The Brigidini Biscuits of Lamporecchio

La Toscana: Made in Tuscany, Pistoia

It is all thanks to Sister Brigida that we are blessed today with these delicious wafer biscuits. It is she who used to regularly busy herself preparing the dough to make the, now famous, biscuits. It all started when Brigida and the other sisters at her convent in Lamporecchio, so as to not waste anything, [...]


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The Torta coi Bischeri

La Toscana: English, Made in Tuscany, Pisa, Tuscan cooking, Tuscan culture and traditions, Tuscan Recipes

The torta coi bischeri, a typical Pisan dessert, is simply a chocolate rice cake which takes its name from the horns of dough which are used to decorate it. The word bischero literally means the small key which is used to adjust the strings of a violin but as always the people of Tuscany have [...]


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The Panforte and Panpepato

La Toscana: Made in Tuscany, Siena

Throughout Italy, fruitcakes are mainly eaten during the christmas festive season, however in Siena, the province were such cakes come from, they eaten all year round. Consequently, the town of Siena always has a distinctive smell of Panforte Margherita. There are two main types of sweet cake, called Panforte and Panpepato, which have something in [...]


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Cavallucci, Copate and Ricciarelli- A Taste of the Orient in Siena

La Toscana: Made in Tuscany, Siena

In Medieval times, Siena was a key gateway for many carriages travelling from the East. Consequently, Siena’s desserts (including those which Siena consumes all year round, whilst the rest of Italy eat them only during the Christmas holidays) are a variety of traditional Tuscan favourites which have a unique Eastern edge to them, as a [...]


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