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Tuscan recipe – Salame dolce
Salame dolce, also called "salame di cioccolato", is a "funny" dessert that in...
Tuscan recipe – Schiacciata con l’uva
For us Tuscans, schiacciata con l'uva means grape harvest. It means that time of year...
Farmer’s knowledge – “Saint Martin’s summer lasts three days and a bit”
"Saint Martin's summer lasts three days and a bit" is one of the wise proverbs of the ancient...
Farmers’ knowledge – “Poero Zozza”: when Halloween wasn’t there
Halloween, the darkest and scariest day of the year, is approaching. And kids are already thinking...
Curiosities & insights – The Tuscan flask
Who has ever, at least once in life, seen a flask of red wine? For us Tuscans it is quite likely...
Curiosities & insights – Flavonoids in wine
One more reason to drink a glass of wine, apart from the fact that it tastes good and cheers us...
Curiosities & insights – Why is it called the stirrup cup?
The curious story of the stirrup cup Have you ever heard about the stirrup cup also called...
Curiosities & insights – Why are wine bottles 75 cl?
Now we are used to seeing them of this size, so we don't pause too much to think about them but...
Tuscan recipe – St. Joseph’s sweet rice fritters
A very famous tradition in Tuscany wants that, delicious rice fritters are prepared on March 19,...
Curiosity & Insights – 5 things to know about olive’s harvest and extravirgin olive oil production
5 things to know about olive's harvest and extra virgin olive oil production We have collected...
Tuscan recipe – Nonna Maria’s carnival sweets
Carnival is a very ancient festivity, dating back to the times of Greeks and Romans, who during...