The antiques fair in Arezzo is traditionally held on the first Sunday of every month.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Arezzo antiques market
The antiques fair in Arezzo is traditionally held on the first Sunday of every month.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Schiacciata and vegetables
Bread from a bakery near Galileo's birthplace. To be exact, it's "schiacciata" (ski-atchata), a salty bread with olive oil. Delicious! Sometimes schiacciata with more ingredients: olives or onions, potatoes... whatever
Special vegetables from the vegetables shop in via San Francesco.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Buonissimo!
The best meal in the last 10 years.
Primo: zuppa toscana con porcini.
Secondo: fried cod with pappa al pomodoro.
Absolutely delicious, absolutely Tuscan, only 20€. The restaurant is called "Le repubbliche marinare" and it's located in Vicolo Ricciardi 8. I had been there many times, and it's generally good. This time is was better than ever.
"Divino!"
Primo: zuppa toscana con porcini.
Secondo: fried cod with pappa al pomodoro.
Absolutely delicious, absolutely Tuscan, only 20€. The restaurant is called "Le repubbliche marinare" and it's located in Vicolo Ricciardi 8. I had been there many times, and it's generally good. This time is was better than ever.
"Divino!"
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sans Plans in Paris | In Which We Are Torta Lesson
Sans Plans in Paris | In Which We Are Torta Lesson
One of the famed local delicacies of Pisa is torta co’ bischeri, a tart of pastry, chocolate, pinenuts and candied fruit. The filling, though delicious, is quite heavy and, well, filling! These days in Pisa, it is not always easy to find one, they’re not really something you can get everywhere. So we were very excited when we passed by a little pasticceria and saw they had torte co’ bischeri for sale:
So we purchased one, posthaste! It was nicely wrapped up in a brown paper package tied up with string… hmm, perhaps this shall become one of my favourite things. Yes, I suppose that was a little obvious. But you try coming up with clichés at the drop of a hat. Oh leave me alone. Onward!
A rustic Italian package just crying to be opened up and eaten in onesitting. But what terrible delights are really contained within?
There is much debate about what the ‘bischeri’ in torta co’ bischeri means. Signora Can-guru believes that it refers to the pinenuts sprinkled on top. I would hate to argue with a real Italian mamma. But other internet experts believe it refers to the pastry horns or strips laid over the top of said pie. Bischeri is also commonly used to refer to a stupid or naive person. What do stupid people have to do with this pie, I hear you ask?
There are pastry objects, pine nuts, and possibly stupid people atop this pie. Which is it?!
Read more: Sans Plans in Paris | In Which We Are Torta Lesson
One of the famed local delicacies of Pisa is torta co’ bischeri, a tart of pastry, chocolate, pinenuts and candied fruit. The filling, though delicious, is quite heavy and, well, filling! These days in Pisa, it is not always easy to find one, they’re not really something you can get everywhere. So we were very excited when we passed by a little pasticceria and saw they had torte co’ bischeri for sale:
So we purchased one, posthaste! It was nicely wrapped up in a brown paper package tied up with string… hmm, perhaps this shall become one of my favourite things. Yes, I suppose that was a little obvious. But you try coming up with clichés at the drop of a hat. Oh leave me alone. Onward!
A rustic Italian package just crying to be opened up and eaten in onesitting. But what terrible delights are really contained within?
There is much debate about what the ‘bischeri’ in torta co’ bischeri means. Signora Can-guru believes that it refers to the pinenuts sprinkled on top. I would hate to argue with a real Italian mamma. But other internet experts believe it refers to the pastry horns or strips laid over the top of said pie. Bischeri is also commonly used to refer to a stupid or naive person. What do stupid people have to do with this pie, I hear you ask?
There are pastry objects, pine nuts, and possibly stupid people atop this pie. Which is it?!
Read more: Sans Plans in Paris | In Which We Are Torta Lesson
Friday, December 24, 2010
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2 Arches
The ancient wall of Pisa.
Pisa's boat for next regatta of the 4 maritime republics (Repubbliche Marinare).
San Martino.
Iron and other metals... in via San Martino
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