The Tuscan cooking is well known for its sobriety and simplicity, as sauces are definitely not the main feature that characterizes its dishes, like it happens for other Italian regional cooking. Typical dishes from Tuscany have their strength in the ingredients: the meat, the extra-virgin olive oil, the vegetables and the wine are at the base of the success of the specialties from this wonderful Italian region.
While sightseeing in Florence you won’t do without tasting famous dishes like the beefsteak Florentine style, taken from the chianina breeds of cattle which are mainly located in Tuscany.
Also vegetables are largely used to cook the Tuscan specialties: the delicious Sorana beans, artichockes, asparagus and spelt are among the most used vegetables, especially to cook soups and vegetable soups.
Tuscan wines deserve a special mention: made and already appreciated in the time of the Etruscans, Tuscan wines are exported worldwide thanks to their excellent quality. Florence is rich in wine-tasting shops where it’s possible to enjoy the best typical Tuscan wines like Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino: it’s definitely worthy to stop over there even if you’re not a wines connoisseur.

The restaurant Angels of the Grand Hotel Cavour is keen to satisfy the palate of its guests by offering the typical Tuscan specialties and wines.
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