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REGIONAL FOCUS
Discover Tuscany
SIENA
“Siena is known all over the world
for the famous Palio, the bi-yearly,
no-holds-barred horse race, that
establishes the supremacy of
one ‘contrada’ over the oth-
ers,” notes Patricia Ramspeck
from Scuola Leonardo da Vinci
Siena. Perched on top of three PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
hills, Siena has retained most Iconic food
of its original medieval walls with
Piazzo del Campo at its heart. “It is not diffi cult to eat well in
Florence and in Tuscany,” notes
PISA Giorgia Bicelli from Linguaviva,
Chiara Poggi at Scuola Leonardo who recommends Florentine
da Vinci Firenze urges students street food, in particular lampre-
visit this city’s famous leaning dotto (tripe cooked slowly in a
tower. However, it’s not the only savoury broth and served in a
tower in the city that leans. The hearty bread roll). “Make sure
bell towers at St Michele dei Scalzi you choose the right place: Via
and the St Nicola do too, due to Dei Macci, Piazza Sant’Ambrogio
soft soil. or in the central market at San
Lorenzo,” she details.
GIGLIO ISLAND Marcella describes Pecorino
Marcella Ansaldo at Giglio- Toscano as an iconic food of the
Cooking School www. region. Produced exclusively
gigliocooking.com in Florence from sheep’s milk, this hard,
recommends students visit the sweet cheese, can be found all
island that inspired her school’s over Tuscany.
name. Situated just off the coast of Siena, meanwhile, is known
Tuscany, Giglio (meaning lily) Island for its panforte, relates Patricia.
is part of the Tuscan archipelago. The Tuscan equivalent to panet-
Popular with scuba divers, don’t tone, this chewy cake made
leave without seeing San Pietro with honey, candied fruits, nuts
Apostolo Church or sampling panfi - and spices “is often beautifully
cato (a sweet) and ansonaco wine, packaged in circular disks and
both typical of the island. makes a perfect gift”, she says.
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