One of the most terrifying questions for a Tuscan is what are the local dishes that every tourist should taste before going back home. Aside from the greatest hits like ribollita or cacciucco there is an enormity of thousands of local recipes that not even a born and raised Tuscan know and appreciate as they deserve. As our mission is to illustrate what it means to be a Tuscan in 2021, we decided to tell you the stories of five amazing dishes coming from various parts of our region that not many people outside of their hometown are aware of. Did you know that in Lucca there is a vegetable soup that can only be made for a couple of weeks each year or that in Pistoia the most traditional dish came into being as the result of a prison riot two centuries ago? Have you ever tasted the "Tuscan spaghetti", a recipe so old that people think originated with the Etruscans centuries before Rome? I myself have never tasted what locals say is the best cake in the world, despite it being born in a town a little more than 20 miles from my hometown? Follow us into a quick trip into traditional Tuscan cuisine and discover five recipes that should get a lot more respect and recognition. What is your take on it? Do you have a recipe from your neck of the woods that we should try? What of these dishes inspired you the most? Let us know by joining the conversation on our social media accounts:
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LINKS TO RECIPES (ITALIAN ONLY)
https://darcontadino.it/pages/prodotti-toscani-10-piatti-tipici-per-10-province
https://www.dissapore.com/cucina/14-piatti-tipici-toscani-la-cucina-della-toscana-da-provare/
https://www.lifebeyondtourism.org/it/viaggio-in-toscana-per-assaporare-i-piatti-tipici-del-territorio/
http://www.lavocedelserchio.it/vediarticolo.php?id=13698&page=0
https://corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/firenze/notizie/cronaca/21_aprile_06/torta-co-bischeri-che-unisce-san-giuliano-terme-san-paolo-3caa27fc-9635-11eb-930b-4b9ae8ba9cd7.shtml
https://tuttatoscana.net/storia-e-microstoria-2/microstoria-in-cucina-la-scottiglia/#:~:text=L'origine%20di%20questo%20piatto,pezzi%20di%20carne%20o%20avanzi.
https://www.universy.it/2014/01/il-carcerato-pistoiese-una-ricetta-dalla-toscana/
https://www.acquabuona.it/2011/04/il-carcerato-pistoiese/
https://tuttatoscana.net/storia-e-microstoria-2/microstoria-in-cucina-i-pici-e-laglione/
https://coccolatime.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/un-piatto-antico-la-garmugia-lucchese/

BACKGROUND MUSIC
Title: Trampled
Author: Pipe Choir Records
License: Creative Commons Attribution
Links: http://www.pipechoir.com/
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/p-c-iii-trampled-creative-commons-instrumental