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A Florentine farewell: Panini di Lampredotto

Tags: artusi, cucina povera, florence, meat, offal, recipes, street food, tuscany
October 27, 2011
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If someone were to ask me for the most typical Florentine dish, my answer would be simple: panini di lampredotto. Round bread rolls, opened up and filled with steaming hot lampredotto, topped with salsa verde. It is a dish and a tradition only found in the city of Florence. Lampredotto (the fourth stomach of a cow, technically known as the abomasum in English) is not easily found in other cuisines, but the Florentines have been preparing it for centuries as a quick, cheap and easy meal.

Tags: autumn, cucina povera, dessert, gluten-free, nuts, recipes, street food, traditional, tuscany, winter
January 24, 2011
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Chestnut flour is a great reminder of autumn that easily stretches out my favourite season to last throughout winter. Readily available throughout Tuscany, chestnut flour is produced locally all over the region from Prato to Amiata to be made into pasta, bread and pastries. It is also the essential ingredient in one of my favourite cold weather snacks, Necci. Chestnut flour has a naturally low moisture content, which means in centuries past it was traditionally a good flour for keeping stacked away for the winter.

A Florentine farewell: Panini di Lampredotto

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