A Food Strategy for Florence

Bistecca alla Fiorentina represents the Florence food and selects the famous Gianna beef in Tuscany as the food produce. It is cooked on a barbecue and only a few seasonings are added. It is baked till 30% or 50% meat is cooked through. The external layer is rather crispy after baking, but the inside is pink after cutting, with bloody water to guarantee the original taste and flavor to a maximum extent. The meat is very tender and smooth.

You can eat the cuisine in many restaurants in Florence where the steak is priced in kg in general. Each kg is charged at about EUR 40. Each steak weighs about 1-1.5kg and is enough for 2-3 persons. The steak is suggested to be medium rareness because it is tender and not uncooked. In addition, such cuisine is very suitable for matching the local wine.

Panino Con Lampredotto is the special snack of Florence and the most famous Panino Con Lampredotto stand Nerbone is located at the Mercato Centrale. Mercato Centrale is the local largest food market, and you can buy various sausages and cheeses, etc.

There have been endless customers in Nerbone every day since 1872, so it is a requisite store. Besides, the store owners can shut the shop in advance when the food is sold out due to the booming business.

Florence should not be the first stop on your tour of Italy. You may not love drinking coffee, but you can't refuse the Italian Gelato with its meticulous full-bodied taste. Undoubtedly, there is great competition among Gelato restaurants. You will never find the best one, as it is just impossible, so three of the best restaurants with the highest public praise have been selected for you below.

Most people would think of Bistecca alla Fiorentina and Panino Con Lampredotto when mentioning the local produce in Florence. But the produce isn't only limited to them. Tuscany is famous for the top-level olive oil, fresh vegetables and fruits and high-quality exotic animals. And the various Tuscan Soups are exquisite, and absolutely worth tasting.

Canellini bean soup and Riollita are common in the restaurants. In addition to the white bean, the smoked turkey or sausage, yellow chieh-qua or pumpkin and sage with aromatic flavor are also added in the white bean soup. In the simple vegetable stock, the potato, cabbage, carrot, etc. are slowly stewed, finally, the sliced bread is put on the stock to absorb the coup, it can be eaten as a main course.

There are various legends about the origins of Tiramisu source, in which one version originates from Tuscany. So this time, foodies can take part in this dessert list with no worries. The Caffe Gilli of Florence Piazza della Repubblica is recommended. Many people say the Tiramisu is the most delicious thing they have eaten.

In addition to the signature dish Tiramisu, the store's dessert counter contains various Italian desserts. the EUR 1.5 chocolate croissant is very cost effective, and the Cannoli pastry cream roll, the signature dish of Sicily, is also very good. The desserts there generally cost between EUR 1.5 and EUR 4.

The beef cuisine in Tuscany is very famous. In addition to the most famous Bistecca alla Fiorentina, the Osso Buco is als recommended in Florence, which is cow bone marrow. The Vini e Vecchi Sapori near Piazza della Signoria is recommended and its Osso Buco is very delicious. The paper menu is written every day in the restaurant, and it selects the local food of Tuscany and is very cost effective.

Osso Buco selects the hollowed bones of the cattle femur and the meat around it as the raw ingredients. The marrow in bones is the selling point is very delicious with juice tasting exquisite and juicy. The beef ham around the bones is also very delicious and is stewed well. It just melts in the mouth and would generally match the beans or potato.

Panzanlla and fresh squid salad are two very famous salads in Tuscany, and you can basically eat them in all Florence restaurants. They can be regarded as the refreshing and appetizing appetizer, and can also be deemed as a healthy staple food.

The bread in bread salad is processed specially and shall be soaked, then the excessive moisture is squeezed. It is torn into small pieces and is added the tomatoes, anchovy and basil. Then the famous olive oil in Tuscany and balsamic vinegar are used as seasoning. Very appetizing!

If you like seafood, the fresh Calamari salad is recommended. The white wine, parsley, pepper and other seasonings are added upon the cooking of squid, then the cooked Calamari is mixed with the red wine vinegar and vegetables, and you can taste the slight sea water taste.