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Tuscany
Bread, beans, olive oil and grilled meat: restraint treated as a virtue.
Signature dish · Ribollita
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Tuscany (Toscana) built its kitchen on unsalted bread, beans, olive oil, wild greens and grilled meat. Cucina povera here is not a slogan but the historical backbone of the region's cooking.
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Tuscan Home CookingEveryday Tuscan cooking, plain and seasonal.52 recipes
Grandmother-Style Tuscan RecipesSlow household dishes of Tuscany.5 recipes
Cucina Povera ToscanaBread, beans and vegetables at the centre of the table.18 recipes
Florence FoodThe cooking of Florence itself.12 recipes
Siena FoodPici, sweets and the Sienese table.4 recipes
Maremma CookingAcquacotta, game and marshland country food.5 recipes
Tuscan SoupsRibollita, pappa al pomodoro, farro and bean soups.8 recipes
Bread TraditionsUnsalted Tuscan bread and the dishes it supports.9 recipes
Bean TraditionsCannellini, zolfini and Tuscan bean cooking.4 recipes
Meat & Grill TraditionsBistecca, peposo and Tuscan meat cooking.4 recipes
Farmhouse FoodCountry cooking from Tuscan farms and hill villages.10 recipes
Traditional Tuscan DessertsCastagnaccio, cantucci and regional sweets.10 recipes
Heritage Tuscan RecipesLong-documented dishes of Tuscany.4 recipes
Forgotten Tuscan DishesRegional dishes rarely cooked outside their own towns.11 recipes
Livorno Coastal CookingCacciucco, salt cod and the port kitchens of the Tuscan coast.4 recipes
Seasonal VegetablesCavolo nero, artichokes, beans and garden cooking through the year.5 recipes
Chestnut TraditionsChestnut flour cooking from the Garfagnana, Mugello and Amiata.3 recipes
Lucca & Garfagnana FoodSpelt, tordelli, buccellato and the cooking of north-west Tuscany.6 recipesSub-regions
Cuisines within Tuscany
Tuscany is not one kitchen. These sub-regions cook with their own ingredients, techniques and signature dishes.
ChiantiFarmhouse cooking, grilled meat and wine-country food.Coming soonFlorenceBistecca, lampredotto, ribollita and city cooking.Coming soon
LivornoCacciucco, port cooking and Jewish Livornese traditions.Coming soonLuccaFarro soups, buccellato and Garfagnana cooking.Coming soonMaremmaAcquacotta, wild boar, cattle country and coastal fish.Coming soonSienaPici, panforte and hill-town cooking.Coming soonTraditional dishes
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