If you want to take a trip to Tuscany, stop in Florence and, in addition to sights like Santa Maria Novella, Ponte Vecchio and the city's cathedral, don't miss the traditional dishes. Florence is a city full of art, friendly people, picturesque views and above all, lots of good food!
Lampredotto
One of the most important dishes of Florentine and Tuscan tradition. Lampredotto is a delicious combination of bread and meat (more precisely "abomaso", one of the four stomachs of cattle), accompanied by a green sauce made of tomatoes, onions, celery and parsley.
Ribollita
Other dishes of traditional Tuscan cuisine include one particular soup: ribollita. You can even find its recipe in several recipe books from the Middle Ages! It is a dish that has survived the centuries without undergoing major changes. Ribollita is a vegetable soup that is "overcooked" and, thanks to the skilful blending of the ingredients, acquires new flavours. The quality of the ingredients is, of course, essential: good oil, tomatoes, salt, onions and, above all, good quality beans.
Fiorentina
Here we come to one of the hottest dishes of Tuscan and Florentine tradition: the Queen of Steaks. Fiorentina, which is obtained from the leg of Chianina beef, is a steak weighing between 1.3 and 1.7 kg. A good fiorentina steak must be served rare. It is cooked over hot coals for three to four minutes. Longer cooking runs the risk of losing the delicious juices. According to tradition, it is strictly forbidden to add any spices.
