Comments on: Top 5 Things to Eat in Tuscany

By: Alfredo

Alfredo — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:01:35 +0000

Ok, Vanessa understand. Just wanted people to know that Tuscany has a seafood cuisine.

By: Aurelio Barattini

Aurelio Barattini — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:42:22 +0000

I think it depends on when you are in Tuscany.
Visit my blog, “Food of Tuscan Farmers” you find there real tuscany recipe.

Aurelio Barattini

By: catering company

catering company — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:50:20 +0000

Thanks heaps to the author!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:35:43 +0000

It’s obvious, Alfredo, that any restrictive list leaves out some dishes. And I make it clear what kind of dishes, from what part of Tuscany, I am picking. I do not intend to say they are better or worse, I mean to say these are typical Tuscan dishes that the average tourist, who is more likely to visit Chianti than Livorno, will be likely to find available. Personally- I am for the seaside, so any dish with fish I find delicious!

By: Alfredo

Alfredo — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:23:50 +0000

Being from the Tuscan coast, Livorno, I really dislike the internal-centric nature of your post. Cacciucco, stoccafisso, baccala alla Livornese, Cuscussù and triglie alla Livornese are all Tuscan dishes that surpass, in many ways, the typical provincial and limited cuisine of Florence.

By: Dee

Dee — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:52:22 +0000

That’s where the term bread-winner came from as well, as I heard from a baker near Regello. Wartime rations. Good luck on your blog. Visit mine from time to time, I’ve only been going since June of last year and it’s been a learning experience. Dee

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:31:59 +0000

Dee, this is hilarious, in fact I think this is the way it went: They started fighting the salt tax and then realized then when they didn’t put salt in bread, it would not go moldy- so they stuck it up the man TWICE! Ah!! Mangiafagioli it is!

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:58:51 +0000

Welcome to foodies! To mamaliga I spent a week in Regello also, was it thte same cooking school? As for saltless Tuscan bread, I thought that several hundred years ago the Tuscans fought the salt tax so still don’t salt their bread. But then, the bean-eaters may just be telling tales.

I’ve visited Florence many times and love that they work to live and don’t live to work. I once ordered Bistecca alla Fiorentiina and my cohort ordered it well-done. The chef woudn’t do it of course (thank goodness, poor Chianina was killed once already), so I chose another entree.

Luckily fagioli a’l uccelletto was at hand. Thanks for your great blog. Dee

By: Pam

Pam — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:12:03 +0000

Congrats on the foodie blogroll and nice blog you have!

By: napa farmhouse 1885

napa farmhouse 1885 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:16:13 +0000

oh man….i do not think i could do a 5 item list….your 5 work..yet white beans, wild boar…and truffles in season can’t be missed!

maybe it could be a 10 item list?…i mean there is lunch AND dinner..right?