The traditional Prato cookies, also known as Cantuccini, are twice-baked biscuits originating in the Tuscan city of Prato, few miles away from Florence. Now, everybody can cook it at home. Read and taste the traditional recipe.
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Tuscan IGP extra virgin olive oil has most antioxidants
Extra virgin olive oil has known cancer-fighting properties, but not all olive oils are created equal, according to scientists at Siena University.
Read moreFood Festivals in Tuscany this autumn 2012
This is an Autumn of flavours in Tuscany. From chestnuts to new olive oil and truffles, there are a great many festivals and fairs dedicated to local products. For lovers of wine and good food, there are food festivals dedicated to typical products in the most beautiful locations and medieval or renaissance towns of Tuscany.
Gelato festival… taste Florence!
In Florence, the temperature is not so hot in recent days. But the city of Florence is ready for a “below zero” event: the Ice cream festival. Events and surprises in the village of homemade ice-cream and in the Sammontana Village from May 23-27, 2012.
Mercatale, the best agricultural products
Saturday, March 3 in Piazza della Repubblica, Florence, Italy, back “The Mercatale of Florence,” to learn about and buy the best agricultural products of Italy. The market is composed by 84 producers from Florence and Tuscany (27 companies produce organic food), presenting the best of vegetables, seasonal fruit, cheese, olive oil, jams, sauces and juices, bread and cakes, honey, biscuits and wines.
Quality and creative food: Taste is coming
For 3 days, from March 10 to 12, Florence (Italy) will be the reign of quality and creative food. “Taste 2012” is coming at Stazione Leopolda… the 7th edition of the fair dedicated to excellence in taste and food lifestyles. Taste is the italian fair dedicated to good eating and good living.