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Tuscany Travel: Tuscan DessertsThe Panforte and Panpepato (Sept 2006)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. ... Cavallucci, Copate and Ricciarelli- A Taste of the Orient in Siena (Sept 2006)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 ... The Torta coi Bischeri (Aug 2006)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 Brigidini Biscuits of Lamporecchio (Jul 2006)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 a ... · Accommodation in Tuscany: :
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