by Ambito Turistico Valdarno | Nov 9, 2021 | Products of excellence
Saffron: a precious spice used and praised for its virtues since ancient times. In fact, multiple properties are attributed to saffron: a sort of “elixir of long life”. In Greek mythology it is said that the God Hermes used saffron as an aphrodisiac. The...
by Ambito Turistico Valdarno | Nov 9, 2021 | Products of excellence
It comes from the rump and belly of large pigs, which weigh more than 200 kilos, the Tarese is a pork sausage of unusual size. It is a type of “ pancetta “ – bacon- , a large rectangle of about 50 cm x 80. It’s ancient origins can be traced back to the need to...
by Ambito Turistico Valdarno | Nov 9, 2021 | Products of excellence
The Valdarnese Bianca breed is an autochthonous poultry breed of the Valdarno, whose selection dates back to 1957 thanks to the work of a group of Valdarno poultry.The breeding of the Valdarnese Bianca was closely linked to the figure of the sharecropping tenant. This...
by Ambito Turistico Valdarno | Nov 9, 2021 | Products of excellence
The secret of the unique and enveloping flavour of dairy products, such as Valdarno pecorino cheese resides in the pastures, where fragrant herbs grow and give the sheep’s milk an unmistakable flavour. Many types of pecorino are produced, fresh pecorino cheese with...
by Ambito Turistico Valdarno | Nov 9, 2021 | Products of excellence
For hundreds of years, staple food of the inhabitants of Pratomagno and Casentino valley, the chestnut flour of pratomagno is a local product of ancient origins, dating back to more than five hundred years ago. In a past time, walking through the alleys of the...
by Ambito Turistico Valdarno | Nov 9, 2021 | Products of excellence
The natural sweetener par excellence used since the dawn of time. Collected since prehistoric times, legend says that even Zeus was fed with honey in his childhood. Its production in Tuscany is a tradition that dates back to the Etruscan era. In Valdarno many...
