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Palamita slice on fennel and orange salad dressed with wild fennel sauce. Pic credits: Paolo Paoli

Palamita: the Tuscan “Slow” fish

Palamita (the Italian name for Bonito fish) is a blue fish, commonly found along the entire coast of the Tuscan Archipelago. It’s a relative of tuna, sometimes measuring up to 80[...]

Autumn 2012, Food Festivals in Tuscany

Wine, truffles, chestnuts, porcini mushrooms and figs are some of the pleasures of the Tuscan table every fall. This autumn there are many different festivals around the region that celebrate[...]

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Don’t get lost: Here are 23 Tuscan specialties, on a food map

On a google map: 23 local specialties and the best (or the most unique) places where you can find them. If you’re a Tuscan foodie or you want to[...]

Shapes and filling, Top Five Tuscan Pasta Dishes

Wide, narrow, long or short, simple or filled, with or without egg…how do you like it? Have you ever had potato tortelli, pici all’aglione or pappardelle pasta ‘on the hare’[...]

It’s cuddle time : “Coccoli, prosciutto and stracchino” starter

Coccoli, as this food is called in italian, is the imperative of the verb “coccolare”, which means “to cuddle”, and it is also the name of the fried dough that[...]

A recipe from Elba island, Stockfish with potato

Elba’s cuisine is a mix of dishes, which include garden vegetables and fish. It is also the result of the migration and influences of different people that arrived from other[...]