition!
Mushroom picking in Tuscany: some rules
How to gather mushrooms in Tuscany? Here's the regulation explained!
Wine Terms – F
Fermentation in vitrified cement: fermentation in cement basins, the sides of which are covered by epoxy resin (a glassy substance). French Oak Barrels: French oak is one of the most precious types of wood used to build barrels, especially barriques. Fruit Refuse: what remains of fresh grapes after pressing them and extracting the grape skin...
Tuscan as in Tomatoes
okay, so we’ve just finished pulling out our tomato plants as their season is more or less officially over. They were sort of wilting, the plant was beginning to dry up and the leaves to lose a couple of shades of green. So here goes, a collection of recipes that kept us company in fast...
San Gimignano Vernaccia
The Vernaccia di San Gimignano is a milestone of Tuscan wine-making, the first national wine (1966) to get the DOC classification, (Appellation of Controlled Origin). In 1993 it also obtained the DOCG. History The Vernaccia is a very common grape which is cultivated across many wine-growing areas of the peninsula. Its name probably derives from...
Top 10 Fish Recipes from Tuscany
This is simply a post that collects the 10 most famous fish recipes from Tuscany. At the end of the post I also added the most common types of fish you’ll find and their names in both english and italian. Cacciucco alla Livornese Baccalà alla Livornese Baccalà/Seppie in Zimino Triglie alla Livornese Spaghetti alla Trabacolara...
Spaghetti with Anchovies Recipe
Ingredients Serves 4 350 g spaghetti 300 g fresh anchovies (small sized) 2 garlic cloves bunch of parsley 1 chilli (red, small and dry) 1/2 glass of white dry wine 4 tbs extra virgin olive oil
Wine Terms – D
Decantation: delicately pouring wine in a decanter from the bottle, in order to eliminate the deposit on the bottom of the bottle when it is a long aged wine. DOCG: Denomination of controlled and Guaranteed Origin, symbol of an Italian hign quality wine.
Ferragosto week end: food festivals and markets
Ferragosto it’s also an occasion to celebrate the local cusine of some specific areas in Tuscany. The best way to celebrate tuscan local specialities is through a “sagra”: the open space feast dedicated to a special dish where people can enjoy a meal with a lot of different people!
Wine Terms – C
Cabernet Franc: One of the international grapes coming from the Bordeauux area. It produces exceptional red wines which age for long periods of time. Its aromas of herbs and green pepper and a wide range of berries from blackberry to currant are unmistakable. Cabernet Sauvignon: From the Bordeaux area, but it also grows everywhere...
Pesto is not Tuscan
Most affectionate readers surely know that I also have a posterous where I don’t judge anyone but am simply vague and ironic as to wheather determined food sold as tuscan actually comes from Tuscany or has anything to do with this region.The actual...
