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Platter of assorted salumi: as is typical in Tuscany, the meats are fattier than we'd find in the US. Not in the photo, we were served slices of the most exquisite melon we've ever tasted. Sweet, complex, and juicy and firm-textured.

Trattoria Ponterotto, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

July 11, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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Ribollita, the Tuscan cabbage soup thickened with bread

Ribollita, the Tuscan cabbage soup thickened with bread

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The cured meats on this platter come from Falorni, their neighbor on the square. Easily the best we sampled in Tuscany. As you can see, the locals are not as fat-phobic as Americans.

Mangiando Mangiando, Greve in Chianti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

June 29, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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Salads in Tuscany tend to be served as contorni - side dishes. This composed salad served as a first course - the anchovies closed the deal for us.

Salads in Tuscany tend to be served as contorni – side dishes. This composed salad served as a first course – the anchovies closed the deal for us.

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Main courses were for the most part of little interest. One notable exception was this extraordinary dish of salt cod and chick peas.

Mamma Rosa Trattoria, San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

June 25, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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Like bruschetta, sliced cured meats are a constant on traditional Tuscan menus. The white stuff is lardo: cured pork fat. Tuscan prosciutto tends to be drier and saltier than silky prosciutto from Parma, but it is no less delicious.

Like bruschetta, sliced cured meats are a constant on traditional Tuscan menus. The white stuff is lardo: cured pork fat. Tuscan prosciutto tends to be drier and saltier than silky prosciutto from Parma, but it is no less delicious.

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