…Then Tuscany is the right place for you!
Just 500m from Belmonte you will find two typical Tuscan ‘trattorie’, in the small hamlet of Iano. In these small family run restaurants you can try the famous Tuscan dishes such as ‘la ribbolita’, ‘la bistecca alla fiorentina’, ‘la pappa al pomodoro’ and much more…
Learn to cook traditional Tuscan dishes
Tuscany not only offers its visitors landscape and art; if you want to really grasp the essence of the region and its tradition, you have to taste its delicious dishes.
Typical Tuscan dishes are based on peasant culture and tradition using simple ingredients produced from the surrounding land and it is for this reason that it is often called “cucina povera” or poor; despite this, the dishes of Tuscany are renowned throughout the world such as “Zuppa di Pane” or “Ribollita” not to mention the “Bistecca alla Fiorentina”.
Belmonte Vacation offers guests the opportunity to participate in a Tuscan cooking course where you can learn to cook the traditional dishes. Mrs. Giuseppina has extensive experience and a strong passion for teaching the culinary traditions of Tuscany to the tourists. The “Chef”, gives private Tuscan cooking and catering lessons for small groups at the FaliscaII winery.
For information on prices and lessons: Giuseppina Homepage.
For direct contact: Giuseppina contact pag
Here is a nice recipe you can try. It’s the typical Florentine cake.
Schiacciata alla Fiorentina Recipe:
Ingredients Serves 6
- 350 g. all purpose flour
- 100 g. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 80 g. of olive oil*
- 80 ml of milk
- 1 orange – its juice
- 16 g. of vanilla flavored baking powder
- powder sugar to finish
Preparation
Mix all ingredients together except for the baking powder in a large bowl. Finally add the baking powder and mix in, leave to rest for half an hour at room temperature. Pour into rectangular silicon baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes at 200 degrees celcius. Cool on rack. Transfer to plate.